TSC INTERNAL MEMO: TRAINING OF TEACHERS ON CBE CURRICULUM
TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS
COUNTY DIRECTORS
REF: TSC/DTPM/CDS/40/VOL.III/30
DATE: 17TH NOVEMBER, 2025
RETOOLING OF SENIOR SCHOOL TEACHERS IN COMPETENCY BASED EDUCATION
The Teachers Service Commission has planned the retooling of senior school teachers in Competency Based Education (CBE) with effect from 1st to 19th December, 2025.
The retooling will be done face to face in selected suitable venues and or procured venues in the county.
Table 1: The dates for the face-to-face smart cascade model of training are as follows:
| DATE | VENUE | ACTIVITY | MODE | PARTICIPANTS |
| 1st to 3rd December, 2025 | KISE | Training of Master Trainers | Face to face | Participants from various agencies such as TSC, KICD, KNEC, KEMI, CEMASTEA, MOE, KISE and TTCs |
| 8th to 12th December, 2025 | County select venues | Training of Trainers of Trainers (ToTs) Regular and SNE | Face to face | Trainers of Trainers (ToTs) drawn from CSOs, Teacher Educators from TTCs and QAS, TSC SCDs and Champion teachers |
| 13th December, 2025 | County/Sub County | County and Sub County training corodination and compilation of ToTs report | Face to face | Master Trainers, ToTs and County Directors |
| 15th to 19th December, 2025 | County select venues | Retooling of SS teachers clustered per subject (SNE and regular) | Face to face | Teachers of STEM, Humanities, Languages, Arts and Sports |
The target participants for retooling are senior school teachers regular and SNE (who were NOT retooled in Auguist 2025).
Target Participants
The target participants for retooling are teachers currently teaching in secondary schools regular, SNE and Vocational Institutions.
The teachers will be clustered according to the subjects in the pathways;
i) Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) – Pure sciences, Applied sciences and technical studies.
ii) Social Sciences – Languages, Humanities and Business
iii) Arts and Sports science – Sports, Arts and Music
The subjects offered in the pathways in senior school are listed below
Table 2: List of all Subjects at Senior School
| 1. English 2. Kiswahili/Kenya Sign Language 3. Physical Education 4. Community Service Learning 5. Literature in English 6. Fasihi ya Kiswahili 7. Sign Language 8. Arabic 9. French 10. German 11. Mandarin Chinese 12. Indigenous Language 13. History and Citizenship 14. Geography 15. Christian Religion Education 16. Islamic Religion Education 17. Hindu Religious Education 18. Business Studies 19. Music and Dance 20. Kiswahili/ Kenyan Sign Language 21. Physical Education 22. Theatre and Film 23. Fine Arts 24. Sports and Recreation 25. Mathematics 26. Physics 27. Chemistry 28. Biology 29. General Science 30. Agriculture 31. Computer Studies 32. Home Science 33. Aviation 34. Building and Construction 35. Electricity 36. Metalwork 37. Power Mechanics 38. Woodwork 39. Media Technology |
Criteria for selecting teachers to be retooled
Selecting of teachers to be retooled will be done based on the number of teachers on duty as follows;
Table 3: Criteria for selecting teachers to be retooled (NOT RETOOLED IN AUGUST 2025)
Selection of teachers per School for Retooling
| If school has this number of teachers on duty | Number to attend retooling | Number nominated for retooling |
| 1 to 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 to 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 to 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 13 to 18 | 18 | 6 |
| 19 to 28 | 28 | 8 |
| 29 to 36 | 36 | 10 |
| 37 to 45 | 45 | 15 |
| 46 to 54 | 54 | 20 |
| 55 to 70 | 70 | 25 |
| 71 and above | 70 and above | 30 |
The Mode of Training
The model of retooling will be smart cascade done face to face using a multi agency approach.
The teacher capacity development will be conducted as follows;
i) The Master Trainers will train the Trainers of Teachers (TOTs) for 5 days. The TOTs must have at least a teaching subject. They include Curriculum Support Officers, Teacher Educators (Tutors), TSC Sub County directors and MOE Quality Assurance Officers and champion teachers.
ii) Master Trainers will have a meeting with CDs to coordinate the teacher training in the counties and sub counties after TOTs training and compile reports.
iii) The TOTs will train teachers face to face for 5 days
iv) The Master Trainers will offer professional support during teacher training
v) The exercise will be residential for ASAL and SNE but non-residential for non ASAL
vi) The SNE teachers to be clustered according to their areas of specialization (HI, VI, MH, PH)
The purpose of this MEMO is to kindly request you to;
i) Nominate and invite the TSC sub county Directors, Curriculum Support Officers, Tutors, teacher champions, MOE Quality Assurance Officers for TOT and teacher training for both regular and SNE. The TOTs must be proficient in subject mastery.
ii) Invite senior school teachers who were not retooled in August, 2025 and nominate as per the subjects listed in table 2.
iii) Ensure even distribution across the subjects listed in Table 2: (STEM, Social Sciences, Art and Sports pathways)
iv) Invite SNE teachers per School as per the data provided
v) Invite teachers from Vocational centres as per data provided
vi) Coordinate the County and Sub County training meetings
vii) Invite teachers from private schools and inform them to cater for expenses on transport, meals and accommodation
viii) Invite the expected number of teachers for retooling and trainers of teachers as per data provided. Each class for regular teachers is expected to host 60 participants and be handled by 3 ToTs to allow for effective retooling, coaching and support.
ix) Ensure teachers are clustered in convenient venues to minimise transport costs and wastage of time due to long distances covered daily. Avoid crowding teachers in one venue.
x) Identify and prepare appropriate training venues for regular and SNE teacher training
xi) The venues identified must be convenient and with appropriate infrastructure
xii) Prepare teacher training report and submit to the Director TPM
xiii) Submit summary training data per county as per template provided in table 7 immediately after the retooling exercise.
DR. MUGWUKU NTHAMBURI, F. AFTRA
DIRECTOR (TEACHER PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT)
