Lecturers’ pay to be based on courses | Education - Daily Nation

In Summary

• Lecturers in medicine, engineering, architecture, computer science and law will be paid more than those teaching humanities and social sciences.
• There are plans to strengthen TVET institutions to coordinate the management and development of trainers, while the TSC manages teachers.

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University lecturers will now be paid based on the courses they teach after the National Assembly approved a sessional paper on education reforms, says Ouma Wanzala, reporter with the Nation.

 

Universities Academic Staff Union officials and members go to meet the Education Cabinet secretary concerning their pay demands, in Nairobi on April 18, 2018. They will now be paid based on the courses they teach.
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Under the new formula known as differentiated unit cost, universities will be allocated funds depending on their programmes instead of student enrolment, as has been the case.

Consequently, lecturers in medicine, engineering, architecture, computer science and law will be paid more than those teaching humanities and social sciences...

CAPACITY BUILDING

There are also plans to establish a trainer education and development standard, based on principles that will ensure optimal delivery of competence-based education and training for the trainees.
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Source: Daily Nation