Region seeks common ground, skills for youth, in new education systems
Florence Nakijoba, a Chinese language teacher, interacts with students during a lesson at Entebbe Comprehensive Secondary School in Wakiso, Uganda, April 5, 2022. PHOTO | XINHUA via AFP
Governments in the East African region see adjustments in their respective education system as one long-term solution to joblessness. But, while countries in the region all agree to adjust what they teach, there is little common ground or harmony among them, some experts say.
In Kenya, the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) may first have to pass the resistance stage. Officials say it exposes children to their career interests right from elementary level. This, authorities add, can build a group of learners who can choose career paths without wasting time in learning everything. But, since the system was launched in 2017, it has been faced with complaints of high cost of learning materials, with parents most times forced to do homework with their children.
