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DPTE – Elimu Pedia https://elimupedia.com Number One portal for matters education, How to, TSC,KUCCPS, HELB,KRA , Top 10 bests,and Parenting. Sun, 28 Aug 2022 05:34:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Unemployed P1 Teachers To Be Given Priority In Future Recruitments: TSC https://elimupedia.com/unemployed-p1-teachers-to-be-given-priority-in-future-recruitments-tsc.html Tue, 30 Nov 2021 08:11:00 +0000 https://elimupedia.com/?p=4824 Unemployed P1 Teachers To Be Given Priority In Future Recruitments: TSC

The teachers service commission, TSC, has confirmed that Over 300,000 unemployed teachers who are holders of the recently scrapped P1 teaching certificates will be granted priority in future employments.

TSC, in August, introduced a retraining programme for unemployed teachers with P1 certificates to upgrade to the new nine-month Diploma in Primary Teacher Education to match the current requirement. This move would inform the end of the P1 certificate, which had been in operation for more than 50 years.

Initially, there were fears that teachers holding the certificate qualification after the upgrade to diploma qualification could be locked out of future employment by the commission. That is not the case now since TSC boss Nancy Macharia has said that all teachers trained for the P1 certificate courses will be employed despite the policy change.

“Remember when we were training certificate P1 teachers it was a government policy. All those trained before the policy came in place must be employed and they will not be disadvantaged,” Macharia said. She was speaking in Naivasha during a media workshop.

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The P1 course was designed to facilitate learning in the 8-4-4 system, which is being replaced by the Competency-Based Curriculum.

The government had in September asked unemployed teachers to attend a nine-month retraining programme to advance their certificate qualification to a diploma to be CBC compliant.

TSC in May wanted to have the unemployed teachers upgrade to diploma.

The change is expected to affect over 300,000 teachers currently qualified and registered by TSC but yet to be absorbed in public employment.

Under the new diploma training, the entry requirements for admission to the teacher training colleges was elevated to a mean grade of C (plain) in KCSE.

Teacher trainees hoping to become primary school teachers need to have scored C (plain) in English, Kiswahili, Mathematics and one humanity and one science subject.

Diploma trainees will specialise in three subjects in the learning areas they wish to focus on.

The areas of specialisation are grouped into four clusters, but teachers will only pick one subject from each category.

Under the curriculum designs, cluster one subjects are Kenya Sign Language, Indigenous Languages, Foreign Languages (German, French, Arabic and Mandarin (Chinese).

Cluster two subjects are mathematics, home science, agriculture, and science and technology, while cluster three subjects are social studies, and religious education (Christian, Hindu, Islam).

Teachers who choose cluster four subjects will specialise in art and craft, and music. Mandatory subjects include English, Kiswahili, physical and health education, and Kenya Sign Language for the hearing-impaired.

The government hopes the new programmes will enable teacher trainees to acquire the required skills, attitudes and competencies to effectively teach and deliver the CBC curriculum.

]]> List of TTCs Accredited To Offer Diploma in Primary Teacher Education https://elimupedia.com/list-of-ttcs-accredited-to-offer-diploma-in-primary-teacher-education.html Sun, 01 Aug 2021 05:50:12 +0000 https://elimupedia.com/?p=3934 List of TTCs Accredited To Offer Diploma in Primary Teacher Education

The quality and standards directorate of the ministry of education has approved a section of private primary teacher colleges (PTC) offer the recently launched diploma in primary teacher education course. Teachers wishing to pursue primary teacher education in a private teachers college should apply in any of the teachers colleges in the list below for consideration.

