Applicable to: Undergraduate Students in the School of Business (SOB) — Main Campus, Town Campus, Kitengela Campus, Kisumu Campus and Distance Learning Students.

Requirement and Timing

1. All undergraduate students MUST undertake Industrial Attachment at the end of their course, regardless of employment status. Industrial work done during the course of study or between semesters does NOT count as Industrial Attachment.
2. Attachment MUST be undertaken after completing all coursework — including for BA Economics and Business Studies students. Duration: 3 months (12 weeks).

Applying for a Supervisor

3. Fill the Compulsory SOB Attachment Google Form to apply for a university supervisor. Log in using your student email.
4. If the form isn’t working, consult the ICT department for email login help — the issue is usually your student email or password.
5. Enrollment communication for the virtual campus currently runs via the WhatsApp group and your student email.
6. Supervisor allocation happens within 4 weeks, communicated via your student email. Allocations run twice per trimester. You do NOT need to register for the unit on the student portal — filling the Google form is sufficient.

During Attachment

8. Fill daily duties in the attachment logbook — 12 sheets of weekly duties.
9. Ignore any logbook instruction to send an “Attachment Placement Form” to the Chair/Dean/Coordinator — it is not required.
10. Attachment forms, a sample report, and the logbook are available under School of Business → Resources/Downloads → SOB Notice Board.

After Attachment

11. On completion, email a copy of The Logbook and The Attachment Report to info@kcau.ac.ke. No response will be issued, but proof of submission is required at graduation clearance.

Supervisors

12. Two supervisor types: (a) Industry Supervisor — your boss/superior at the attachment site; (b) University Supervisor — your lecturer.
13. Working students and entrepreneurs may attach at their current workplace/business, with a senior colleague (or co-director, for entrepreneurs) as supervisor. Duration remains the same.
14. Remote/online attachment is allowed, with any company in or outside Kenya, provided the role relates to your course of study.

Letters, Insurance, and Support

15. Attachment letters are issued on request via the SOB help desk — not during exam periods. Request via: a.achieng@kcau.ac.ke, beatrice@kcau.ac.ke, or mnyaboke@kcau.ac.ke.
16. The University provides insurance cover for attachment students (a three-month accidental cover, not medical). Fill this form, then email supplychain@kcau.ac.ke with your Name, Admission Number, and Programme/Course.
17. This memo is strictly for School of Business bachelor’s students. Diploma students should contact pttiattachment@kcau.ac.ke.
18. For any other questions, email sobattachment@kcau.ac.ke.

Dr. Catherine Gatari, PhD
Coordinator – Teaching Practice and Industrial Attachment, SOB