THE NEW DIPLOMA IN PRIMARY TEACHER EDUCATION(DPTE) COURSE
(TO BE OFFERED IN TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES ONLY)
Important notes about the course
A) Application -Ongoing
B) Intake- May 2021
C) Entry requirements
The entry requirements shall be C Plain in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination (KCSE) or its equivalent as equated by the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec).
D) Course duration
The duration for the diploma training shall be three years, according to the approved curriculum designs.
E) Specialization
The teachers’ trainees will only specialise in three subject areas, having attained a minimum KCSE grade of C (Plain) in the learning areas they wish to focus on.
The areas for specialisation have been grouped into four clusters, but teachers will only pick one subject per category for specialty.
Candidates shall specialise from the first year in at least three learning areas preferably from any one of the four clusters.
Cluster one subjects
Kenya Sign Language
Indigenous Languages
Foreign Languages (German, French, Arabic and Mandarin (Chinese).
Cluster two subjects
Mathematics
Home Science
Agriculture
Science and Technology
Cluster three subjects
Social Studies
Religious Education (CRE, HRE, IRE)
Cluster four subjects
Art and Craft
Music
Mandatory subjects
English
Kiswahili,
Physical and Health Education (PHE)
Kenya sign language for hearing impaired
The mandatory learning areas will build on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of the young teacher for effective lesson delivery.
F) Evaluation
Those who will be approved to teach in schools will have completed the required hours for coursework and passed the stipulated assessment as directed by Knec .
They will also be required to have completed the required hours for the practicum and passed the stipulated assessment as directed by Knec.
There shall be three months micro-teaching undertaken as a course and will be a pre-requisite for teaching practice.
During this period, teacher trainees will prepare learning and teaching materials and short lessons, which they will try on their peers for practice and feedback.
G) Placement
These trainees upon completion of the course will be registered and employed by Teachers service commission (TSC) to teach in primary schools across the country.
Diploma course
Very complicated, very few will apply,,they should drop the meangrade to be C-,,and place other educational qualifications,,,
With an ECDE certificate/diploma and a meangrade of C-, should be considered for a diploma in primary education,,
Failures are not needed in the education sector.c plain is okay and c in the teaching areas.
Hi, today I went to apply and I was told there is no applications ongoing. Is this advert authentic?
C plain is okay for primary,stakes for teachers are supposed to be high,they are the backbone to all proffessions
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C plain as the mean grade is OK….but you should drop the C plain in mathematics to D plain
Mean grade of C plain at kcse level,minimum of C plain in mathematics,english and kiswahili,and ANY teaching subject that is either in science subjects OR in humanities.My opinion.
Just amean grade of c is okay but in science and maths to be dropped to at least D+
When is the deadline for application?