Register and get licensed as an occupational therapist
Occupational Therapy Council of Kenya · sources read 4 Oct 2026
You must be registered by the Occupational Therapy Council of Kenya before working as an occupational therapist. To register, finish an approved course, do at least one year of supervised training, then apply in the Council's form and pay the prescribed fee.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- With the Occupational Therapy Council of Kenya, in the form it prescribes
What you need
- Registration application in the form prescribed by the Council
Steps
- Complete a prescribed occupational therapy course at an approved training institution.
- Do at least one year of supervised training under a registered occupational therapist.
- Apply to the Council for registration in its prescribed form.
- Pay the prescribed registration fee, and after registration the annual subscription.
- To work in private practice, apply in the prescribed form for a licence and pay the licence fee.
Watch out
- Working as an occupational therapist without registration is an offence: a fine of up to KSh 500,000, up to 2 years in jail, or both.
- Private practice licences expire on 31 December of the year they are issued, so renew every year.
- To practise on your own, you first need at least 5 years of continuous full-time practice in Kenya after registration (government post, Council-approved organisation, or under an established private practitioner).
Who can apply
- People who have completed a prescribed occupational therapy course at an approved training institution.
- You also need at least one year of training under a registered occupational therapist.
Official sources (1)
- Occupational Therapists (Training, Registration and Licensing) Act, 2017 (No. 31 of 2017) new.kenyalaw.org · read 4 Oct 2026