The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has released a list of 8,563 JSS Teachers from 23,227 Primary Schools selected for CEMASTEA Training this month.
According to the latest TSC Circular, Kitui County has the largest number of selected teachers at 506, followed by Makueni and KAkamega with 328 and 327 respectively. Mombasa County has the least number of selected teachers which is 34.
The Selected Junior secondary school (JSS) instructors will participate in a four-day retraining session during the half-term break.
This retooling program will take place from February 26 to March 1, 2025, coinciding with the schools’ half-term break which begins on February 26 and concludes on March 2.
Organized by the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA), this training aims to enhance the skills of 8,563 JSS teachers.
The focus will be on JSS STEM educators, specifically those teaching Mathematics and Integrated Science for Grades 7, 8, and 9.
Teachers will receive training on utilizing virtual laboratories and other digital open educational resources to improve STEM teaching in Junior Schools.
Distribution of Selected Teachers Per County.
| S/NO | County | No. of primary Schools | No. of JS Teachers to be trained | No. of Training venues | No. of Trainers |
| 1 | Baringo | 723 | 265 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Bomet | 681 | 249 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Bungoma | 771 | 282 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Busia | 436 | 160 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Elgeyo Marakwet | 401 | 147 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Embu | 384 | 141 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Garissa | 215 | 79 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Homa Bay | 875 | 320 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Isiolo | 109 | 40 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Kajiado | 478 | 175 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Kakamega | 894 | 327 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | Kericho | 557 | 204 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Kiambu | 455 | 230 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 | Kilifi | 542 | 198 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Kirinyaga | 196 | 72 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Kisii | 700 | 256 | 2 | 8 |
| 17 | Kisumu | 608 | 222 | 2 | 8 |
| 18 | Kitui | 1382 | 506 | 3 | 12 |
| 19 | Kwale | 416 | 152 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Laikipia | 282 | 103 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Lamu | 112 | 41 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Machakos | 856 | 313 | 2 | 8 |
| 23 | Makueni | 896 | 328 | 2 | 8 |
| 24 | Mandera | 310 | 113 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Marsabit | 182 | 67 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Meru | 740 | 271 | 2 | 8 |
| 27 | Migori | 636 | 233 | 2 | 8 |
| 28 | Mombasa | 94 | 34 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | Murang’a | 510 | 187 | 1 | 4 |
| 30 | Nairobi | 197 | 72 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | Nakuru | 726 | 266 | 2 | 8 |
| 32 | Nandi | 758 | 277 | 2 | 8 |
| 33 | Narok | 710 | 260 | 2 | 8 |
| 34 | Nyamira | 403 | 147 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Nyandarua | 346 | 127 | 1 | 4 |
| 36 | Nyeri | 380 | 139 | 1 | 4 |
| 37 | Samburu | 182 | 67 | 1 | 4 |
| 38 | Siaya | 645 | 236 | 2 | 8 |
| 39 | Taita Taveta | 216 | 79 | 1 | 4 |
| 40 | Tana River | 177 | 65 | 1 | 4 |
| 41 | Tharaka Nithi | 428 | 157 | 1 | 4 |
| 42 | Trans Nzoia | 378 | 138 | 1 | 4 |
| 43 | Turkana | 403 | 147 | 1 | 4 |
| 44 | Uasin Gishu | 491 | 180 | 1 | 4 |
| 45 | Vihiga | 382 | 140 | 1 | 4 |
| 46 | Wajir | 302 | 111 | 1 | 4 |
| 47 | West Pokot | 662 | 242 | 2 | 8 |
| Grand Total | 23227 | 8563 | 66 | 264 |
Below is a notification issued by CEMASTEA providing guidance for the training of JSS STEM educators.
Ref No: CEM/E-LG/VOL.I/008
Date: 14th February, 2025
To all the CTCDC Chairpersons
RE: FEBRUARY 2025 TRAINING OF JUNIOR SCHOOL STEM TEACHERS ON VIRTUAL LABS AND OTHER DIGITAL RESOURCES
Under the Secondary Education Equity and Quality Improvements (SEEQIP) Project, one of the areas of intervention is the establishment of virtual laboratories to leverage technology and the readily available online resources in STEM to improve classroom instruction and efficiency in utilization of resources.
This is intended to address learning resources gap in STEM education.
In this regard, capacity building of teachers on how to use virtual labs will be critical to the success of the initiative.
Consequently, CEMASTEA plans to train 8,563 Junior School teachers assigned to Mathematics and Integrated Science on the use of virtual labs and other open educational digital resources to enhance STEM education in Junior Schools.
The training will be conducted for four days during the Term I midterm break starting from Wednesday 26th February to Saturday 1st March 2025 in SMASE INSET Centres in all the 47 counties.
The purpose of this letter therefore is to ask the CTCDC to:
1) Invite the JS teachers of Integrated Science and Mathematics to participate in this training.
The selected teachers are those who have attended at SMASE INSET as a pre-requisite.
The distribution of the teachers to be trained by counties is summarised in Annex I. The approved list of teachers is in Annex II
2) Invite all the JS County Trainers who were trained on virtual labs in December 2024 to a one-day online induction session that will be organised by CEMASTEA on Monday 24th February 2024 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
3) Inform Private schools about the training and the requirement to pay Ksh. 880 per day for 4 days for each teacher to offset the cost of day conference (which includes meals and stationery) during the training.
It is expected that by the end of the training, the JS teachers will be able to:
- Demonstrate enhanced ability to access and use virtual laboratories for teaching and learning STEM
- Demonstrate enhanced ability to effectively use virtual laboratories in the preparation and implementation of STEM lessons
- Appreciate the role of virtual laboratories in STEM education
This training is expected to go a long way in supporting the transition of 60% of JS learners to the STEM pathway in Senior Schools.
