Mosoriot Teachers’ Training College is situated 23km from Eldoret Town and 20km from Kapsabet Town on Eldoret – Kapsabet Road. To get to Mosoriot Teachers College from Eldoret Town, board a matatu at the bus stage Opposite Naivas Supermarket on Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital Road.
- Diploma in Primary Teacher Education- (DPTE) and Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education (DECTE) Upgrade Programme.
- Diploma in Primary Teacher Education (DPTE) and Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education (DECTE) Pre-Service Programme to be offered in future.
The Ministry of Education advertises the DPTE and DECTE upgrade and pre-service programmes to be offered by Primary Teacher Training Colleges (PTTCs) through the Moe Website and Daily Newspapers.
The interested applicants, both primary teacher education (PTE) P1 graduates and KCSE certificate holders apply either online or offline as per instructions given in the advert.
Successful applicants for DPTE and DECTE upgrade programmes will be issued with admission letters through the sub country offices nationally.
KCSE holders with the Ministry of Education specified requirements will be placed in Public PTTCs by KUSSCPS.
The successful applicants for the upgrade and pre-service programmes will be vetted by college administration on admission day to ensure that they have the requirements indicated in the joining instructions.
Mosoriot Teachers’ Training College Courses, Fees …
THE NEW DIPLOMA IN PRIMARY TEACHER EDUCATION(DPTE) COURSE
(OFFERED IN TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES ONLY)
Important notes about the course
A) Application -Ongoing
B) Intake- Yearly
C) Entry requirements
The entry requirements shall be C Plain in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination (KCSE) or its equivalent as equated by the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec).
D) Course duration
The duration for the diploma training is three years, according to the approved curriculum designs.
E) Specialization
The teachers’ trainees will only specialise in three subject areas, having attained a minimum KCSE grade of C (Plain) in the learning areas they wish to focus on.
The areas for specialisation have been grouped into four clusters, but teachers will only pick one subject per category for specialty.
Candidates shall specialise from the first year in at least three learning areas preferably from any one of the four clusters.
Cluster one subjects
Kenya Sign Language
Indigenous Languages
Foreign Languages (German, French, Arabic and Mandarin (Chinese).
Cluster two subjects
Mathematics
Home Science
Agriculture
Science and Technology
Cluster three subjects
Social Studies
Religious Education (CRE, HRE, IRE)
Cluster four subjects
Art and Craft
Music
Mandatory subjects
English
Kiswahili,
Physical and Health Education (PHE)
Kenya sign language for hearing impaired
The mandatory learning areas will build on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of the young teacher for effective lesson delivery.
F) Evaluation
Those who will be approved to teach in schools will have completed the required hours for coursework and passed the stipulated assessment as directed by Knec .
They will also be required to have completed the required hours for the practicum and passed the stipulated assessment as directed by Knec.
There shall be three months micro-teaching undertaken as a course and will be a pre-requisite for teaching practice.
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