Fresh Training: Teachers Prepare for New Changes!
If President William Ruto adopts the recommendations of the Competency-Based Curriculum task force, all instructors will be required to undergo additional training to adapt to changes in the school curriculum.
According to the report presented to the President at the State House on Tuesday, August 1st, the task force emphasized the importance of retraining instructors on the new curriculum.
The training will likely last for one year.
Part of the recommendation stated, “The Ministry of Education should develop guidelines for a mandatory one-year retooling and upgrading program for all teachers who graduated before 2023 to comply with the curriculum change.”
Professor Raphael Munavu’s team directed the university to develop comprehensive Faculty Staff programs in preparation for competency-based teacher education to accomplish the retooling exercise.
To increase the quantity and caliber of teachers entering the field, the task force suggested a grade of C (ordinary) for admission into pre-service teacher education.
For example, Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education requires a C (Plain) or its equivalent in SS on the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
Diploma in Secondary Teacher Education, Diploma in Special Needs Education, and Diploma in Technical Teacher Education are additional pre-service programs requiring a C (ordinary) grade.
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“Establish Kenya Teacher Training College (KeTTC) as the campus administrator for all Pre-service teacher training colleges (TTCs). Moreover, develop a framework to assure optimal resource utilization and sharing, the recommendations added.
“The Ministry of Education will establish a Kenya School of Teacher and Education Management (KeSTEM) to coordinate all In-service programs for institutional administrators and education officers. In addition, KeSTEM will provide CPD for instructors utilizing Kenya Teacher Training Colleges (KeTTC) facilities.”
However, the admission requirements for Bachelor of Education degree programs will continue to be determined by the University Senates.
Teachers Service Commission, on the other hand, should provide all education graduates with the opportunity to participate in a mandatory one-year internship program following Pre-service training.
CBC Struggles
Since its rollout during former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration, the CBC has encountered significant obstacles, such as a lack of instructors for the Junior Secondary (JS) sector and an inadequate compensation scheme. Since January, JS teachers have been unpaid, only to receive a large sum in June.
The press also reported at the end of July 2023 that nearly 60,000 qualified primary school teachers had not yet applied for an opportunity to teach junior secondary.
TSC was able to hire 30,000 teachers, including 8,000 from elementary institutions.
Fresh Training: Teachers Prepare for New Changes!
