The Postgraduate Diploma in Education is a one-year course which trains graduates who had pursued other areas of specialization and wish to pursue a professional career in education. It equips teachers and other educators with relevant skills to teach and manage education at various levels.
PHILOSOPHY
The philosophy of this programme is guided by the need to
inspire those Kenyans who join the teaching profession before they have
received the necessary training which is a requirement by the governments for
one to be an effective secondary school teacher, college tutor or instructor or
work in other higher education institutions, to provide leadership and
stewardship in the education sector and to give hope and faith to the trained
educationists to excel in whatever educational activities they choose to do
with passion, moral responsibility and a strong sense of patriotism.
RATIONALE
The programme offers specialization in education at
Bachelors, Postgraduate Diploma and Doctoral levels. This is to equip teachers
and other educators with relevant skills to teach and manage education at
various levels. The programme is in the broad field of education as specified
in the International Standard Classification of Education Fields of Education
and Training (ISCED – F 2013). The specific detailed field is Teacher Training
with subject specialization.
The programme enables the graduates who had pursued other
courses to pursue a professional career in education. This training is
necessitated by the fact that a large number of graduates join the teaching
profession before they have received the necessary training which is required
by most governments for one to be an effective secondary school teacher,
college tutor or instructor or work in other higher education units. The course
has and will help prepare graduate teachers, tutors, lecturers and education
managers at different levels.
OBJECTIVES
The objective of the programme is to equip the students with
the knowledge, skills, techniques and competencies in teacher education and
their application to teaching in schools or training in
institutions/organizations, community development, NGOs and so on. The
programme prepares teachers, education instructors, managers and planners to
serve in institutions/organizations and offer quality education that adds value
to society.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the programme, the learner should be able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of a diverse range of national
education issues including current and emerging trends.
2. Demonstrate critical thinking and skills concerning
theory and practice of education.
3. Employ knowledge in curriculum design, development, implementation
and evaluation.
4. Integrate skills including ICT skills to teach the
current generation of learners.
5. Prepare would-be teachers, researchers and other
personnel to lead, manage, administer, and supervise education programmes as
well as to serve as policy formulators, implementers, and change agents.
Course Overview
The Post-Graduate Diploma in Education course is a 1-year
program aimed at providing a broad training background for general graduates
who wish to take up teaching as a profession. As part of the program, learners
are required to complete 18 units which are inclusive of student projects and
teaching practice in a span of three stages. This innovative program seeks to
train learners by equipping them with the needed professional qualifications
and expertise necessary to successfully carry out their responsibilities as
teachers or managers in various fields of education. The trainees must choose
two teaching subjects taught in Kenya secondary schools.
Specialization
The trainees specialize in the their respective subjects of
choice which must feature in their undergraduate transcripts. To qualify, one
must have a minimum of eight teaching subjects for each unit
Who Can Join
A candidate should have a minimum qualification of a first degree
from a recognized university and would wish to take teaching as a profession.
Furthermore, a candidate should have studied at least two subjects taught in
secondary schools in Kenya
CAREER PROSPECTS/OPPORTUNITY
The programme trains graduates who wish to pursue a
professional career in education. Graduates of the postgraduate have a wide
range of career prospects as graduate teachers, tutors, lecturers in academic
institutions and education managers at different levels.
ATTACHMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Students pursuing the Postgraduate Diploma in Education will
have their attachments (Teaching Practice) in Secondary Schools of their choice
which should be secure and accessible for a supervisor to assess them.