The push to scrap the Bachelor of Education course is now gaining momentum after Education CS George Magoha supported the proposal. The Teachers Service Commission seeks to abolish and replace the Education degree with a four-year two-tier rigorous teacher training programme. Secondary school teachers will only be certified and allowed to teach after acquiring the postgraduate diploma. Education experts say the proposed policy is not being advanced because the Education degree is no longer marketable but to professionalise and regulate secondary school teacher training. The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers on Thursday said education graduates need more practical hours.

Source: The Star June 13, 2021 02:15 UTC