National Government has announced plans to set up two new colleges / institutions that will be used to offer training skills for teachers, managers as well as administrators of basic education institutions.
The proposal is contained in the 2024 Basic Education Bill that is seeking to ensure that there is improvement in the structure of Basic Education.
According to the government, the two colleges for teachers training will be ;
- The Kenya Teacher Training College
- Kenya School of Teacher Education and Management.
The basic education according to the government includes;the pre-primary school,the primary school, the junior school,the senior school and all teacher training institutions.
All teachers, managers and administrators in the institutions above must undergo the training whether in private or public institutions as outlined by the Bill.
What to know Kenya Teacher Training College (KTTC )
The bill provides that a teacher, manage or administrator in education institutions shall undertake pre-service teacher education prior to registration as a teacher under the Teachers Service Commission Act.
The role College shall be pre-service teacher education and facilities for pre-service teacher education.
The Bill further suggests that the institution will be mandated to come up with various programmes, thecurricula and support materials for the college.
Kenya National Assessment Council has been identified by the Ministry as the body that will be responsible for testing the teachers and offering of certificates and diplomas to the successful graduates.
What to know about Kenya School of Teacher and Education Management
As per to this Bill, this college will be meant for education managers and administrators under basic education to provide capacity building.
These institution headquarter shall be based in Nairobi as outside branches may be set up in other parts of the country where deemed necessary by the Ministry .
This college will collaborate with TSC and other relevant Government agencies inorder to conduct capacity building of registered teachers,the various education managers and administrators in basic education.
Under this agreement all administration should go capacity building