By Correspondent
Teachers with certificates in Primary Education or Early Childhood Teacher Education wishing to upgrade their credentials to that of diploma levels have been asked to apply for admission into Teacher Training Colleges.
The training program targets trained teachers who have Certificate in ECDE and Primary Teacher Education (PTE) to Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education (DECTE).
The call has been made by the Principal Secretary for Early Learning and Basic Education, Dr. Julius Jwan and is meant to reach Regional and County Directors of Education across the country to sensitize qualified teachers to apply.
Dr. Jwan says that the applicants must be registered by the Teachers Service Commission and should also be in possession of valid certificates.
The applicants will be expected to undertake specially designed courses and teaching practice for a specified period before qualifying for the Diploma.
Those with Certificates in Primary Teacher Education (PTE) will be awarded Diplomas in Primary Teacher Education (DPTE) while those with ECDE Certificate will be awarded Diplomas in Early Childhood Teacher Education (DECTE) at the end of the training programme.
Application forms are available on the Ministry of Education website www.education.go.ke and are open up until Friday, 13th August, 2021.
The school based upgrading program that normally benefit teachers in service will be available once the school Calendar normalizes, Dr. Jwan says.
