This archive report was first published on 19 October 2019.
On October 19, 2019, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) submitted proposals to the task force on curriculum review, chaired by Kenyatta University Deputy Vice-Chancellor Fatuma Chege.
According to the proposals, Knut Secretary General Wilson Sossion suggested that the entry grade for diploma (primary) programmes should be C plain, while diploma for Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) should be C-.
Additionally, Knut proposed that diploma education should take a minimum of three years.
Currently, the Ministry of Education has stopped admitting students into primary teachers colleges, effective September this year, in anticipation of admitting diploma teachers next year.
The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) is working on the diploma curriculum, with students expected to report next September.
Mr Sossion emphasized the need for teacher education programmes to develop professionals who are prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st century classroom and workplace.
He also suggested that the ministry should put more emphasis on student internship at all levels of teacher education.
