Governors have called on the Ministry of Education to withdraw its directive discontinuing the standalone Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education (DECTE), warning that the move risks undermining devolved education functions and leaving thousands of students stranded.
Under reforms aligned with the Competency-Based Education (CBE) model, the Ministry consolidated early childhood and primary teacher training into a single three-year course, the Diploma in Teacher Education Pre-Primary and Primary (DTE PP & P).
The change effectively raised the entry requirements for the profession, locking out aspiring teachers who scored below a C (plain) in KCSE.