KICD Chief Executive Officer Jwan Julius who appeared before National Assembly Education Committe said the institution had made a proposal to raise training level of all primary school teachers to diploma.
“We are proposing that during teachers training, they get enough time for content and adequate time for practicals. And this needs more training,” said Jwan.
He said the training as it is now does not expose teachers enough for practical skills yet its a critical component under the competency based curriculum (CBC).
Knut through its Secretary General Wilson Sossion supported the move but demanded the government to hire all P1 teachers who have not been employed.
“We have about 70,000 teachers with P1 papers, trained but not yet employed. They must be hired by TSC first think before they think of phasing out certificates,” said Sossion.
TSC Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia told MPs when she appeared in parliament last week that the commission requires sh 900 million for training teachers on the implementation of the new competency based curriculum.
