All the “teacher” applicants for registration who trained in subjects that are currently NOT in the curriculum do not qualify to become teachers irrespective of having undertaken a Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) and/ or Enhancement.
These subjects category includes but not limited to Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts in:
Natural resources
Meteorology
Forestry
Animal husbandry
Horticulture
Farm machinery
Fisheries
Anthropology
Sociology
Theology/Divinity
Journalism
Kiswahili and Communication
Business Management / Administration
Banking and Finance
In addition,it adds to Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts in:
Genomics
Actuarial Science
Environmental Science
Criminology
Biotechnology and Agriculture
All Courses related to Engineering
Industrial Chemistry
Biochemistry
Hospitality and tourism
Foods , Nutrition and Dietetics
Technology and applied Biology
Microbiology etc.
All those individuals who have undertaken a PGDE with these courses are NOT eligible for registration as teachers.
The main reason is that these courses do not provide sufficient subject content and therefore the mastery of the content in two teaching subjects is not adequate as required.