Teachers Training College	County	Date Approved
1. Kamagambo Adventist College	Migori	09/02/2021
2.Nakuru Teachers’ Training College	Nakuru	08/02/2021
3.Neema Lutheran Teachers Training College	Nyamira	08/02/2021
4.Tendo Valley Teachers Training College	Meru	08/02/2021
5.Nabongo Teachers Training College	Bungoma	08/02/2021
6.International Teachers Training College	Kajiado	17/10/2019
7. Nyanchwa Teachers Training College	Kisii	11/02/2021
8.St. Paul’s Nyabururu Teachers Training College	Kisii	15/10/2019
9. Rachuonyo Teachers Training College	Homabay	09/06/2020
10. Madonna Teachers Training College	Uasin gishu	18/10/2019
11. Rongai Teachers Training College	Nakuru	18/10/2019
12. Fr. Solidati Teachers Training College	Meru	14/10/2019
13.St. Augustine Ishara Teachers Training College	Meru	17/10/2019
14. Mwingi Teachers Training College	Kitui	15/10/2019
15.Holy Rosary Teachers Training College	Machakos	15/10/2019
16.Mutitu Adventist Teachers Training College	Machakos	17/10/2019
17. Sunrise Teachers Training College	Kitui	18/10/2019
18.Kibwezi Teachers training college	Makueni	17/10/2019
19.Eastern Kenya Intergrated Teachers Training College	Machakos	17/10/2019

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Applicants must have a KCSE Mean Grade of C (plain) with a C in English, Kiswahili, Mathematics and any of the humanities and sciences subjects. For candidates with disabilities, the minimum entry mean grade set is C- (minus) and a C- (minus) in the cluster of subjects.

]]> Diploma in primary and early childhood teacher education intake 2021 https://elimupedia.com/diploma-in-primary-and-early-childhood-teacher-education-intake-2021.html Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:13:51 +0000 https://elimupedia.com/?p=3552 Diploma in primary and early childhood teacher education intake 2021

The ministry of education, state department of early learning and basic education has advertised intake slots for Diploma in primary teacher education ( DIPTE) and diploma in early childhood teacher education (DECTE) intake 2021.

According to the advert, registration forms can be downloaded from the ministry of education website. Similar copies can also be obtained from the county director of education offices on any weekday before the deadline. Applications begin on 16^th June 2021 and end on 30^th June 2021, taking a duration of two weeks. Once closed, the application window will not be opened again to suit late applicants.

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Potential teachers with special needs and those who sat their KCSE in march 2021 are highly encouraged to apply.

The advert warns applicants against registering in more than one center. The ministry of education warns that double registration will lead to automatic disqualification.

The designs will guide trainers and trainees on how best to deliver quality learning and teaching in tandem with the requirements of the CBC, which focuses mainly on enlarging learners’ knowledge, experiences, imaginative understanding and development of moral values for life-long learning.

Prof Magoha said this category of teachers will be trained specifically on how to teach pupils under the CBC.

]]> All In service Teachers and Unemployed Teachers To Pursue A mandatory Post Training Certificate https://elimupedia.com/all-in-service-teachers-and-unemployed-teachers-to-pursue-a-mandatory-post-training-certificate.html https://elimupedia.com/all-in-service-teachers-and-unemployed-teachers-to-pursue-a-mandatory-post-training-certificate.html#comments Thu, 27 May 2021 13:57:48 +0000 https://elimupedia.com/?p=3347 All In service Teachers and Unemployed Teachers To Pursue A mandatory Post Training Certificate

All In service teachers and teachers not yet employed by the Teachers Service Commission will undergo a mandatory post training certificate if the new proposal by the teachers’ service commission concerning teacher education goes through. The Post Training Certificate for In- Service Teachers will target all in service teachers and teachers not currently Employed by TSC, but have completed corresponding teacher education courses.

The teachers to be enrolled in this course are graduates of:

Early childhood development education training
Primary teacher education training
Diploma in teacher education training
Bachelor of education
Diploma in education
Special needs education

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The post training teacher certificate course will be offered will be offered within a duration of 9 Months during School Holidays (Distance learning elements during school time and online mode).

Teachers who will be undertaking the post training teacher certificate course will also do micro teaching during this training.

The rational for the post training teacher certificate course is CBC compliance and the learning areas will involve:

Competency based curriculum learning areas and pedagogy
21^st century principles and practices of teacher education
Andragogy and lifelong learning assessment
Action research
Inclusivity
Coaching and mentorship identification and nurturing of learner potential
Blending content and pedagogy micro teaching
Practicum supervision and assessment
Reflective teaching and pedagogical reasoning.

