The
Ministry of Education will by July this year recruit 8,600 trainee P1 teachers
for enrollment in public teacher training colleges in the country.
It
has called for all applicants wishing to be considered for training as P1
teachers to download application forms from its website www.education.go.ke and apply before 21st May 2013 and register in
their respective zonal offices.
This
is contained in a circular to Directors of Education.
The
selection criterion is provided by the Teachers Service Commission depending on
the teacher needs of every district.
There
are 22 Public Primary Teacher Training Colleges in the country three of which
carter for blind and deaf teacher trainees. These include Mosoriot, Machakos
and Asumbi.
According
to Ag Director for Basic Education, Mrs. Margaret Okemo, applications
from visually and hearing impaired applicants will be excluded from the
computer selection exercise and will require to have been endorsed by the
respective District Education Officers. The prospective applicants with
special needs should have a Minimum of C-
The
two year course which successful applicants will undergo is intended to prepare
prospective teachers to: provide suitable learning opportunities and develop
learners’ communicative skills; develop the child’s ability in critical and
imaginative thinking, in problem solving and self-expression; develop positive
attitude in children to the moral and religious values of their community and
also a sense of citizenship; have a national consciousness for educational
excellence; develop special interests, skills and initiative as a teacher; to
foster in an appreciation and respect for Kenya’s rich and varied cultural
heritage and also develop an awareness, appreciation and ability to utilize
innovation in the field of education
Requirements
for registration is a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education mean grade “C”
plain with a minimum grade of D(plain) in mathematics and a C-(minus) in
English. The minimum grade for applicants who are visually and hearing impaired
is a C- .
The
registration exercise is free and registration will be done in all zonal
education offices.
Successful applicants will have their letters
dispatched to the zones by August to enable them prepare to join college in
September this year.
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