Tengeru Institute of Community Development (TICD) was established by the Tengeru Institute of Community Development (Establishment) Order, 2013 and Parliamentary Resolution No. 1 of 2014. The Institute was conferred independent legal existence into autonomous institution, The institute has a full accredion offered by the National Council for Technical Education (NACTE). It offers courses in Certificate in Community Development, Diploma in Community Development, Bachelor Degree and Post Graduate Diploma of Community Development, Bachelor Degree of Gender and Community Development (BGCD), and Bachelor Degree in Participatory Project Planning and Management (BPPM).
Applicants wishing to be enrolled for course programmes offered by TICD i.e certificates and Diploma (NTA Level 4, 5 & 6), Bachelor programmes and Masters programmes should meet the general minimum entrance requirements as stipulated in NACTE and TCU guide books
The TICD (formerly known as the Community Development Training Institute; CDTI-Tengeru) was legally established in the year 1963 and later re-established in 2013 under the name Tengeru Institute of Community Development (TICD) under the Tengeru Institute of Community Development Establishment order, 2013.