In simple terms, the Kenyan Competency-based Curriculum (CBC) is a new system of education designed by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) team and launched by the ministry of education in 2017. The CBC is designed to emphasize the significance of developing skills and knowledge and also applying those competencies to real-life situations.
7 Core competencies of CBC
The creators of the competency-based curriculum envision that at the end of the learning period, every learner should have achieved the following competencies
- Communication and collaboration
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Imagination and creativity
- Citizenship
- Learning to learn
- Self-efficacy
- Digital literacy
CBC life values
At the end of the learning period the learner should have been molded to have the following values’;
- Love
- Responsibility
- Respect
- Unity
- Peace
- Patriotism
- Integrity
Levels of competency-based curriculum
CBC is divided into three levels as illustrated in the figure below
- Early Years Education
- Middle School Education
- Senior School
What is different in the new curriculum?
- Class are now called Grade.
- ECD has two levels only (Pre-Primary 1 and 2) that is PP1 and PP2
- Subject areas are now reoffered to as learning areas.
- Topics/sub-topics are now known as strands/sub-strands.
- learning outcomes is the new term that replaces lesson objectives.
- learning resources are used instead of teaching aids.
Infographic illustrating the competency based curriculum
Information in the above illustration was obtained from Details of 2-6-6-3 curriculum design
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A good move,
Spelled “Grade” incorrectly on Upper Primary section…
This system is for developed countries…some pple r doing experiment using c.b.c to see if it works well….c.b.c should b stopped like b.b.i…..why do we strain to know something yet there r no enough facilities to use…….8.4.4 system should be returned back
Cbc favours children of rich people….coz most of children from rich families DNT work hard…..so 8*4*4 system was the best
The system is good but it shouldn’t be hurried because its new, we need to be slow are sure rather than hurrying and fail the whole system. There should be a smooth transition from the old system.
This is great. Quite informative. Keep it up.
This is the best move,it is practical and real ,,,let’s move with it,cbc for better kenya and lives of kenyans
Untill we emphises on our own language everything will work perfectly, must we copy other people’s language? i.e make english optional let not force this foreign language to our kids.
if you must embrace on your local language you must have your local market and nobleness in the production sector
CBC is indeed the way to go…it will enable the learners to develop the 21st century skills that will enable them to be revelant in the global market.
To all the revelant stakeholders congratulations and keep the ball rolling.
where will the lower secondary school be situated?
Hi, am Gilbert, CBC is the real directive goal, all keep it up!
Please let me know the intake of students doing new curriculum of education after the p1 was phased out
It’s the best
Kindly need a verification of when the CBC programme teachers intake will be
True this is great
Hi,kindy send me cbc cylabuss for pp1 and pp2
observation study made. Most schools are still closed into paid for commercial formative assessments testing, ranking, putting the ranking sheets on notice board as those ranked at the bottom are laughed at by others in class, assembly and parents. Local educational directorate are aware of this without action taken. So, let the education ministry act as they are not aware of th evils on the background. Act please.
Hello my name is Koech CollinsWow! The new curriculum is very nice and its suitable to development of our country. According to my own point of view,this system will produce quality graduates,but my question is who will be the teachers for lower secondary is it p1 teachers or degree teachers,l will appreciate your response. Thank you
Hi,Im Ali Kiwaka . It ought to be a good curricurrum.Kindly send me a whole syllubus of cbc.
CBC is the way to go. Congratulations KICD for developing CBC. It is easier, understandable and enjoyable. We are happy and have embraced the new curriculum.
Hi my name is George.I am a computer teacher in a certain school.The only enquiry i have is whether we have computer lesson materials for CBC or what ways do i need to implement CBC in computer lesson ,i need to be re eqquipped by january before the schools open since i have to also give a report on the same to my director.Kindly if there is a way that can be helpful i will really appeciate.
Kind regard.
J like this curriculum. Keep it up.
Lower and upper secondary will they be in the same school?
They can be under one management but it will depend on whether the school can afford the infrastructure for senior school (upper secondary).
kindly help on how to sign a. competency based curriculum
it is so good, but let me know how changes in geography and religious education will affect lower and upper secondary teachers.
This is the best
very good move
kindly send me the whole syllabus for cbc
his is the best curriculum ever the tsc and the teachers union should work together to ensure that it has been implemented.
anyway this can be greatly achieved by not associating the cbc with the politics
or, we need a political will to achieved the cbc
I disagree no one is considering the hardship areas
A good change .Kindly send the CBC module to me
Lower secondary and Senior school will it be in the same school?
The CBC is a wonderful curriculum,yet TSC and ministry of Education has failed to sit together and assess the situation and it’s implementation in schools.The problem revolves around the workload needed for teachers to come up with and meet individual pupil needs in classroom set up . The pupil : teacher ratio is poor especially in public schools .The government should be kind enough and reduce subjects handled by a single teacher to two in order to realize the fruits of CBC.Assessing , grading,and placement of a large class of learners in grade 1_3 is overwhelming for the few teachers as subjects has been increased.For ICT , the number of TDD’s be increased to six ;3 for grade 1_3,3one for ICT champion and 2 for grade 4_6.
The detailed information on CBC is excellent keep it up! CBC is skill based an excellent way to build a new generation, great core values, and great competencies. We are open to the new Curriculum
Hi ,five year old should be in which class ,is it pp1 or pp2
Please send me the CBC teacher trainee module in my email
Kindly asking for the same
My daughter joined grade one and the class was given a midterm test and the pupils ranked and the list placed on the schools notice board. Is this a good approach to CBC?
The whole ranking system is out dated. It does nothing but show that some people are good at memorising what is required to pass a test and demotivates those at the bottom of the list. It really serves no purpose at such a young age. If we must have a ranking system it should just be for the final years of secondary school and should only rank the top 3, the rest should be left unranked.