DPTE and TSC  Internship Recruitment Guidelines Changes as TSC is forced to lower entry grade requirements following the scrapping of D+ Grade in Mathematics for Diploma and Degree in Education Courses

Charged with the key duties of recruiting, employing and posting both primary and secondary school teachers, the Teachers Service Commission will now be obliged to lower entry grades for students wishing to pursue the new Diploma in Primary Teacher Education, DPTE and Bachelor of Education degree courses henceforth.

This means that the Commission will further review recruitment guidelines for intern teachers upon successful completion of the aforementioned courses.

This key change was conceived bearing in mind the impending full roll out of the new Competence-Based Curriculum, CBC in Kenya.

The stakeholders who initiated this change saw it wise to do away with the D+ mandatory grade in Mathematics for all student teachers that has previously shut the door to many qualified candidates.

According to The Standard newspaper, this decision was arrived at after experts saw it quite ironical to bar applicants who had not attained the D+ grade in Mathematics yet the Kenyan education sector is in the process of ushering in a new CBC-laden era where learners themselves have an option of taking subjects that they can comfortably tackle during exams. So why bar teachers from taking subjects that they feel comfortable in?

This decision reignites the candle for many teachers who have been having the urge to undertake the new Diploma in Primary Teacher Education, DPTE since it was first rolled out in the year 2021. The first batch of learners joined college in May with the second cohort joining in August.

Worth noting however is the fact that not all teacher training colleges have received a nod to train student teachers in the new DPTE course.

Are you interested in enrolling for the new Diploma in Primary Teacher Education courses? Here is the full list of accredited teachers training colleges mandated to train student teachers in the new CBC centred DPTE as of the year 2021

List of TTC Colleges offering the new Diploma in Primary Teacher Education

 Fee Structure For Diploma in Primary Teacher Education (DPTE) Upgrade September Intake

Fee Structure For Diploma in Primary Teacher Education (DPTE) Upgrade September Intake

Last month the ministry of education announced plans to roll out upgrade Diploma program that targets trained teachers who are not in service and wish to upgrade from Primary Teacher Education Certificate to Diploma in Primary Teacher Education (DPTE) respectively.

Some institutions have started advertising this program and in this write up am going to take you through the fee structure for Upgrading program from Primary Teacher Education Certificate (P1) to Diploma in Primary Teacher Education (DPTE) course at Nakuru Teachers Training College.

According to the letter seen by Jambo News, students are required to report to the College for registration of first term studies from 1st Sept 2021. Those wishing to undertake the course must possess a valid PTE Certificate.

UPGRADING PROGRAM FEE STRUCTURE FOR DPTE (SEPTEMBER 2021 INTAKE)

TERM VOTE HEADS AMOUNT (KSHS)

TERM 1 ADMISSION FEE
TUITION & BOARDING FEE

2,500/=
31,000/=

TOTAL – TERM 1 33,500/=
TERM II TUITION & BOARDING FEE

23,000/=

TOTAL TERM 2 23,000/=
TERM III TUITION & BOARDING FEE

23,000/=

TOTAL TERM 3 23,000/=

GRAND TOTAL

79,500

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

On the admission day, student are required to bring the following are required to bring

DOCUMENTS
This original admission letter
Originals and 3copies of each academic certificate,
Original and three (3) copies of National ID Card,
Original and three (3) copies of Birth certificate
Original and 2 copies of marriage certificate (for married women only) and
2 recent taken color passport size photographs
The attached medical report duly filled and signed by a Government Medical Doctor in a Government Hospital. (Note that declaration of your medical condition will not bar you from admission)
B. PERSONAL EFFECTS

2 blankets, A pair of bed sheets, Mattress-3″, Bedcover (Pink for ladies and light green for men) and Mosquito nets.
A Pillow, Plate, Mug and Spoon
Enough decent clothes in good condition for your own personal use.
A Towel, Washing bucket/Basin and Pegs,
Six cloth hangers.
2 pairs of Socks (white for ladies and grey for men)
A pair of black shoes, white rubber shoes for Physical Education lessons and slippers ∙ At least six toilet paper rolls, soap, toothpaste and other essentials.
Two small padlocks for your desk/locker in the classroom and suitcase in the hostel.
Mattress / Bed sheets are available in the college at reasonable prices
TRAINING MATERIALS

Printed, Twenty 200 pages A4 exercise book (One squared) with College Logo and Name, to be purchased from the college store.
One graph exercise book of 96 pages
Two reams of Photocopy papers -A4
One ream of Foolscap Papers
Mathematical set (Oxford) ruler, pens, rubber and pencil
Stencil Ruler
Two Spring files
Scientific calculator