Best Aviation Schools in Kenya

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List of aviation School in Kenya

Aviation training schools are regulated by KCAA and other bodies in the aviation sector. They offer a variety of courses including, pilot training, safety, dangerous cargo, crew management, and ground and air hospitality among others. 

When doing courses related to aviation ensure the school you are training is authorized and licensed for the course by the right body. Again, ensure they are registered to offer examination by internationally recognized aviation examining bodies.

Some of the best aviation schools in Kenya are EASA, Kenya School of Flying, Flight Training Center, 99 Flying, and Proactive Schools among others.

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Approved medical and dental schools and requirements  in Kenya

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The medical field is controlled and monitored since it deals with human life. This applies to medical courses and the schools that offer them.

Few universities in Kenya are allowed to offer Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree programs.

The medical schools and practitioners in the field are managed, monitored, and licensed by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC).

The KMPDC-approved medical schools in Kenya are UoN, Moi, KU, Egerton, KEMU, Maseno, JKUAT, MKU, Uzima, MMUST, Kisii, Aga Khan, and Pwani Universities.

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Functions and services of Kenya National Library

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National Library Services functions

The Kenya National Library Service Board (KNLS) was established by an Act of Parliament 225,1965.  The National Library is mandated to provide library and information services to the Kenyan people.

KNLS is currently under the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage, headquartered at Maktaba Kuu Building in Nairobi, Ngong Road, Upperhill.

The board’s main mandate is to promote, establish, equip, manage, and maintain national and public libraries. It also issues ISBN, maintains a Kenya Bibliography, takes legal deposits, and consultancy in matters related to library and information management.

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Guidelines and functions of the Commission for University Education (CUE)

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The Commission for University Education (CUE) is established under the University Act of 2012 section 4. The CUE was created to manage and oversee university education in Kenya. The commission is headed by a chairperson appointed by the president.

The CUE commission is mandated to promote university education, monitor, regulate, accredit universities and programmes, and inspect the quality of education among other functions defined in the act.

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List of approved schools and their functions in Kenya

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Approved schools also called rehabilitation schools are created under the Children Act 2022 section 78.

The schools are meant to rehabilitate children who conflict with the law. It rehabilitates children with delinquent behaviours such as robbery with violence, sexual offences, theft, assault, vandalism, truancy, etc.

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Challenges facing CBC curriculum and their solutions in Kenya

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The Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) was started in 2017 to replace the old 8.4.4 system of education. The move was taken to equip the Kenyan child with the knowledge and skills for the 21st-century requirement. 

However, since it started it had numerous challenges which started even before the enrollment by some stakeholders rejecting it. Some of the issues that were raised at that time have come to haunt the implementation and the government needs to take measures to ensure learners are not disadvantaged.

Some of the main challenges are low teacher-learner ratio, inadequate infrastructure, teacher training issues, understaffing, and lack of parental support among others. The government should provide more resources both physical and human and ensure teachers are well-trained on CBC curriculum implementation.

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Functions, benefits and requirements of HELB loan

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HELB loan board logo function

The Higher Education Loan Board (HELB) is a SAGA under the Ministry of Education with a mandate to disburse student loans in higher learning institutions. It was established under the Higher Education Loans Board Act, of 1995. Since then it has helped over 1.3 million students get loans to facilitate their education in universities and TVET institutions.

The main role and responsibility of the HELB board is to mobilize funds to be disbursed to students in higher learning institutions to facilitate their learning.

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Functions, roles, organogram, and registration of TSC

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TSC organizational Structure

The Teacher Service Commission (TSC) is established under Article 237 of Kenya’s 2010 constitution giving it a mandate to oversee the human resources in education. The commission manages over 300,000 teachers who are currently working under it. The TSC employs teachers in public primary, and secondary schools and teacher training institutions.

TSC’s main functions are to register, recruit, employ, deploy, promote, transfer, terminate, and deal with disciplinary issues for registered teachers in Kenya.

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Legal documents in education and their importance

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Education is a basic human right that should be enjoyed by all Kenyans. Under the Constitution of Kenya 2010, basic education is mandatory for all Kenyan children. To govern the education sector numerous laws are developed and enacted.

In this article, we highlight most of the common legal documents that you should be aware of if you are under the Ministry of Education Kenya. This means from basic education to universities and all other education bodies in the country.

Some of the main Acts in education are Basic Education, Early Childhood Education, TSC, KICD, KNEC, Universities, and the TVET Act among others.

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7 Core Competencies in Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC)

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The Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) is replacing the old 8.4.4 system of education in Kenya. The CBC intends to be more practical and student-based. This means the teacher will be more of a facilitator in learning rather than being the main participant.

To achieve the national educational goals the government through KICD developed a Basic Education  Curriculum Framework (BECF). The framework gives guidelines on how to implement the curriculum

In the BECF framework, it highlights 7 core competencies areas that should be covered which are, communication and collaboration, self-efficacy, critical thinking and problem-solving, creativity and imagination, citizenship, digital literacy, and learning to learn.

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