PROGRAMME FOR TRAINING HEAD TEACHERS ON JSS COMPETENCY –BASED CURRICULUM 

VENUE: COUNTIES   DURATION 13th – 15th MARCH 2023

DAY 1 MONDAY 13^TH MARCH 2023

DAY 2TUESDAY 14^TH MARCH 2023

DAY 3WEDNESDAY 15^TH MARCH 2023

The Presidential Working Committee on Education Reforms in Kenya has submitted the final findings and recommendations. Read a summary of all the recommendations below;

Ministry of Education and Interior Cabinet Secretaries (CS’s), Prof. George Magoha and Dr. Fred Matiang’i, have decried perpetual indiscipline among school going children and called for concerted effort to end the menace, which has led to burning and damaging of school properties worth millions of shillings.

Speaking at Egetonto Primary School in Tabaka Ward, South Mogirango Constituency in Kisii County, during handing over of new classrooms, the CSs concurred that there is need for sobriety among parents when dealing with the learners in a bid to mold them to useful members of the society in future.

Prof. Magoha who commissioned the five classrooms decried continued indiscipline in schools and reiterated his call for the reintroduction of caning in schools.

He condemned the recent spate of burning of schools and urged parents not to abscond their part of responsibility and burden of disciplining children on teachers.

“We are not bringing up children well and that’s why many are not able to handle stress thus resulting to killing each other besides destroying property,” he lamented. He lauded school heads for doing their best during the difficult period of Covid-19 pandemic.

Lauding Dr. Matiang’i for donating funds for the construction of class rooms, the Education CS said the government will add Sh2 million for the project.

On the national examinations, Magoha said the two sets of Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), were ready for administering and assured that the exams were set with considerations of the challenges brought about by the pandemic.

“The Ministry will ensure that whoever takes the government next year, will find school transition to secondary level ready awaiting for implementation,” he said.

He said some primary schools have many classrooms which will be assessed to find possibilities of accommodating the junior secondary learners.

Explaining plans to link-up with other leaders in constructing four more classrooms at a cost of Sh 4 million, Dr. Matiang’i appealed to other leaders and the whole society to sacrifice for the sake of learners and not to look upon the government to do everything by itself.

He appealed to various professionals to contribute to what CDF is giving, saying it will take concerted effort to meet the needs of the learners.

“We must have a conversation on parenting and how we can have discipline in schools,” he reiterated.

Others present were Health Principal Secretary (PS), Susan Mochache, ICT Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS), Maureen Mbaka, Kisii County Commissioner, Allan Machari and Dagoretti North Legislator, Simba Arati among others.

The Equity Bank has released the 2024 Wings to fly scholarships for 2023 KCPE graduates. Get all requirements, portal and the wings to fly application form 2024.

We are pleased to inform you that the wings to fly program is once again offering comprehensive high school scholarships to children from financially constrained backgrounds who have excelled in the recently announced 2023 KCPE.

The scholarship will be available in every sub county across all 47 countries. We appreciate your contribution to the success of the program and hope to continue enjoying your trust and goodwill as we embark on the 2024 selection process.

This year the program targets to reach academically promising candidates under your jurisdiction, who come from humble backgrounds and are financially needy,to collect the scholarship application forms from the nearest Equity Bank branch or log into https://egfdmis.equitybank.co.ke/register w2f to create a new account through the wings to fly portal and fill in the 2024 application form for consideration.

Click here to download the Wings to Fly Application Form 2024

The application forms and selection process are free of charge and must be returned or submitted to their nearest Equity Bank branch or completed on the online platform by December 11th,2023.

Please note that wings to fly beneficiaries must have sat the 2023 KCPE Examination, be academically promising having scored at least 350 marks in KCPE exams,and must meet at least one of the criteria below:

a. Children who have lost one or both parents and have no relative/guardian/sponsor to provide for their secondary education
b. Children who are and /or whose parents are physically, visually, or hearing impaired and are unable to educate their children and have no relative/guardian/sponsor to provide for their secondary education
c. Children who are and/or whose parents are living with HIV/AIDS or other chronic debilitating illnesses and are unable to educate their children and have no relative/guardian/sponsor to provide for their secondary education.
d. Children who come from vulnerable and marginalised groups or indigenous communities or have suffered from cultural practices e.g early marriage, female genital mutilation or negative influences including radicalization, child labour among others.
e. Children from families affected by natural disasters such as flooding, drought and famine or civil conflict and are unable to educate their children and have no relative or guardian or sponsor to provide for their secondary education.
f. Children who have suffered neglect and/or abandonment and have no relative/guardian/sponsor to provide for their secondary education.
g. Children with parents living under extreme poverty and have no relative/guardian/sponsor to provide for their secondary education.

Only shortlisted applicants will be invited for interviews, which will be conducted by the Equity Group Foundation Community Scholarship Selection Board.

As Equity, we truly value your role as a partner in this process, especially in ensuring a fair selection process by assisting in the communication of this information in your area of jurisdiction.

This is the only way of ensuring that the most deserving of our children receives scholarships. We are confident that we shall continue to nurture this partnership for the benefit of the children of this country and in the realization of our county’s Vision 2030.

A German recruiting consultant firm is set to interview Kenyans with technical and vocational skills for various German industries as part of a government-partnered labour migration programme.

Education Cabinet Secretary (CS), Mr. Ezekiel Machogu, held consultations with Mr. Volker Falchi, Managing Director for BBW Group, a vocational education and training company, who paid a courtesy call at his Jogoo House office on Friday.

On the occasion were the Principal Secretary for Higher Education and Research, Dr. Beatrice Inyangala, her Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) counterpart, Dr. Esther Muoria, and senior officials in the Ministries of Education, Foreign Affairs, Diaspora Affairs, and Labour.

Machogu said Kenya has developed a pool of well-trained young people who have the technical competencies and skills to work anywhere in the world.

He said the government had established a strong technical, vocational, and training system with training experience, noting that the firm will get the people with the skills it is looking for.

Mr. Falch said his company wants to recruit 250,000 people around the world for various industries in Germany. He also said his company wants to recruit Kenyans to be part of the team to meet the human resource needs of his country.

Falch said that potential candidates for recruitment should have the right work ethic, demonstrate the ability to learn the German language, and also have the necessary technical competencies and skills that industries in Germany need.

He said a country cannot invest or attract investment without skilled workers, adding that a nation only succeeds in getting skilled workers when it links training and industry.

According to Mr. Falch, an education and training environment that encourages critical thinking enables students to acquire, use, and multiply the knowledge and competencies they acquire at school and at work.

The initial areas of interest are electrical and electronics engineering, mechanical engineering, welding and fabrication, and mechatronics.