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What is Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) in Kenya? (Detailed Illustration)

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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.

understanding Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) in Kenya all grades
understanding Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) in Kenya all grades/Photo

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 competences

  1. Communication and collaboration
  2. Critical thinking and problem solving
  3. Imagination and creativity
  4. Citizenship
  5. Learning to learn
  6. Self-efficacy
  7. 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

Infographic illustration of the competency Based Curriculum (CBC) in Kenya
Infographic illustration of the competency Based Curriculum (CBC) in Kenya/Photo

Information in the above illustration was obtained from: Details of 2-6-6-3 curriculum design

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CBC Schemes of work, lesson plans and notes

For CBC schemes of work, lesson plans and notes visit: Muthurwa Marketplace

You can also read  CBC Schemes of Work 2019 for Term 3, Grade 1 to 3, PP1, PP2

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  1. A. Gichuru says

    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?

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    • Tito says

      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.

  3. Cillah says

    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

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  4. Haron Kelwon says

    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.

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