Knec Instructions And Requirements For Training Teachers On CBA
Knec Instructions And Requirements For Training Teachers On CBA
Knec Instructions And Requirements For Training Teachers On CBA
THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
INSTRUCTIONS TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS FOR THE TEACHERS AND TEACHER EDUCATORS TRAINING IN COMPETENCY BASED ASSESSMENT
Establishing and upholding standards for exams and assessments at the school, post-school, and teacher education levels is the responsibility of the Kenya National Examinations Council.
In order to uphold standards and guarantee accurate evaluation of learner skills, the Council works to increase the assessment proficiency of educators and teachers.
Because of this, the Council would like to extend an invitation to qualified teachers and teacher trainers to apply for training in creating high-quality test items in order to successfully implement competency-based assessment at the 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:
Requirements:
1) Have unquestionable and irreproachable integrity.
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 qualifications.
5) Be conversant with the content of the curriculum designs in their subjects/learning areas of specialisation.
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:
(i) Applications must be submitted by March 29, 2024, at the latest, using the following link: https://nac1.knec.ac.ke/examiners. (ii) Applicants must read the guidelines, fill out all the fields, and attach the appropriate files.
(iii) Documents should be uploaded as one continuous PDF document.
(iv) Only successful applicants will be notified through their phone/e-mail contacts provided.
(v) 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) Primary School Learning Areas (Age-Based Pathway)
S No Learning areas
1 Mathematics
2 English
3 Kiswahili
4 Science and Technology
5 Social Studies
6 Home Science
7 Art & Craft
8 Agriculture
9 Music
10 Physical and Health Education
11 Indigenous Languages
12 Christian Religious Education
13 Islamic Religious Education
14 Hindu Religious Education
15 Kenyan Sign Language
B) 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.
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
Dr. David Njengere, MBS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
