Education Cabinet Secretary Dr Ezekiel Machogu, Dr Esther Muoria PS for State Department for Technical, Vocational Education and Training and Dr Belio Sang PS for Basic Education during the launch of National Education Sector Strategic Plan 2023-2027 at Kenya School of Government today.
The construction of 16, 000 classrooms for primary and secondary schools is one of the key priorities envisioned in the newly launched 4th National Education Sector Strategic Plan (NESSP) 2023-2027 by the Ministry of Education.
The plan which will be in place for five years spells out policy priorities, programmes and strategies for the education as well as guiding the Ministry in provision of equity and quality education among learners across the country.
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu presided over the launch today morning at Kenya School of Government (KSG) in Lower Kabete, Nairobi County.
In the strategic plan, the key pillars which have been identified as priority areas are equitable access and inclusion which calls for every learner regardless of their background or circumstance be equipped with high-quality education, training and research.
The key priorities in the new NESSP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 are in the three levels of education as highlighted below.
Firstly is Basic Education and some of the plans among others include employment of 116, 000 teachers, re-tooling teachers on CBC, provision of school meals for six million learners as well as automation of assessment construction/rehabilitation of Teacher Training Centres (TTC).
Secondly is Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and the Ministry intends to increase access to TVET by construction and equipping of TVET institutions in all constituencies, recruit 2, 000 technical trainers and instructors, automation and skills development as well as implementation of Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET).
Lastly is Universities and Research where the MoE aims to expand the Open University of Kenya, implement new higher education financing model, develop and roll out tertiary CBET in universities as well as strengthen university –industry linkages.
Data –driven decision making through harnessing the power of data to inform policies, track progress, and make evidence-based decisions.
Also, there is a road map for community engagement through recognition of the pivotal role of communities in the education journey.
NESSIP also contains road map for implementing reform outlined in the report of the Presidential Working Party on Education on Education Reforms, and review of all laws governing education from pre-primary to tertiary to remove overlaps and ambiguities as key reforms.
Among the key stakeholders who attended the event are Principal Secretary State Department for Higher Education and Research Dr Beatrice Inyangala, PS State Department for Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVETs) Dr Esther Muoria and his counterpart PS State Department for Basic Education Dr Belio Kipang among others.
In the last NESSIP Strategic Plan 2018-2022, the key achievements include Pre-primary education enrollment increased from 2.74 million to 2.87 million learners with the number of institutions increasing from 25, 589 to 27, 174 schools.
Also, in primary schools, the number of schools rose from 32, 344 to 32, 469 schools, and the enrollment increased from 10.07 million in 2019 to 10.36 million in 2022.
In secondary education level, the enrolment surged by 31 per cent from 2, 943, 640 in 2018 to 3, 858, 079 in 2022.
TVET saw a total of 183 curricula developed, 28 curriculum support material digitised, training of 102 trainers, 133 learning guides developed, and 6, 515 candidates assessed in 88 institutions.
Similarly, the enrollment of students in public and private universities rose by 9.7 per cent from 513, 182 in 2018/19 to 562, 925 in 2022/23.
“The draft is as a result of three working workshops, held prior to today’s validation, which was all inclusive, to reflect the wishes of the strategic partners and stakeholders,” he remarked.
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Machogu in February this year, during the presentation on the Draft Strategic Plan of NESSP 2023-2027 at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) told stakeholders that the ministry had aligned its strategies, activities and budget with the national government to improve efficiency.
By Vostine Ratemo
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