DIPLOMA IN PRIMARY TEACHER EDUCATION (DPTE)
A DPTE Teacher Qualifies to teach in grade 1-6 (or 9 if one meets TSC employment terms for secondary school teachers) of the Kenyan Education .
This programme is now being replaced from 2024 with Diploma in Teacher Education (DTE) which is a combination of DECTE and DPTE. The graduates will teach from PP1 to Grade 6.
Organization
- Term 1-6 classwork, school based assessment 1 and 2
- Term 7- micro teaching, KNEC summative assessment
- Term 8-9- practicum
Subjects taught– Professional studies, English, indigenous, languages, Kiswahili, physical and health education, mathematics, science and technology, agriculture, home science, music, art and craft, religious education, social studies
Entry Requirements
- Diploma in Primary Teacher Education entry grade is a mean grade of C (plain) in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, or its equivalent.
- Candidates with disabilities will be required to have a minimum entry mean grade of C- (Minus) in KCSE
- Course Duration: DPTE will take three (3) years of study in accordance with the approved Curriculum designs.
- The diploma teacher trainees will cover the recommended hours for coursework, required hours for practicum and pass the assessments as directed by Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC).
- The Teacher Trainee shall be required to undertake three months micro-teaching course.
- The Teacher Trainee will undertake 2 terms of practicum.
Skills You Will Aquire
- Classroom management
- ICT integration in Education
- Educational Resource development
- Competency based assessment
- Activity based learning strategies
- Competency in handling all learning areas at the following; Grades 1 to 6 and Maths, Indigenous languages, Religious education, PHE, integrated science and social sciences in grades 7 to 9
A Word From The Dean
Career Opportunities in This Field
- Teaching in primary schools grade 1 to grade 6
- Teaching in Junior high school (those with C+ mean grade in KCSE)
- Writing of books
- Development of Educational resources
- Assessments at grade 1 to 6
- School manager