Task force on education reforms gazetted following President Ruto’s appointment
Task force on education reforms to review Kenya’s curriculum has been gazetted following its appointment by President William Ruto.
According to the gazette notice, the task force, which will be led by Raphael Munavu, will assess the competency-based curriculum among other things (CBC).
Others in the team are renowned teacher, Peter Tabichi, Kenyatta Vice Chancellor, Paul Wainaina, and his University of Nairobi counterpart, Stephen Gitahi Kiama.
The task force will research, evaluate, and recommend ways to conceptualize and put into practice the fundamental principles underlying the competency-based approach, according to the gazette announcement.
“It will assess and recommend an appropriate structure to implement the CBC system as well as study all laws governing the basic education subsector,” the gazette notice stated.
“This includes including but not limited to value-based education, community service learning, parental empowerment and engagement, the assessment and examination framework and the quality assurance and standards framework.”
The task team will also suggest ways to streamline university education transition and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) continuity.
In order to harmonize and combine all tertiary education financial institutions, it is also planned to study and recommend legislation to enable the consolidation of HELB, TVET, and University Funding Boards.
This comes after President William Ruto promised to set up an education reform task force to spearhead a review of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) that is being implemented in the country.
Speaking during his inaugural speech as the fifth President of Kenya at the Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani yesterday, Ruto said there is robust discussion in the country, especially on the implementation of the CBC.
“Public participation is critical in this matter, I will establish an education reform task force in the presidency which will be launched in the coming weeks,” announced Ruto.
There have been calls from a section of parents across the country for the new government to abolish the CBC and revert to the 8-4-4 system.
The parents have complained that the CBC is overloading learners and parents with a lot of assignments and expensive demands.
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