Training Needs Assessment Report - INCREASE Programme

The Government of Kenya is implementing the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) at Junior School. This level of education is critical since it exposes the learners to a broad-based curriculum that enables them to make informed choices for their career pathways at Senior School.

This Training Needs Assessment (TNA) report was developed within the framework of the Ministry of Education (MoE) and VVOB Kenya Cooperation Agreement of 2022-2026. Through this cooperation framework, the MoE, Kenya Education Management Institute (KEMI) and VVOB in Kenya are jointly implementing the programme ‘Implementing National Curriculum Reforms through App-based Learning for School Leaders in Secondary Education (INCREASE)’. INCREASE is a five-year programme with a focus to provide necessary pedagogical support to foster effective implementation of the competency-based curriculum at junior schools through school-based continuous teacher professional development. The programme will complement the existing government efforts to support effective implementation of competency-based curriculum at Junior School level.

The overall objective of the training needs assessment was to identify the school leaders’ training needs for effective implementation of CBC at Junior Secondary School. The specific objectives were to: 

1. Assess the readiness of school leaders to lead implementation of CBC at junior secondary education level.
2. Analyse the contribution of existing capacity development programmes on the instructional leadership skills of school leaders.
3. Determine school leaders’ modes of learning preferences in professional development training.
4. Identify school leaders’ motivational factors for enrolling and completing a capacity development programme.