]]> https://elimupedia.com/all-in-service-teachers-and-unemployed-teachers-to-pursue-a-mandatory-post-training-certificate.html/feed 2 Recommendations of TSC concerning Teacher education Employment Qualifications At All Education levels https://elimupedia.com/recommendations-of-tsc-concerning-teacher-education-employment-qualifications-at-all-education-levels.html Thu, 27 May 2021 12:18:14 +0000 https://elimupedia.com/?p=3344 Recommendations of TSC concerning Teacher education Employment Qualifications At All Education levels

That the minimum qualification for entry into teaching in Kenya at all levels be a Diploma in Education.
Admission into the ALL Diplomas and Degrees in teacher Education Courses shall be Demand Driven
That the Diploma in Education courses for CBC students at each level shall be Three years after 844 and senior school since they will have had time for specialization in the content areas.

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There is need to have pathways for teacher education at Diploma level (ECDE, Junior and Senior Secondary, SNE)
That there is a Diploma in Secondary Education which will cater for defined learning areas/Subjects required in Junior and Senior Secondary level which have shortages
All the 8-4-4 and CBC students must undertake first the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Courses for a period 3 years majoring on the key subjects and thereafter undertake a Postgraduate Diploma in Education for a period of one year for teaching at Junior and Senior school and SNE .
That there shall be a Postgraduate Diploma in Teacher Education to cater for Teacher Education learning areas. This will be for preparing Teacher Educators who will be training the preservice Teachers at the Teacher training colleges.
That there shall be a minimum of One – School Term Practicum at all levels of Teacher Education, assessed by external examiners.
That the in-service teachers and qualified – registered teachers outside employment be inducted and certified to offer the Competency Based Curriculum.
That a Curriculum for Teacher Educators (Trainers) be developed by KICD and TSC in collaboration with Universities and CUE that shall gradually form a basis for employment of (appointment of) Teacher Educators.
That Assessment at Teacher Education level shall be a balance of the Formative and Summative.
There shall be a need to develop a Kenya Teacher Education Policy to anchor all the proposals in this document.
There is need for TSC to set up Institute of Teacher Support and professional development
Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education (PP1&PP2)
Diploma in Primary Teacher Education (Grade 1-6 )
Diploma in Secondary Teacher Education (Junior (7-9) and Senior (10-12) Secondary Level)
BA/BSC with Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Junior and Senior Secondary, SNE)
BA/BSC with Postgraduate Diploma in Teacher Education (Teacher Educator)
Diploma in Special Needs Teacher Education (Specialized Curriculum areas- Autism, Deaf, blind, multiple disabilities and Multiple cerebral palsy for foundation, intermediate, Pre-vocational and vocational levels)
Diploma in Technical Teacher Education (Appropriate Technical subjects in Junior and Senior Secondary).

]]> Proposed New Entry Qualifications for teacher education For CBC https://elimupedia.com/proposed-new-entry-qualifications-for-teacher-education-for-cbc.html Thu, 27 May 2021 12:11:08 +0000 https://elimupedia.com/?p=3342 Proposed New Entry Qualifications for teacher education in CBC

Early childhood Development

Certificate is currently redundant

Teachers in pp1 and pp2 will teach all subjects and must have the following qualifications

Diploma in early childhood teacher education
KCSE mean grade of C plain
Mean grade of C in all the subjects

Primary Teacher education

Certificate is currently redundant

Grade 1-6 teachers must meet the following qualifications:

Diploma in primary teacher education
KCSE mean grade of C plain or its equivalent
C plain in all the cluster subjects

Grade 1-6 teachers will teach all subjects at grade 1-3. At grade 4-6, there will some specializations on the indigenous subjects and foreign languages.

Junior Secondary teacher

Grade 7-9 teachers must have the following qualifications

Diploma in secondary teacher education
Minimum KCSE grade of C+
C plus in three teaching subjects

Teachers with diploma in secondary education will teach three subjects at junior secondary or senior secondary.

Primary teacher education (SNE)

This category of teachers must meet the following qualifications:

Diploma in education (special needs education), specializing in foundations, primary schools and lower secondary schools.
KCSE mean grade of C plain or its equivalent
C minus in all the cluster subjects

This category of teachers will teach all subjects at foundation, intermediate, pre vocational, vocational, lower secondary schools and primary schools.

Technical teacher education

Teachers in this category will teach three subjects at junior secondary or senior secondary.

