Beth Mugo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 861 to 870 of 977.

• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply:- (a) There are 83 Early Childhood Training Centres in the country. Of these, 32 are Government centres, while 51 are private centres. (b) The trainers currently in charge of Government centres are the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) employees who work at the District Centres for Early Childhood Education (DICECE) and are deployed to train the teachers in the colleges during the holidays. The Ministry November 16, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3733 is in the process of developing a scheme of service for the Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers. In addition, the ... view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is money in the budget for the ECDE. I do not have the figures here as it was not a requirement of this Question. However, there is money set aside for the centres which are already in operation in certain areas of this country. There are also funds which have been set aside for the training of these teachers. This programme will be expanded to include centres in all parts of the country. The ECDE will be part of the FPEP by the year 2010. As I have said, we have a National Centre ... view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Indeed, it was there in the--- Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you could, please, protect me? Hon. Members are consulting in very high tones. view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, it was there in the just concluded Sessional Paper on Education. The ECDE figured prominently in that document. That means it is part and parcel of our education system. The only process that is remaining is assimilating and implementing it. At the moment, that is what we are doing. view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the DICECE centres, we have programmes to encourage and involve parents, guardians and communities to take their children for early childhood education. Right now, we cannot make that compulsory until the system is included in the FPEP, which means that no child will be required to pay unless the parents decide to take them to private institutions. This is only three years away, but it sounds like a long time to come. However, by the year 2010, the FPEP will include the ECDE. In the meantime, we encourage parents and communities to make sure ... view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are working on the terms of service for these teachers as well as in the area of their training. Of course, during the implementation of the programme, the first thing would be to hire those teachers. They will be hired as soon as the programme is ready for rolling out. view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we really have enough primary school teachers. In fact, there are so many others who are currently not employed. First and foremost, we will employ those ones because they are the ones who have been prepared and trained for that particular task. However, some of these teachers are employed in the ECTCs and they are paid salaries. As soon as the budget is worked out and we roll out the programme, we shall definitely employ those teachers. So, I ask them to be a little bit patient because, at least, now we have a programme. ... view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: November 16, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3735 SHORTAGE OF AGRICULTURAL OFFICERS IN KHWISERO DIVISION view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Ministry has included Early Childhood Education Development (ECED) in the overall learning curriculum and national education policy. The Ministry developed a national ECED policy framework and service standard guidelines in the 2005/2006 financial year through consultations with stakeholders, which will be launched before the end of this year. In addition, the Sessional Paper No.1 of 2005 on "A Policy Framework for Education, Training and Research" outlines several issues and strategies affecting the ECED sub-sector. (b) The ECED services are currently provided by the Government through a policy of partnership. ... view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have taken care of this. It was discussed in this House and the current Ministry of Education has plans to integrate ECED by 2010. Plans are underway. We are training teachers.However, it is difficult for me to be answerable for what has happened in the past 40 years. We definitely have taken action in this very needy area. I, however, agree with the hon. Member that this should have been done earlier. I would also like to add that the syllabus for the Early Childhood Education is being developed. So, whatever is being taught ... view