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Top 10 List of Best Teacher Training Colleges in Kenya, Within Counties

  To become a teacher in Kenya you need to qualify for a diploma or a degree in primary and secondary education respectively. Also, the ECDE group of teachers needs to have certificates or diplomas in early childhood and development.  As a qualified teacher, you need to be registered by TSC before  starting a teaching job. For instance, make enrollment in one of the teachers training colleges across the country and get training experience to pursue your dreams.  Interestingly, for a primary teacher qualification you have to pass with a C plain in KCSE, ECDE you only need to have a D+ and for a secondary teacher, you only need to have a C+ as an overall grade and a C+ in two teaching subjects.  Here is the attached list of publicly registered colleges to study teaching programs. Kericho Teachers Training College` - Kericho County Asumbi Teachers Training College - Homabay County Bomet Teachers Training College - Bomet County Eregi Teachers Training College - Vihiga Co

Top Challenges Facing the Education System in Kenya

Kenyan education is facing many challenges, which have dropped the performance of pupils enrolled in various primary and secondary schools. Kenya is one of the developing countries in Africa and the rest of the world, there is no adequate motivation and funding that is guaranteed for the education system. We Corruption   Embezzlement of public funds allocated to educational institutions is the main challenge that affects the Ministry of Education. There are many brokers and cartels in the education system who pocket large amounts of money allocated to be used in the learning process. This hinders learning by not ensuring there are reading materials present, poor infrastructure, and less teacher employment in the institutions. Gender stereotyping This is the favoring of one gender to be educated and leaving the other to do household roles. In Kenya, most of the nomadic communities are facing this problem. In Kenyan communities, the boy child is favored more in education, unlike the gir

Breaking news: KUSO Warns the government over delayed HELB loan allocation and disbursement

 The Kenya Universities and Student Organization(KUSO) has issued a warning over delayed HELB  disbursement to various students in the universities. Students seeking help in Anniversary Towers T hrough their leadership, the students are planning to make demonstrations at the Anniversary Towers due to HELB uncertainties and the delinquency to allocate funds earlier and make the students eat as chickens while the rest eat chickens. Almost 140000 students have missed HELB due to less amount on the board. This forces the parents and guardians to use a lot of money to cater to their children's needs. An immediate effect is required as the students are sleeping hungry and have nothing to eat since the economy is in crisis.  The president of Kenya Dr. William Ruto stated  on Thursday at Kisii National Polytechnic and summoned the HELB board to start disbursing funds to students to facilitate their learning activities. All this would be done due to the allocated budget by the National Gov

ChatGPT: 5 ways through which it impacts the education system and research

  ChatGPT: 5 ways through which it impacts the education system and research ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence tool that is hot in the market of research today. It is a free AI that accepts the commands and instructions from the user, and it can provide the results. Consist of algorithms that are flexible and hence easier to generate texts according to the instruction’s human inputs to it. The chatbot can research a wide range of topics and produce results as expected by the user. Most institutional learners are using it to perform their assignments and homework. It has the potential of improving the learning outcomes of the students. Some of the impacts that will be brought by this OpenAI chatbot include; Change in the strategies of learning and teaching Do students need to appear in the classroom to learn? This is a question that is likely to be asked due to exposure to ChatGPT in education systems. We live in an information age and any new information needs to be appreciated

KUCCPS 2022-2023 admission letters for colleges and universities are now out Get yours now…………

Did you know that downloading KUCCPS admission letters for the academic year 2023-2024 are very simple? The KUCCPS student portal offers specific guidelines on how this is being done. Just imagine accessing the university portal and downloading your admission letter.  All the admission letters are available on various university portals. Other requirements you are supposed to download it include; Medical forms, acceptance letters, declaration forms, and student handbooks for your university or college. Moi university admission letters   KUCCPS placed students are required to log in to the Moi University portal with their KCSE index numbers and a password. You are required to do the online application of your details before you download the admission requirements. Follow the link here; https://www.mu.ac.ke/index.php/en/admissions/admission-letters.html University of Nairobi admission letters  University of Nairobi Wishing to inform all the 2022 KUCCPS secondary placed students that the

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Top 5 colleges to study Nursing in Kenya

 Nursing is a lucrative career where an individual makes a choice of studying it. Interestingly, studying nursing in Kenya can be highly recognized towards creating a lucrative job in the health industry. Universal health care being one of the main spheres of agenda set by the government of Kenya to meet by 2030, the government is working closely with health teaching institutions to bring more graduates to assist in treating patients.  To get employed as a nurse in Kenya, you need to pursue nursing in one top nursing colleges and get a qualification of being registered as a government nurse practitioner. https://ke.linkedin.com/jobs/hospital-nurse-jobs https://www.workopolis.com/jobsearch/private-nursing-jobs/ontario-canada What are examples of the best Nursing Colleges in Kenya? Kenya Medical Training College It is a nursing college located in Ngong Road-Nairobi. It offers both certificate, diploma and degree qualifications. KMTC has branches nationwide, hence the most accessible nurs

