TRAINING OF TEACHERS ON COMPETENCY-BASED ASSESSMENT (CBA)
The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) will be conducting training for teachers on Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) throughout the July 2021 school holiday.
The pieces of training will break from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd July 2021 in your County.
The number of participants will be 200 picked from schools Implementing the Age-Based (Regular) Curriculum and should include:
- Five (5) CSOs,
- Five (5) QASOs,
- Five (5) Headteachers,
- Five (5) Deputy Headteachers and
- CBC Champion teachers.
You should identify the participants from across all Sub-Counties in your County who are teaching Grades 3, 4 and 5.
| Table 1: Counties Identified for Age-Based (Regular) Pathway Training COUNTIES AGE-BASED (REGULAR) PATHWAY TARGETED THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS Nakuru 200 Uasin Gishu 200 Kericho 200 West Pokot 200 Kakamega 200 Bungoma 200 Vihiga 200 Mombasa 200 Kwale 200 |
| Nyandarua | 200 |
| Kirinyaga | 200 |
| Embu | 200 |
| Machakos | 200 |
| Kitui | 200 |
| Kisumu | 200 |
| Siaya | 200 |
| Nairobi | 200 |
| Garissa | 200 |
July Training of teachers on Competency-Based Assessment
In addition, you shall identify participants from schools implementing the Stage Based (SNE) Curriculum Pathway, Special Schools and Units for Learners with Visual, Hearing and Physical impairments, which should include three (3) CSO-SNE’s, one (1) QASO, three (3) Headteachers, three (3) Deputy Headteachers and the CBC-SNE Champion teachers.
The teachers should be drawn from Grade 3, 4 and 5 in schools implementing the adapted Curriculum for learners with Visual Hearing and Physical Impairments and those Implementing foundations and Intermediate levels of stage-based Curriculum Pathway.
For SNE training, participants from two (2) Counties will converge in one venue hosted in the Counties indicated in the table below:-
| Host County | County | No. of Participants | County | No. of Participants | Total |
| Mombasa | Mombasa | 53 | Kilifi | 53 | 106 |
| Meru | Meru | 53 | Tharaka Nithi | 53 | 106 |
| Migori | Migori | 53 | Homa Bay | 53 | 106 |
| Embu | Kirinyaga | 53 | Embu | 53 | 106 |
| Kakamega | Kakamega | 53 | Vihiga | 53 | 106 |
| Makueni | Kitui | 53 | Makueni | 53 | 106 |
| West Pokot | West Pokot | 40 | Turkana | 40 | 80 |
| Isiolo | Isiolo | 40 | Marsabit | 40 | 80 |
| Machakos | Machakos | 53 | Kajiado | 53 | 106 |
| Kisii | Kisii | 53 | Nyamira | 53 | 106 |
| Garissa | Garissa | 40 | Wajir [ 20] Mandera |
20 | 80 |
July Training of teachers on Competency-Based Assessment
| Baringo | Baringo | 53 | Elgeyo Marakwet | 53 | 106 |
| Bungoma | Bungoma | 53 | Busia | 53 | 106 |
| Nakuru | Nakuru | 53 | Laikipia | 53 | 106 |
| Tana River | Tana River | 53 | Lamu | 53 | 106 |
| Nyandarua | Nyandarua | 53 | Samburu | 53 | 106 |
| Kiambu | Kiambu | 98 | Nairobi | 98 | 196 |
July Training of teachers on Competency-Based Assessment
KNEC will reimburse the cost of:
• Meals (two teas and snacks, two bottles of water and lunch as well as WIFI at Kshs.700/ = per person per day;
• Training materials at Kshs.10,000/=;
• Transport cost for the participants.
The purpose of this communication is to request you to:
✓ Coordinate the training;
✓ Secure separate venues for the training of Regular and SNE teachers and
✓ Identify and officially invite the participants as stipulated in the tables above.
JOSEPH MUGELE DIRECTOR STAFFING
