- CEMASTEA has set a September 15 deadline for 7,000 Junior School STEM teachers to complete a school-based induction exercise required for certification.
- The centre has revealed that many teachers trained on virtual laboratories in June have yet to cascade the training to at least three colleagues each, as required.
- Affected teachers have been directed to submit scanned attendance registers to CEMASTEA via email before the deadline
The Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) has directed Junior School teachers who underwent training on the use of virtual laboratories to complete a school-based induction exercise before they can receive their certificates.
In a circular dated September 1, 2026, CEMASTEA said 7,000 Junior School Mathematics and Integrated Science teachers were trained on the use of virtual laboratories between June 24 and 26, 2026. The training was aimed at equipping teachers with skills to use virtual laboratories developed by CEMASTEA for Mathematics and Integrated Science at Junior School level.
However, CEMASTEA said a sizeable number of the trained teachers had not completed one of the key requirements for certification: cascading the training to their colleagues at school level. Under the requirement, each teacher who attended the training must induct at least three other STEM teachers in their respective schools on the use of virtual laboratories.
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CEMASTEA has now directed the affected teachers, through their school heads, to complete the induction exercise by September 15, 2026. The teachers are also required to submit a scanned copy of the attendance register for colleagues inducted at school level to CEMASTEA through training@cemastea.ac.ke by the same deadline, using a prescribed attendance register template provided by the centre.
By Kithinji Njeru
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