How demonstrations will affect the education system on Monday 20th March 2023 (URGENT NEWS)

  How demonstrations will affect the education system on Monday 20th March 2023 (URGENT NEWS) The newly elected government is facing a lot of challenges on the verge to balance the economy. All sectors of the economy are facing serious problems which are expected to go down for fellow Kenyans. The chief opposition leader is protesting the high cost of living where Kenyans are unable to meet their daily basic needs. Education is also facing a lot of challenges such as fee increment increase and poor remuneration that is being done by the Kenya Kwanza Government. Despite Monday being declared a national holiday by the chief opposition leader, many universities have temporarily suspended their teaching and learning programs until Tuesday. One of the recent to close Monday services is Chuka University. All the students are expected to remain indoors until Tuesday when the learning process is expected to commence.  However, education is one of the most important good for the next generatio

Kenya's Education System implements computer subjects necessary for all learners in secondary schools (LATEST BREAKING)

  Kenya's Education System implements computer subjects necessary for all learners in secondary schools (LATEST BREAKING) In recent years, computer subject was taught only in national schools which pay a high amount of money. Integration of ICT in secondary school plays a critical role in developing a harmonized program that will facilitate development rollout in the field of technology. The Ministry of Education through all its key stakeholders is looking forward to introducing computer subject as one of the technical subjects to facilitate the learners get the required skills that are in line with Kenya’s vision 2030 goals. The integration of ICT into learning and teaching will cover various policy frameworks that the government intends in producing learners who are literate in ICT skills in the modern world. The government itself takes education as a natural sustainable knowledge that through the provision of ICT to secondary schools’ learners can graduate with the relevant a

Kenya develops a New Education Reform that will facilitate competency of education programs(checkout)

  Kenya develops a New Education Reform that will facilitate competency of education programs (checkout) The introduction of a competency-based curriculum began in the year 2017 in Kenya. There was a need to shift from the result-based curriculum, which would not implement the talents and skills of the pupils. The main aim was to make the learners develop new communication models, collaborate among themselves, and develop critical thinking.  The reforms were mainly based on ECDE and primary education. There was a need to introduce junior secondary, which never existed before. This is the next level of education where the education news hub is going to be focused more and bring out the benefits of the education reform introduction.  The focus of the Ministry of Education is to strengthen the education system that will uphold the skills and talents of learners to fit the existing opportunities.  Kenya Education and Management Institute is partnering with the ministry of education to brin

7 reasons why research and learning from the internet is simple (Education Latest News)

  7 reasons why research and learning from the internet is simple ( Education Latest News ) Student learning through the internet The education sector in the world is undergoing digitization where students and teachers can communicate through the internet. These have been brought to the attention of the government which has ordered all services involving learning and teaching to be offered through online platforms. Just imagine students and teachers connecting online and being able to perform teaching and learning tasks. Content is uploaded online and students can access it through the internet. Furthermore, education researchers can freely conduct research through the internet using research papers and books uploaded online. The internet is a worldwide connection of computers. Academic institutions spend their finances to make subscriptions of materials that are used by students in their area of comfort without moving to the library. Connectivity and networking are facilitated in the

Best degree courses to pursue at Moi University as a KUCCPS applicant (review)

  Best degree courses to pursue at Moi University as a KUCCPS applicant (REVIEW) Moi University is one of the third largest government-accredited universities in Kenya. The Higher Education Act provides the university a charter to offer various marketable degree courses as an applicant can apply through KUCCPS. Moi University is the third university in Kenya after the university of Nairobi and Kenyatta university to provide well-equipped graduates that are absorbed internationally in terms of jobs and research. This contributes to the growth of the economy. The best schools to apply in Moi University are;         i.             Engineering        ii.             Medicine      iii.             Library And Information Studies      iv.             Media Science and Public Relations        v.             Aviation      vi.             Hospitality And Management    vii.             Education (Based on CBC SYSTEM) All the academic programs are certified and can be able t

KUCCPS latest news on the placement of 2023 candidates (OFFICIAL KUCCPS ARENA)

  KUCCPS latest news on the placement of 2023 candidates (OFFICIAL KUCCPS ARENA) When the KUCCPS portal will open all learners will be able to know as soon as possible depending on the fastest method the Ministry of Education will use to prevail the information. All KCSE candidates who sat for their 2022 National Examinations are encouraged to do their first revision of courses and if one misses being selected on the first choice made, he or she is expected to undertake the second and third revisions simultaneously. The KUCCPS portal has numerous courses that range from engineering, medicine, arts, education, agriculture, and many more. Early revision gives you a better chance of winning competitive courses such as computer courses, medicine, and engineering. The KUCCPS placement guidelines for universities and colleges are soon going to be prevailed  by the Ministry of Education and placed on the KUCCPS student portal. When is the portal going to open? The KUCCPS portal i