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TPD TRAINING – DECEMBER 2022 INTAKE

Mount Kenya University (MKU) is an Accredited Service Provider by Teachers Service Commission to implement the Teacher Professional Development Programme (TPD).

MKU invites all registered teachers by TSC in both public and private schools to enrol for the programme. December 2022 Intake is ongoing and the training will be conducted from Tuesday 13^th December 2022 to 17^th December 2022.

Module	Target Group	Maximum Annual Fee
Introductory module	All registered teachers and instructional leaders in private & public Primary and Secondary schools and all trainers in Colleges in Kenya.	Ksh 6,000

Why Enrol for the TPD programme at Mount Kenya University?

1. Centre of Excellence in Teacher Professional Development: MKU School of Education has vast experience in providing professional development within East and central Africa.
2. Experienced Faculty: The University has a pool of experienced teaching faculty with requisite knowledge, skills, attitudes and competences and well -trained faculty in various fields in teacher education to facilitate the training via modern technologies.
3. Convenient and flexible fees payment: fees payment can either be deposited in the bank account or paid via Mpesa paybill and receipts auto-generated and sent via email and SMS notification.
4. Supportive learning Environment: The University offers supportive learning experience to Learners, such as training manuals, Short and Personalized Videos, Online training through Microsoft Teams and other interactive e-learning platforms, Online Ticketing and helpdesk, Knowledge-based database and E-resources and library access.
5. Modern Learning Technologies: MKU provides a versatile and easy to navigate learning that support the delivery of the online component of TPD.
6. Presence: The University has spread its network within the country through campuses, Open, Distance & Electronic Learning (ODEL) centres and strategic partnerships with key stakeholders in the 290 sub-county TPD Training centres in Kenya to support learning.
7. Community of Practice: The University has supported the schools in building a Community of Practice and life-long professional networks where teachers have shared expertise and experiences.
8. Subsidized e-Learning bundles: MKU has partnered with Safaricom to enable learners to purchase subsidized monthly data bundles (10 GB @ Ksh. 500 to access online learning and e-resources.

Mode of delivery

The TPD programme is delivered through modules using Competency-Based Teacher Education model. This is offered in a Blended Learning approach,  (face-to-face and Online learning)  where the teachers and instructional leaders access the online training any time, anywhere via modern technologies. These blended mode is strengthened through follow-up observation visits to schools by the Univesity facilitators, Community of Practice networks and lesson study.

MKU TPD APP (Kindly download the mobile App from the play store)

The APP will allow easy application and students onboarding process with the following features;

· Registration process

· Access to resources

· Communication, Feedback and progress monitoring.

TPD training Fee Payment

Each teacher will be required to pay a maximum fee of Kenya Shillings 6,000 per year to take part in the training. Payment can be done either through;

1. Mpesa: Pay Bill-Business Number 4078701,    Account number-“your TSC Number” or

2. Deposit at Equity Bank, Account Name: Mount Kenya University Teacher Professional Development, Account Number: 1550281262747. Use your TSC number as reference.

Enquiries and enrolment

For more information on application and onboarding, kindly visit https://www.mku.ac.ke/tpd

Kindly Contact;

Mount Kenya University

Centre for Professional Development

Tel: 0709153194 /0709153195

WhatsApp: 0111 612 814

Email: tpd@mku.ac.ke

Website: www.mku.ac.ke.