DIPLOMA
The meeting had been called by the Ministry of Education to agree on an entry grade for the second selection of trainees to the colleges this October. This is because next year, there will be no certificate courses commonly referred to as P1 instead it will be a diploma programme.
On Thursday, KNQA asked colleges to admit students using the new entry grade and dismissed any meeting with TSC on the issue. The authority hit out at TSC for taking over the regulatory role yet it is an employer. Ms Mohamed on Tuesday while appearing before National Assembly’s Education Committee defended the decision to lower the grade saying it will ensure that students in marginalised areas join teachers’ colleges. Her remarks attracted mixed reactions from committee members who directed that she prepares a policy paper on the issue. Thursday, the Kenya Teachers’ Colleges Principals’ Association chairman Saul Barasa, said they will wait for a communication from the ministry before admitting trainees with the new grade. “We are waiting for the controversy over the new grade to be resolved before we can admit new students,” said Mr Barasa.
Real confusion