Presidential working party on education proposes FRESH measures inline with CBC Curriculum
With just a few days to the expiry of its term, the presidential working party on education is winding down its work, with the presentation of a raft of measures that could change the landscape of education right from ECDE to University.
In a stakeholder meeting held earlier last week, the working party recommends that categorization of schools into national, extra and subcounty schools be phased out.The schools will be categorised in line with career paths.
In line with the CBC curriculum, The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) will be renamed to The Kenya National Assessment Council.
Additionally, the party recommends that learners have options in subject, that will determine their careers. In this aspect, learners will have option to choose between Maths and Science, English or Kiswahili, and any other subjects.
The party has also asked the KCID to rationalize the number of teaching areas at junior High. Currently, the students are expected to study a total of 14 subjects.
Presidential Working Party Recommendations on Universities
The working party also wants the university education aligned to CBc for ease of transition. They want certificate and diplomas scrapped from universities. If the working party recommendations are implemented, then the chancellors and vice-chanchellors recruitment will be moved from public service commission to the universities council for appointment by the president through the CS Education.
Further changes in the universities include the proposal that the election of the student council leaders be held every two years.While the appointment of Dean of students and faculties will be done competitively.
The party recommendations if approved, will significantly change the functions of Teachers Service Commission, to include empowering and recruitment of ECDE teachers, a function currently performed by counties.
The changes suggested will also strip off the power of TSC to regulate the teachers and leave it with human resource function.
Teachers training will also be reformed, with the student teachers required to undergo a one year teaching practice.
The party has also recommended that the boards of bursaries and scholarships be collapsed into one pot.
![It is now hours to the highly hyped Raila Odinga-led Azimio demonstrations. A section of Kenyans have named prominent young people that should be in front line during the mass action.*While speaking to Citizen Tv, ODM leader leader Raila Odinga mantained that the Monday's demonstrations across the country will go as planned. While Speaking to journalist Sam Gituku, the former prime minister ruled out the possibility withdrawing, adding that President William Ruto pride has forced him to take the action.*"They have been speaking with a lot pride, saying that I want a share of the government (Nusu mkate). Their speeches have been full of abusive words. We are left without any choice," he said.Raila Odinga however intimated that he will not lead crowd of Kenyan to the Statement as he earlier claimed. Instead, he said Azimio will send representatives to the president with their Memorandum."*Of course that[statehouse] is a protected area. We shall send representatives with memorandum. If they are allowed in, well and fine. If not, they will stick it on the gate and leave," he added. Among the demands being pushed by Azimio are; lowering the cost of living, to halt the process of constituting IEBC but rather reinstate the Cherera four and Open the IEBC servers.* Though the ODM leader said that the demonstrations will be peaceful, Kenyans have now expressed their doubts. Some of Nairobi business people said that they will close their businesses on the day to avoid unnecessary losses.A section of Kenyans further listed a number of young persons who should be in front line. They include; Winnie Odinga and Raila Junior. They are the ODM leader Raila Oding's children. Raila is the force behind the planned Mass action. Winnie Odinga was recently nominated as member of Parliament for EALA. George Mariga. He is Martha Karua's son. He is works as news reporter at KTN. Karua was the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Alliance Deputy President designate. She is very vocal in pushing for the mass action.Kalonzo Musyoka's children. They include;Kennedy Musyoka [EALA MP], Kevin Muasya [CEO of Akamba radio station Athiani FM], Damaris Musenya [a lawyer] and Klein Kalonzo[a musician with a recording studio].](https://publicnews.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GridArt_20230319_055056513-390x220.webp "Netizens lists prominent young Kenyans that should attend Monday's Azimio demonstrations 6 Netizens lists prominent young Kenyans that should attend Monday's Azimio demonstrations")