ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenya Institute of Education Order
4. Functions of the Institute
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
4. Functions of the Institute
The functions of the Institute shall be to—(a)implement the policies relating to curriculum development in basic and tertiary education and training;(b)initiate, develop and review curricula for basic and tertiary education and training in collaboration with other relevant bodies;(c)prepare programmes and curricula for—(i)early childhood care, development and education;(iii)secondary education;(iv)adult, continuing and non-formal education;(v)teacher education and training;(vii)tertiary education and training; and(viii)management, industrial and professional training;(d)initiate and conduct curriculum based research to inform curriculum development;(e)collect, document and catalogue information on curricula, curriculum materials and innovations to create a data bank and disseminate the information to educational institutions and stakeholders;(f)publish and disseminate information relating to curriculum for basic and tertiary education and training;(g)organize and conduct in-service and orientation programmes for teachers, teacher trainers, quality assurance standard officers and field officers involved in education and training on curriculum programmes and materials;(h)prepare, disseminate and transmit programmes and curriculum support materials through mass media, e-learning, distance learning and any other mode of delivering education and training programmes and materials;(i)initiate and propose policy review in curriculum development;(j)evaluate, vet and approve curriculum and curriculum support materials for all basic and tertiary education and training programmes;(k)offer curriculum-based consultancy services in basic and tertiary education and training; and(l)receive, consider, develop and review curriculum proposals.