• Sun. May 11th, 2025

    Newsblaze.co.ke

    A site providing Education, TSC, Universities, Helb, Sports and Kuccps news

    Knec Examiners Training For Teachers & Teacher Trainers in CBC Assessment

    ByHillary Kangwana

    Dec 25, 2024

    Knec Examiners Training For Teachers & Teacher Trainers in CBC Assessment

    THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
    INSTRUCTIONS TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS FOR THE TEACHERS AND TEACHER EDUCATORS TRAINING IN COMPETENCY BASED ASSESSMENT

    The Kenya National Examinations Council is mandated to set and maintain examinations and assessment standards for school, post-school and teacher education levels. The Council endeavours to build the capacity of teachers and teacher educators in assessment so as to maintain standards and ensure effective assessment of learner competencies.

    In view of this, the Council wishes to invite qualified teachers and teacher educators to apply for training in the development of quality test items for effective implementation of Competency Based Assessment in Basic Education and teacher training levels. Trained teachers and teacher educators could be engaged by KNEC as contracted professionals from time to time as may be necessary.

    Qualifications

    Applicants wishing to be considered for this training must meet the following minimum requirements:

    1. Have unquestionable and irreproachable
    2. Be a professional or expert or subject specialist in the field or subject/learning area for which he/she wishes to be trained.
    3. Must be teaching the subjects/learning areas applied for in
      • Primary School – Grades 4, 5 and 6
      • Junior School – Grades 7 and 8
      • Teacher Training Colleges; DECTE and DPTE
      • Intermediate and Prevocational Level of the Stage Based Pathway
    4. Have the relevant academic and professional
    5. Be conversant with the content of the curriculum designs in their subjects/learning areas of
    6. Have a teaching experience not less than 3 years.
    7. Must be registered with the Teachers Service Commission.
    8. Must be recommended by the head of institution

    NOTE:

    • Applications should be done through the link https://nac1.knec.ac.ke/examiners on or before 29th March 2024
    • Applicants should read the instructions, provide all the information required and upload the necessary
    • Documents should be uploaded as one continuous PDF
    • Only successful applicants will be notified through their phone/e-mail contacts
    • Teachers who have previously been trained by KNEC in Item Writing should not apply.

    The subjects/learning areas and levels for which the teachers and teacher educators may apply for are outlined under Part A to D as follows:

    A)Table 1: Primary School Learning Areas (Age-Based Pathway)

    S NoLearning areas
    1Mathematics
    2English
    3Kiswahili
    4Science and Technology
    5Social Studies
    6Home Science
    7Art & Craft
    8Agriculture
    9Music
    10Physical and Health Education
    11Indigenous Languages
    12Christian Religious Education
    13Islamic Religious Education
    14Hindu Religious Education
    15Kenyan Sign Language

     

    1. Table 2: Junior School Learning Areas
    S. NO.Learning areas
    1.English
    2.Kiswahili
    3.Kenyan Sign Language
    4.Mathematics
    5.Integrated Science
    6.Health Education
    7.Pre-Technical & Pre-Career
    8.Social Studies
    9.Christian Religious Education (CRE)
    10.Islamic Religious Education (IRE)
    11.Hindu Religious Education (HRE)
    12.Business Studies
    13.Agriculture
    14.Physical Education and Sports
    15.Indigenous Languages
    16.Home Science
    17.Computer Science
    18.Visual Arts
    19.Performing Arts

     

    C) Special Needs Education Assessments (Stage-Based Pathway)

    All the learning areas covered in the four levels of Stage-Based Curriculum pathway.

     

    D) Teacher Education: Diploma in Primary Teacher Education – (DPTE) and Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education (DECTE)

     

    S NO.Learning Areas
    1.English
    2.Kiswahili
    3.Mathematics
    4.Science and Technology
    5.Environmental Education

     

    S NO.Learning Areas
    6.Kenyan Sign Language
    7.Physical and Health Education
    8.Health and Nutrition
    9.Home science
    10.Agriculture
    11.Christian Religious Education
    12.Islamic Religious education
    13.Hindu Religious Education
    14.Educational Resources
    15.ICT integration in Education
    16.Education Assessment
    17.Research skills
    18.Educational Leadership and Management
    19.Child Development and Psychology
    20.Inclusive Education
    21.Sociological and Philosophical Foundations of Education
    22.Historical and Comparative Foundations of Education
    23.Curriculum Studies
    24.Art and Craft
    25.Music
    26.Indigenous Languages
    27.French
    28.German
    29.Mandarin
    30.Arabic
    31.Practicum
    Also read

    KNEC examiners portal Login

    Knec Examiners Training; Requirements, 

    Best, top, Extra County Schools in Migori County
    List of best performing Extra County schools in Machakos County
    Full list of best performing, top, extra county schools in Kisumu County
    Best, top, Extra County Schools in Kirinyaga County
    List of all Boys Extra County Schools in Kenya; Location, Knec Code and Type