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Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC)

20000 Pioneer CBC-Trained Teachers to Sit for Final Examinations this Month

Join Our Telegram Group 20,037 teachers trained on the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) from various Teachers Training Colleges (TTCs) are set to sit for their final examinations this month. The teachers who registered for a one-year upgrade Programme in September 2021 will be the first cohort of teachers trained on the CBC. The teachers joined TTCs […]

KICD Reveals New Pre-Vocational Level Subjects For Special Needs Learners

Join Our Telegram Group The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has modified Learning Areas for Special Needs learners with special needs at the Pre-Vocational Level under the Stage-Based Curriculum for the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The learners are set to move from the current Intermediate Level to the Pre-Vocational Level in January next year. The […]

KNEC Looking For 2,000 Personnel for the First CBC Qualification Examinations

Join Our Telegram Group The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has begun the process of nominating centre managers, supervisors and invigilators who shall be involved in administering this year’s Teacher Education Examinations that are set to be done between the 4th and the 27th of July 2022. The Examiner has requested the Teachers Service Commission […]

Students Urged not to Burn Schools

Students have been urged not to resort to burning down their schools or school buildings whenever they have any grievances with the school administration. The Eastern Regional Commissioner (RC), Evans Achoki, implored students not to burn schools telling them that the government has made a lot of investments in school infrastructure in order to provide […]

Private Schools Build 1200 CBC Classrooms

Private schools have received praise from the Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha for their efforts in building classrooms that will help the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). CS Magoha revealed that private schools have built 1,200 classrooms while he went through Mudasa Academy and Golden Elites Kisumu schools where he inspected the newly constructed […]

Uhuru Implores Next President to Implement CBC

President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged the incoming president of Kenya after the next general elections to continue with the implementation of the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). General Elections in Kenyan are set to be held in August to decide the next president of the Republic of Kenya as well as Governors, Senators, and Members of […]

Selection of Schools for KCPE Candidates Starts

Public and private primary schools have begun the process of choosing schools for the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) candidates today. The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) suspended the selection of schools in order to allow candidates to be registered without interruption. This happened after teachers lodged many complaints about inefficient KNEC servers […]

All Stakeholders Urged To Stop Criticizing the CBC for It to Be a Success

According to Kenyenya Sub-County Director of Education Mr George Ouko, the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) will succeed if all stakeholders stop criticizing it. While speaking on the final day of the training of secondary school teachers on the launch of the CBC Junior Secondary School which is set to take place in January next year, the […]

Students of 2016 Backwards who scored C+ to be admitted to University

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has announced that they have now allowed students who scored grade C+ and below from 2016 backwards to be admitted to public universities. The move is set to benefit those learners to enjoy funds issued by the Higher Education Loans Boards (HELB). In the years leading […]

TSC to extend service of 1594 Teachers on a Contract Basis

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Nancy Macharia has revealed that 1,594 principals and heads of schools set to retire in 2020 and 2021 will have contract extensions to work under contract for a further two years. “Principals offered to remain in service for an extended period will help us stabilize […]