Center for Mathematics Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) has urged the National Government to facilitate more funding towards retooling and retraining of teachers.
This would ensure that the Curriculum Based Competency syllabus is a success as it continues to be rolled out in the country.
Speaking today after a weeklong Lamu County Principals' workshop held in Lamu, Deputy Coordinator for STEM under CEMASTEA Martin Mungai, stated that the move by the national government to steer into the CBC syllabus calls for teachers to be facilitated in terms of training as the programme moves into Grade 10.
He noted there was a need for greater support in terms of facilitation not only for training but also for equipment and more facilities such as laboratories for the successful transition and adoption of STEM subjects under the CBC syllabus. "There is a need for teachers especially within the Junior Secondary School to be retrained in order for the Science, Technology and Mathematics (STEM) subjects to be fully adopted under the CBC programme as it is," he stated.
