Education Cabinet Secretary Migos Ogamba has assured the country that the exercise of making senior school choices for the current Grade 9 learners is going on without a hitch.
Ogamba said this follows the successful development of transition and placement guidelines by the ministry together with all stakeholders.
The CS directed all heads of junior schools to activate their career masters to work with parents of grade 9 learners to ensure they have the right information to guide the candidates on making the right choices.
Speaking during the graduation ceremony for 353 teachers at the Tambach TTC in Elgeyo Marakwet county, the CS said the ministry was impressed that the process of transitioning of learners from junior to senior school next year is going on smoothly.
Noting that the graduates were the first cohort under the Competency Based Teacher Education (CBTE), Ogamba said their training was designed to prepare teachers who are not only knowledgeable but also skilled, reflective and responsive to the dynamic needs of the 21st century learners.
“The National Education Sector Strategic Plan (NESSP) 2023-2027 calls for the retooling of all teacher educators for the effective implementation of the CBTE curriculum,” he said.
Noting the importance of teachers in the ongoing implementation of the Competency Based Education, the CS said the ministry was committed to ensuring that all teacher training institutions were well equipped to deliver quality education to teacher trainees.
He commended the college for its achievement in a wide range of co-curricular activities which he said formed an important component of a complete education saying under the CBTE, learning is not confined to the classroom but extends to co-curricular activities that foster resilience and invaluable qualities in the teaching profession.
“The diverse and inclusive range of learning areas and co-curricular activities offered under the CBTE provides an opportunity for the development of teacher trainees who can identify and utilize opportunities to deliver the curriculum in different learning environments,” he said.
