MOE Joins TSC In the Move To Scrap Education Degree
The ministry of education has joined the teachers’ service commission in proposing the scrapping of Education degree.
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has defended the move to scrap the Bachelor of Education degree as proposed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
CS Magoha said Saturday that the move will enable seamless implementation of the CBC. Speaking in Gem, Siaya County, he expressed confidence that it will also ensure quality in delivery of services and transformation of the education sector.
“Change is the only thing that is constant the world over. This is the right time for scholars to think and decide whether it is the time to do things differently,” he said after commissioning three classrooms at Sagam Mixed Secondary School.
TSC wants Kenyan universities to scrap the B.Ed course by September as part of reforms intended to usher in the competency based curriculum (CBC).
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Students who wish to pursue a career in teaching will instead take regular arts or sciences degrees and a one-year post-graduate education diploma to qualify for registration as teachers.
The CS also noted that the first group of diploma teachers to be trained from next month will help in delivery of the CBC which, among others, promotes self-reliance among learners.
Under the new teacher training regime, he said, the diploma will be the minimum requirement for all primary school teachers in the country as the government rolls out plans for quality teaching and learning.
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“This will mark an end to training in certificate courses as Teachers Training Colleges will admit applicants who scored Grade C and above in KCSE,” he said.
The colleges will offer a diploma in Primary Teacher Education (DPTE) or a diploma in Early Childhood Development Teacher Education (DECTE).
The proposal by TSC, which is much praised by the ministry of education, has been opposed by univerties, university unions and teacher unions.
There is need to clarify about transition to the new regime.This is so because there is a large group of young people who have already graduated with BEd degrees and P1 certificates out there waiting to be recruited to the teaching force.There is yet another lot that is already enrolled and pursuing the programmes in universities and colleges.
thanks josiah for that keen observation. Elimipedia will give a clarification on that.just keep tuned