From left: St Mary’s Mukumu Girls Primary School headteacher Sr Petronilah Alyuba, teachers Judith Oyangi and Muchesia Lodficus at the institution’s Digischool Computer Lab in Kakamega.
The partnership also includes Safaricom that has offered education bundles to teachers and learners.
Last week, KICD council appointed a new director, Prof Charles Ong’ondo, an academic from Moi University.
The national curriculum regulator is rolling out a digital training programme for teachers as part of a strategy to enhance virtual teaching and learning.
The training will be conducted jointly by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), the Teachers Service Commission and Microsoft. The aim is to equip teachers with skills for developing and delivering quality digital content, which has become the new reality in education during this period when schools are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
