KICD director Julius Jwan. [Photo/BusinessDaily]
The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development is set to start training 170, 000 teachers from Wednesday on the new syllabus.
According to KICD director, Julius Jwan master trainers, curriculum support officers, headteachers and lower primary school teachers will be trained on the new system.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is expected to take over after the induction.
“The training will be continued by TSC through continuous professional development and mentorship by curriculum support officers,” said Dr Jwan.
He also disclosed that publishers of books that will be used under new curriculum.
“We have worked on the timelines and the books will be ready by January,” said the director, adding that all steps in the curriculum review have been followed