TSC, parents and teachers unions reject D as TTC entry grade

TSC, parents and teachers unions reject D as TTC entry grade

A row is simmering between the Ministry of Education and key education stakeholders over the proposal to lower teachers’ minimum entry grade to training colleges.
Parents and teachers unions have joined the teachers’ employer in rejecting the push by the Ministry to lower P1 teachers minimum training grade to D.

Persons wishing to train as teachers are presently required to have a minimum Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) grade of C and also post quality scores in the teaching subjects. The Ministry, through the newly established Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) has set C–­ as the minimum diploma entry grade and D for certificate courses.

TSC, parents and teachers unions reject D as TTC entry grade

TSC, parents and teachers unions reject D as TTC entry grade

A row is simmering between the Ministry of Education and key education stakeholders over the proposal to lower teachers’ minimum entry grade to training colleges.
Parents and teachers unions have joined the teachers’ employer in rejecting the push by the Ministry to lower P1 teachers minimum training grade to D.

Persons wishing to train as teachers are presently required to have a minimum Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) grade of C and also post quality scores in the teaching subjects. The Ministry, through the newly established Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) has set C–­ as the minimum diploma entry grade and D for certificate courses.

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