This category of teachers will have the following qualifications:

Diploma in technical teacher education
KCSE mean grade of C plus or its equivalent
C plus in the three teaching subjects

For admission into this course, candidates with relevant diplomas and certificates shall be considered.

Secondary teacher education

Teachers at this level will teach three subjects in junior secondary or senior secondary schools. The minimum qualifications for this category of teachers are:

A three year Bachelor of Arts or science degree, followed by a one year post graduate diploma in education.
KCSE mean grade of C plus or its equivalent
B minus in the three teaching subjects

Teacher education educators

Teachers in this category will train potential teachers in primary diploma teacher training colleges and early childhood teacher trainees.

A three year Bachelor of Arts or science degree, followed by a one year post graduate diploma in education.
KCSE mean grade of C plus or its equivalent
B minus in the three teaching subjects

]]> Diploma In Primary Teacher Education To start In June, as MOE Plans an Upgrade For All P1 Teachers https://elimupedia.com/diploma-in-primary-teacher-education-to-start-in-june-as-moe-plans-an-for-all-p1-teachers.html https://elimupedia.com/diploma-in-primary-teacher-education-to-start-in-june-as-moe-plans-an-for-all-p1-teachers.html#comments Sun, 23 May 2021 03:11:05 +0000 https://elimupedia.com/?p=3310 Diploma In Primary Teacher Education To start In June

Training of the pioneer breed of primary school diploma teachers is set to start after the government completed the selection process.

Under the new tuition regime, diploma will be the minimum training level for all primary school teachers as the government rolls out plans for quality teaching and learning.

About 1,000 students have been selected to join six Teachers Training Colleges (TTCs) across the country as teacher education reforms kick-off to anchor the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).

Only TTCs of Machakos, Thogoto, Baringo, Egoji, Migori and Shanzu will receive students from 2^ND June to start their first term under the Diploma in Primary Teacher Education (DPTE).

Each college has been allocated 150-200 students for a start with more colleges expected to get students during the second intake in September (click here to apply for the next intake). The students will start their first term of 14 weeks, which will be followed by the regular calendar of training.

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Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha said intake will be done in two phases. This means candidates, who sat the 2020 KCSE, will have the opportunity to apply for the diploma teaching programme for September intake.

Short-listed students said the initial reporting date of May 24 has been pushed back to June 2.“Some students will report on Monday next week while the rest will start in June,” said one of the shortlisted students. The duration for the diploma training is three years.

It also emerged that plans are underway to upgrade the present P1 teachers already in service and those unemployed. Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) said last week that teacher education designs are ready for the diploma training.

KICD Director Charles Ongondo last week also stated that the P1 teachers will be given a chance, virtually and in-person to upgrade.

“We are developing a diploma programme for them and that may be school-based or virtually. But we shall communicate in good time,” Prof Ongondo said last week.

However, the big news is that plans are complete to roll out the much-awaited diploma teacher training across the country. Tutors, who will coach the first cohort of diploma teachers, have already been identified.

Prof Magoha said this category of teachers will be trained specifically on how to teach pupils under the CBC.

The development comes as complaints arose over the minimum qualifications of the students who are admitted to these colleges. Critics argued that the students should have been admitted with an aggregate grade of C (plain), regardless of the subject performances.

However, sources in the government said the new rules are meant to tighten quality started with the enhanced qualifications for the diploma intake.

Applicants for Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education (DECTE) were required to have a C (plain) mean grade.

“The idea here was to get a teacher who will teach mathematics is well-grounded in the subject area as opposed to cases where the teacher scored a D and goes ahead to teach the subject,” said a senior ministry official.

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The official familiar with the details said the reforms were informed by the revelation that some teachers entrusted with certain subjects had not done well in those areas.

“It has been challenging because teachers are expected to perform where they do not have content mastery. For example, we expect children to do well in maths but the teacher had a D+,” said the official.

The official said that those used to the old ways of doing things and are slow at adapting to change have been opposing the move.

“The reforms need to be embraced and even if we had few students, they will be quality ones, who upon graduation will deliver the expected outcomes.”

The curriculum has been reformed with five core learning areas approved. They are professional courses, teacher support courses, English, Kiswahili or KSL for trainees who have hearing impairment and physical and health education.

