The newly deployed principal of the Migori Teachers Training College (TTC), Reverend John Chivile, is upbeat that the principles of righteousness and justice are set to take the institution to the highest levels of academic excellence.
Barely six months after his predecessor, Dr Emily Kibet joined Kericho TTC, Mr Chivile is hard at work to ensure superb learning experiences and outcomes at the institution.
“I have been here for six months and made many improvements. They include the tiling of examination rooms and ICT labs, painting of dormitories, dining hall and washrooms,” he said.
He has also fixed leaking roofs and the drainage system and procured a vegetable cutter and trollies to carry food.
Moving forward, his leadership will be focused on the construction of more classrooms and hostels to comfortably accommodate all 1,050 students.
He observes that the Migori TTC has a tradition of passing exams, with a 97 percent pass rate in the most recent assessment.
“I thank my predecessor for setting this record at Migori TTC. My duty, therefore, is to maintain or even improve the good record,” he said.
He is a trained counsellor with a Master’s in Guidance and Counselling (Stress Management), which knowledge he uses to ensure that students and tutors are in their right state of mental health for the optimization of the desired results.
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Further, the skill enables him to interact with the students well and avert possible indiscipline cases.
Mr Chivile had a short stint at the Ugenya TTC but was previously at Shanzau TTC for three and a half years, where he equally set a development record through partnerships with well-wishers.
For instance, at Shanzu TTC, he is remembered for having lobbied to erect the institution’s perimeter wall.
“My leadership is anchored on righteousness and justice. That is what I always want to do. I don’t embezzle college finances. I want to do the best I can for the time that I will be here to ensure that this institution runs well and grows to greater heights,” he said.
Since his arrival at the institution, he has ensured that e-assessment is entrenched, albeit with intermittent system downtime challenges.
In that regard, Reverend Chivile’s leadership explored the possibility of procuring an efficient new technology to bolster the e-assessment efforts.
“We have invested in ICT to the extent that the student’s college ID contains all student information, including indiscipline cases. If any, you only need to scan it,” he said.
At least 450 students are set to graduate with a Diploma in Primary Teacher Education on April 4, 2024.
The principal explained that the graduates who are set to be churned out are of high discipline and integrity, which virtues are vital in the proper handling of the children they will teach from PP1 to grade six.
By Josiah Odanga
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