KUCCPS has been added another task after the ministry of education announced that teacher training colleges (TTC) application and placement will be handled by KUCCPS. KUCCPS placement of students to TTC While speaking to TTC principals at Dairy Training Institute, Naivasha, ministry of education principal secretary (PS) for early learning and basic education Dr. Julius Jwan indicated that all students who want to apply for pre-service teacher training will have to do it through Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS). This means TTC students will now benefit from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) allocation and the… Read More »
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Summary of CBC court case filed in the high court of Kenya
Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) is facing another hurdle after parent and lawyer Esther Awour Adero Angawa filed a case in the high court to have the implementation of CBC be declared unconstitutional. CBC Court Case The petitioner of the case is lawyer Esther Awuor Adero Ang’awa and the respondents are the ministry of education basic education department, Kenya Institute of curriculum development (KICD), KNEC (Kenya National Examination Council), TSC (Teachers Service Commission), KNUT, and education ministry prof George Magoha. The case was filed at the high court of Kenya in Nairobi on 16th September 2021. The… Read More »
TSC advertises 1995 internship posts for September 2021
Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has advertised 1995 internship posts for primary and secondary school teachers for September 2021. Application forms should be filled online as provided in the linked procedure below. TSC 2021 Internship There are 1995 internship posts for September 2021. 1038 of the available posts are meant for primary school teachers while 957 are meant for secondary school teachers. TSC internship is meant for unemployed TSC registered teachers that will be deployed to various schools to gain teaching skills. The internship will last for a period of one year. Interns attached to primary schools will… Read More »
How to apply for KNEC KCSE assessor for oral and practical papers
KNEC is recruiting assessors for oral and practical KCSE 2021 papers. Below is how teachers can apply online to be KNEC assessors in the required subject. KNEC assessor recruitment Applications are open for KNEC assessor job from August 2021 and will run to September 30th, 2021. Teachers who are already registered as KNEC assessors need not apply as they will be selected using their database details. Applications are only open to select practical and oral papers. For example, you cannot apply for Agriculture practical. Subjects Eligible for KNEC assessor Only teachers who teach the subjects listed… Read More »
KNEC KCPE, KCSE 2021/2022 start and end dates released
Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has today released timetables that indicate when KCPE and KCSE 2021/2022 will start and end. Pdf of the timetable is available for download in the website links provided below this page. KCPE and KCSE 2021/2022 start and end dates The table below shows when KCSE 2021 and KCPE 2021 will commence and end. Exam Start Date End Date KCSE 28 February 2022 1 April 2022 KCPE 7 March 2022 9 March 2022 KCSE, KCPE starting and ending dates KCSE and KCPE 2021 starting and end subjects As usual, the subject that will start in… Read More »
Breakdown of Secondary School fees in Kenya (Government funding)
Breakdown of the amount of school fee that is paid by parents and government funding (capitation grant) to boarding and day secondary school students in Kenya. Government funding to secondary schools in Kenya The Ministry of education has uploaded figures of the amount of school fees that is paid by the government to each student in secondary school. According to data extracted from the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS portal on 16th July 2021, each student in a public secondary school in Kenya receives a capitation grant of Kenya Shillings 22,244 per year from the government of Kenya. … Read More »
KMTC admission letters for 2021 intake are ready for download
Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) admission letters for September 2021 intake are now ready for download from the applicant’s email or online portal. KMTC Admission Letters 2021 On 16th August 2021, the KMTC admission committee released a statement where they indicated that they had completed processing applications for September 2021 intake. Successful applicants have been emailed admission letters. How to download KMTC admission letter online Successful applicants who have not received their admission letters via email can now download their admission letters from KMTC portal by following the procedure below. Visit KMTC admission portal: http://admissions.kmtc.ac.ke/public/index.php/login Login to KMTC admission… Read More »
KUCCPS placement results to be released today
KUCPS placement results for students who did their KCSE 2020 exams will be released today. Students will be able to know the course and University where they have been placed. KUCCPS 2021 Placement Results According to a statement released by KUCCPS on 16th August 2021, all students who did revision or made applications for government-sponsored University, College, or TVET courses will be able to know which degree, diploma, or certificate programme they have been selected to pursue today. Students who made their application but missed an opportunity in their course of choice will be placed in any course… Read More »
Bill to ensure interns are paid introduced in parliament
A bill to ensure that all interns placed in the public sector are paid a monthly stipend has been introduced in parliament by Samburu west MP (Member of Parliament) Naisula Lesuuda. Public Service Internship Bill The public service Internship Bill of 2021 seeks to establish a legal framework regulating internship programmes in the public service sector. The bill wants provision of a monthly stipend, personal accident insurance cover (for the period of internship), and other entitlements to interns in the public service. Interns shall also be eligible for sick leave, maternity or paternity leave, and subsistence allowance.… Read More »