“Teacher Training Colleges will ensure that the teacher trainee receives appropriate training and professional development, which will accord them an opportunity to engage in research,” said former Education PS Belio Kipsang.

]]> https://elimupedia.com/diploma-in-primary-teacher-education-to-start-in-june-as-moe-plans-an-for-all-p1-teachers.html/feed 2 KNUT, TTCs Demand Revision of TTC Admission Rules https://elimupedia.com/knut-ttcs-demand-revision-of-ttc-admission-rules.html Sun, 18 Apr 2021 04:23:55 +0000 https://elimupedia.com/?p=2847 KNUT, TTCs Demand Revision of TTC Admission Rules

The Kenya national union of teachers, KNUT, wants the government to revise entry requirements for the just introduced diploma in primary teacher education.

Through the deputy secretary general, Hesbon Otieno, KNUT has urged the ministry of education and the qualification authority to adjust the minimum grade to C- to avoid the current challenges being faced with regards admission of new students.

According to Otieno, the current grade (C plain) discourages applicants, reducing the number of applicants interested in joining the teaching profession.

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“I think C- is not a bad grade but if you put it at C plain, then get ready for the same challenges,” said Otieno.

Otieno argues that C plain will create a competition with others like health related and technical courses, where one is guaranteed employment or self-employment after graduation.

“ What will be the option for teachers, do they go for TTCs where they are not guaranteed employment or do they go for health related and technical courses where they will be employed immediately after graduation?” he asked.

Directors of teachers training colleges have also appealed to the government to review the entry grades for the diploma programmes in teacher education.

“The new grades are higher, especially in mathematics and science subjectsa, baring many students from applying. The grade has been raised to C plain meaning that those with D plus will be locked out. As if the grade is not enough, there is mandatory requirement for specific subjects. It might be hard and that’s why we are calling for review,” quipped Mr. Muindi Mutukaa, the director of mwingi teachers training college.

The government phased out P1 certificate and replaced it with diploma in teacher education with a KCSE mean grade of C plain with the same grade in mathematics, English, Kiswahili, one of the sciences, and one of the humanities.

To qualify for a diploma in primary teacher education course, applicants should have a KCSE mean grade of C plain or its equivalent with a C plain in English, Kiswahili, mathematics, one of the humanities and one of the sciences.

Applicants with disabilities should have a KCSE mean grade of C-(minus) or its equivalent with a C-(minus) in English, Kiswahili, mathematics, one of the humanities and one of the sciences.

Applicants for the diploma in early childhood teacher education must have a KCSE mean grade of C plain or its equivalent with a C plain in English, Kiswahili, mathematics, one of the humanities and one of the sciences.

The ministry has called for application three times but the applications received so far are far much lower that the required number.

]]> Cut off Requirements For Diploma in Teacher Education and ECDE Might be lowered due to fewer applicants https://elimupedia.com/cut-off-requirements-for-diploma-in-teacher-education-and-ecde-might-be-lowered-due-to-fewer-applicants.html https://elimupedia.com/cut-off-requirements-for-diploma-in-teacher-education-and-ecde-might-be-lowered-due-to-fewer-applicants.html#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2021 05:36:04 +0000 https://elimupedia.com/?p=2780 Cut off Requirements For Diploma in Teacher Education and ECDE Might be lowered due to fewer applicants

The Ministry of Education has extended the application window for early childhood education and primary school diploma courses.

This is after the ministry failed to get sufficient number of applicants for the Diploma in Primary Teacher Education (DPTE) and Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education (DECTE) at the expiry of the earlier deadline last month.

In the new announcement by Early Learning and Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Jwan, qualified Form Four leavers have upto April 20 to apply for the training tailored in line with the implementation of the competency-based curriculum (CBC).

Various stakeholders in education last month said the new requirements for entry into the training programmes were set too high and would leave out thousands of Form Four leavers interested in joining the teaching profession.

Applicants for DPTE should have a mean grade of a C (plain) and the same grade in mathematics, English, Kiswahili, one humanity and a science. Candidates with disabilities will be admitted with a mean grade of C- (minus) and the same grade in the cluster subjects. To qualify for the DECTE, applicants must have a mean grade of C plain.