Ruto opposed to some of CBC task force recommendations
Ruto opposed to some of the CBC task force recommendations; dropping pre-technical subjects in school
Ruto opposed to some of the CBC task force recommendations; dropping pre-technical subjects in school.
According to reports, President William Ruto opposed the proposal to drop pre-technical courses in the school as they serve as the foundation for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
On December 1st, Ruto was presented with the report at the State House and convened the Presidential Working Party on Education Reform charged with examining the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
Speaking to the group, Ruto tended to favor the pre-technical topics more, emphasizing their importance in facilitating the implementation of the Kenya Kwanza manifesto.
According to Ruto, the acquired abilities would be crucial in hiring TVET certificate holders and extending career prospects despite a deteriorating unemployment situation in the nation, according to insiders close to the administration.
The Economic Pillar of Kenya Vision 2030 served as the foundation for Pre-Technical Studies, which placed a strong emphasis on ST&I in the curriculum.
Additionally, Ruto requested that the CBC task force collaborate with the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) and lessen the burden for students, particularly those in Grades 1 through 6.
He also emphasized that, according to a Nation report, the majority of stakeholders backed CBC but called for quick improvements to increase its effectiveness.
“86 percent decided or proposed that children in Grade 6 should move to Grade 7 but Junior Secondary School (JSS) be domiciled with primary schools,” the head of state pointed.
The task force also reportedly recommended merging lessons that were overlapping.
Currently, the Basic Education Curriculum Framework (BCEF) under the Competency-based Curriculum (CBC) has 12 core and optional subjects.
Core subjects were English, Kiswahili or Kenya Sign Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science, Home Science, Pre-tech and Pre-career education, Social Studies, Religious Education, Business Studies, Agriculture, Life Skills, and Sports and Physical education.
Learners were, however, expected to select one or two optional subjects from Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Computer Science, and a Foreign Language (German, French, Mandarin, Arabic, Kenya Sign Language or Indigenous language).
Core technical subjects in CBC included Community Service Learning, Physical Education and Information Communication Technology (ICT) at Upper Primary and Junior Secondary levels.
Some of the optional pre-tech subjects introduced into the curriculum were Garment Making and Interior Design, Home Management, Culinary Arts, Plumbing and Ceramics, Welding and Fabrication,
Others were Animal Keeping, Building Construction, Photography, Graphic Designing and Animation, Carpentry and Joinery, Metalwork, Electronic and Printing Technology, and Crop Production.
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