- The task force will submit recommendations in the basic education sector, on CBC and the higher education sub-sector.
- The team will also evaluate the assessment of learners, the quality assurance and the standards of CBC.
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The 49-member Presidential Working Party on education reforms is currently at State House.
The panel was set up to collect public views on the implementation of the Competency-based Curriculum and make recommendations.
The team led by Chairman Raphael Munavu is briefing the president on the first preliminary report of their findings.
An insider confirmed that after the briefing, the team will make their recommendations pubic on Thursday or Friday.
The report presented will also determine the fate of Grade 6 learners and make recommendations on where they will be domiciled.
The task force will submit recommendations in the basic education sector on CBC and the higher education sub-sector.
On CBC, the team is expected to elaborate on the conduct of key tenets in the curriculum.
“Implementation of aspects guiding the competency-based approach including but not limited to value-based education, community service learning, parental empowerment and engagement,” the gazette notice reads.
The team will also evaluate the assessment of learners, the quality assurance and the standards of CBC.
Ruto had directed the team to look into teacher training and deployment.
“The technology for curriculum delivery, improved learning outcomes and education management, public school categorization policies and implications on access, transition, and cost,” the notice reads.
The higher education sub-sector will also undergo reforms, according to recommendations given to the task force.
Ruto had also asked that the Munuva team reviews legislation in the institutions of higher learning.
This includes Technical and vocational training and universities.
“Review and recommend legislation to facilitate the amalgamation of HELB, TVET, and University Funding Boards with a view of harmonizing and merging all tertiary education funding entities," the notice reads.
The team will also recommend the criteria to implement an open university in Kenya.
“To recommend a framework of operationalizing the National Open University of Kenya and a framework on Open, Distance and E-line learning (ODEL),” the notice reads.