Abstract:
Professional education is crucial not only in impacting citizens with skills and competencies in
specific fields, but also in accelerating development in any country. Kenya aims at providing globally
competitive quality education, training and research to her citizens. In line with these national goals
and in order to maintain the quality of its qualifications, Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National
Examinations Board (KASNEB) accredits training institutions. The integration of web geographic
information system (GIS) is premised to enhance the accreditation process by use of visualization,
cartographic classification, reduction of turnaround time and elimination of current manual processes
among other functionalities. To realize these objectives, a survey of user requirements was
undertaken. Spatial locations of training institutions were digitized using Google Earth geobrowser. An
accreditation geodatabase was designed in ArcGIS, and used to store both spatial and attribute data.
The data was then exported to ArcGIS Online where the use of web GIS technology ensured the
creation of an Accreditation Web App. The web app can be shared and accessed using desktops,
laptops or smart mobile devices. The app simplifies the accreditation process and offers accreditation
officers, students and other stakeholders a web-based GIS enabled solution. It also provides
management with the ability to perform market research, and integrate the app with other existing
systems in order to enhance efficient use of resources
