ICT Ministry Launches Coding Syllabus for Kenyan Schools
Kenya’s information and communication technology ministry has released a coding curriculum for school children.
The newest trend in schools is coding. In other parts of the world, it is taught at a lower level, and Kenya appears to be following suit. To that end, we’ve heard that Kenyan children will soon be able to take coding and computer programming programs, as these skills become more valuable in a variety of industries.
This follows the government’s creation of coding training resources in collaboration with Kodris Africa, an education technology business.
According to a statement released at the launch, the new content, which will be implemented across the country in primary and secondary schools as part of the Kenya National Digital Master Plan 2022-2032, will be implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the ICT Authority through the Digital Literacy Programme (DLP).
Kodris Africa’s new coding syllabus was authorized by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) on April 19.
CS ICT At the revealing event, Joe Mucheru also announced the commencement of a new government-led digital skills training program targeted at educating 20 million Kenyans with the required digital skills to enable residents to participate effectively in the digital economy.
Among those who attended the launch were Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti, KICD CEO Prof Charles Ong’ondo, Kodris Africa Chairman Mr Mwanki Munuhe, Stanbic Bank Chief Executive Officer Charles Mudiwa, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Deputy Commissioner, Technology, Innovation and Delivery, Wemmic Mutinda, and Teachers Service Commission (TSC) ICT director Charles Gichira.
Mucheru continues, stating that the government has distributed over 1.2 million computers to students in Kenyan public schools, as well as connecting electricity to over 22,000 schools, and that the mission to digitize all schools is still ongoing.
