In April of this year, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will retool junior secondary schools (JSS) on the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) and Competency Based Assessment (CBA).
The TSC aims to retrain JSS teachers of technical subjects, languages, science, math, and humanities.
In venues chosen by the county for face-to-face training, JSS instructors will be grouped by subject for teachers employed in special needs education (SNE) and mainstream schools.
However, Master Trainers—who are made up of senior officials from a variety of organizations, including KNEC, KEMI, CEMASTEA, MOE, KISE, and TTCs—will kick off the training.
The Trainers of Trainers (ToTs), who are champion teachers, Teacher Educators (Tutors), Curriculum Support Officers, TSC sub-county directors, and MOE Quality Assurance Officers, will then be trained by the Master Trainers for three days.
The Commission issued the following internal memorandum to direct the procedure for the exercise scheduled in April.
TEACHERS’ SERVICE COMMISSION
MEMORANDUM FOR INTERNAL USE
TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS
COUNTY DIRECTORS
REF: TSC/DTPM/CD’S/VOL.III/3
DATE: FEBRUARY 24, 2025
RE: GUIDELINES FOR RETRAINING JUNIOR SCHOOL TEACHERS IN COMPETENCY BASED CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT TO REGIONAL AND COUNTY DIRECTORS
The retooling of teachers responsible for Junior School under the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) and Competency Based Assessment (CBA) has been scheduled by the Teachers Service Commission to take place between April 16 and 25, 2025.
The smart cascade training model will involve training Master Trainers, who will then train Trainers of Trainers and subsequently provide professional support during the county’s face-to-face teacher training.
The following are the dates for the face-to-face smart cascade training model:
| DATE | VENUE | ACTIVITY | MODE | PARTICIPANTS |
| 9th to 11th April 2025 | KISE | Training of Master Trainers | Face to face | Participants from various agencies such as TSC, KICD, KNEC, KEMI, CEMASTEA, MOE, KISE and TTCs |
| 16th to 18th April 2025 | County select venues | Training of Trainers of Trainers (ToTs) Regular and SNE | Face to face | Trainers of Trainers (ToTs) drawn from CSO’s, Teacher Educators from TTCs and QAS, TSC, SCD and Junior School teachers |
| 19th April 2025 | County/Sub County | Sub county and Zonal training coordination | Face to face | Master Trainers, TOTs and County Directors |
| 21st to 25th April 2025 | County select venues | Retooling of JS teachers clustered per subject (SNE and Regular) | Face to face | Teachers of languages, Science, Mathematics, Humanities and Technical subjects |
The Mode of Training
The retooling will be smart cascade model, and it will be carried out in person using a multi-agency strategy.
The following procedure will be used to carry out the teacher capacity development:
i) The Trainers of Trainers (ToTs), who are champion teachers, Teacher Educators (Tutors), Curriculum Support Officers, MOE Quality Assurance Officers, and TSC sub-county directors, will receive three days of training from the Master Trainers.
ii) The ToTs will provide in-person training to teachers for five days.
iii) Throughout the teacher training process, the Master Trainers will provide expert assistance.
iv) Non-ASAL individuals will not reside during the exercise, but ASAL and SNE will.
v) The locations will be Teacher Training Colleges and/or chosen locations within the county.
Target Participants
Teachers working in junior schools for both regular and special needs education (SNE) and pre-vocational education in November and December 2024 are the main candidates for retooling.
The instructors will be grouped according to their instructional areas: English, Kiswahili/Kenya Sign Language (KSL), math, religious education, social studies (including life skills education), integrated science (health education), pre-technical subjects, agriculture and nutrition, creative arts, and sports.
This message is to ask you to:
✓ Arrange the training;
✓ Ensure that Regular and SNE teachers receive training in different locations, and
✓ In accordance with the tables above, identify the participants and extend an official invitation to them.