Teachers have been asked to treat retooling programmes with seriousness and further incorporate lessons acquired while practicing in class.
Speaking during the opening of a four-day retooling exercise for Junior School teachers in West Pokot sub-county, TSC Deputy County Director Paul Kamas asked the teachers to be aware of the weight the training carries and the responsibility that comes with it.
Kamas told the over 500 trainees at Nasokol Girls Secondary School that they have been entrusted with the mandate of ensuring that learning under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) is a success.
The SCD asked teachers to maintain the highest standards of discipline, professionalism and etiquette during the interactive forum.
He also asked them to give effective feedback on challenges they face, promising to make immediate follow-up after the workshop.
Sub County Director Robert Aleutum, who is in charge of the retooling exercise, asked teachers to prepare fully before entering class, adding that professional records and understanding of the subject matter, especially for subjects they did not take in university, was imperative.
“Our priority at the moment is to equip learners with additional scientific knowledge and assured them of full support in all the learning areas,” he said.
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One of the trainers, Dr. Christopher Omusula asked teachers to fully engage learners during lessons and explained that they have to distinguish between Competency Based Curriculum and Competency Based Assessment after the training.
Trainer Dr. Nakhisa Kusimba asked trainees to embrace ICT and infuse it in their teaching process.
Dr. Kusimba said that one of the workshop’s aims was to appreciate the broad-based curriculum using pedagogical skills and added that demonstration and discussions were key in identifying learners’ talents and potential.
The county Curriculum Support Officer (CSO) Nelson Musani outlined that teachers have to play a key role in identifying career paths and talents of learners.
By Hillary Muhalya
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