Vocational curriculum
“To address these issues, the Government provides policy direction for reforms in education service delivery through introduction of vocational, technical, talent and academic curriculum pathways. ICT will be used as a teaching-learning tool.”The Government is committed to ensuring 100 per cent transition from primary schools despite the huge cost of running public secondary schools.“Due to the high cost of funding public secondary education in Kenya, which accounts for 23 per cent of the total education budget, sustainable financing investment strategies, including for the delivery of technical subjects, will need to be pursued to allow the sub-sector to expand to meet demand,” reads the document.
The document proposes to explore other cost-effective modes of secondary education delivery, including distance learning and use of ICT, to attain quality education.Other strategies include the adoption of a harmonised bursary kitty to support needy students in boarding schools and the regular review and rationalisation of fees.The Government also proposes to establish “a basic maximum number of non-teaching staff for all schools, and the employment or outsourcing of essential skilled non-teaching staff either on permanent and pensionable or contractual basis to reduce costs.”
