TSC to train 60,000 CBC tutors
By Judy Jerono
Plans are underway for the training of 60,000 tutors on the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC).
According to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), Chief Executive officer Nancy Macharia, said the training will be conducted ahead of the junior secondary school rollout in January where the target group are teachers handling Grades 7, 8 and 9 from public regular and special needs schools, and private institutions.
In a Statement TSC Chief Executive Officer noted that the first level of training will target teachers of languages, pure sciences, applied Sciences, mathematics, humanities and technical subjects.
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File image of TSC CEO Nancy Macharia. |Photo| Courtesy|[/caption]
The TSC circular further indicated that the training is set to begin on April 25 and end on May 13. The master trainers will train the Trainers of Trainers (ToTs) physically for four days. The ToTs will then train teachers face-to-face with strict adherence to the Ministry of Health Covid-19 prevention guidelines for another four days.
“The cascade model requires that the master trainers to train the trainers of trainers (ToTs)and thereafter offer professional support during the face-to-face teachers training at county and sub-county levels,” the CEO said.
The ToTs training will run from May 2 to 6 while that of teachers will begin on May 9 and end on May 13.
Every secondary school will be required to nominate six teachers drawn from languages, pure sciences, applied sciences, mathematics, humanities and technical subjects for the training.
Languages training will focus on English, Kiswahili, foreign and indigenous languages and Kenya Sign Language instructors.
For the pure sciences, teachers will be trained in integrated science, biology, chemistry, physics and health education.
The subjects to be trained in applied sciences are agriculture, home science and computer studies while in humanities, teachers will be trained in social studies (citizenship, geography, history,) religious studies and life skills.
Technical subjects and creative arts are pre-vocational and pre-career, business studies, music, sports and physical education and home science.
According to the report, some 229,292 teachers have been trained on the CBC at primary school and More than 1,000 have been transferred to high school ahead of the junior secondary rollout.
File image of TSC CEO Nancy Macharia. |Photo| Courtesy|[/caption]
The TSC circular further indicated that the training is set to begin on April 25 and end on May 13. The master trainers will train the Trainers of Trainers (ToTs) physically for four days. The ToTs will then train teachers face-to-face with strict adherence to the Ministry of Health Covid-19 prevention guidelines for another four days.
“The cascade model requires that the master trainers to train the trainers of trainers (ToTs)and thereafter offer professional support during the face-to-face teachers training at county and sub-county levels,” the CEO said.
The ToTs training will run from May 2 to 6 while that of teachers will begin on May 9 and end on May 13.
Every secondary school will be required to nominate six teachers drawn from languages, pure sciences, applied sciences, mathematics, humanities and technical subjects for the training.
Languages training will focus on English, Kiswahili, foreign and indigenous languages and Kenya Sign Language instructors.
For the pure sciences, teachers will be trained in integrated science, biology, chemistry, physics and health education.
The subjects to be trained in applied sciences are agriculture, home science and computer studies while in humanities, teachers will be trained in social studies (citizenship, geography, history,) religious studies and life skills.
Technical subjects and creative arts are pre-vocational and pre-career, business studies, music, sports and physical education and home science.
According to the report, some 229,292 teachers have been trained on the CBC at primary school and More than 1,000 have been transferred to high school ahead of the junior secondary rollout. What's Your Reaction?
