{"id":24240,"date":"2021-03-15T21:01:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T21:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=24240"},"modified":"2021-03-15T21:01:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T21:01:50","slug":"new-changes-as-govt-blocks-thousands-of-teachers-from-colleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/new-changes-as-govt-blocks-thousands-of-teachers-from-colleges","title":{"rendered":"New Changes as Govt Blocks Thousands of Teachers From Colleges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong>\u00a0Thousands of teachers who were seeking to join training colleges have been dealt a blow following changes in the entry requirements.<\/p>\n<p>A report by\u00a0<em>Nation<\/em>\u00a0on Monday, March 15, indicated that the tutors were locked out of the training colleges after failing to meet the requirements set by the Ministry of Education.<\/p>\n<p>The teachers had applied to study Diploma training in Primary and\u00a0Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE).<\/p>\n<p>In the new requirements, the trainees were expected to have a general grade of C (plain) with C in Mathematics, English, Kiswahili, a science and a humanity.<\/p>\n<article data-align=\"center\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenyans.co.ke\/files\/styles\/article_inner_mobile\/public\/images\/media\/students.jpg?itok=LnZlho--\" alt=\"a\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" \/><\/div>\n<div>File image of a teacher with students in class<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>The lockout is highly likely to negatively affect the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) whose roll out has already begun.<\/p>\n<p>In some instances, applicants had achieved the required mean grade to enroll for the studies but they fell short in individual subject grades.<\/p>\n<p>The new training was expected to\u00a0phase out P1 teachers\u00a0whose last cohort graduated in December 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Sub-county education directors confirmed that the lockout was huge with many sub-counties not recording a single admission despite receiving hundreds of applications.<\/p>\n<p>In Lamu County, only three people qualified while in Tindiret, Turkana South and Tiaty sub-counties, none of the applicants were successful.<\/p>\n<p>In Nandi, only 25 people sailed through despite a deficit of 388 while in Turkana, only nine people were admitted.<\/p>\n<p>The successful applicants are expected to be absorbed into 32 training facilities across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Since the launch of CBC in Kenya, the programme has faced a myriad of challenges including\u00a0Shortage of teachers, inadequate\u00a0infrastructure\u00a0and lack of training for teachers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya:\u00a0Thousands of teachers who were seeking to join training colleges have been dealt a blow following changes in the entry requirements. A report by\u00a0Nation\u00a0on Monday, March 15, indicated that the tutors were locked out of the training colleges after failing to meet the requirements set by the Ministry of Education. 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