According to competency based curriculum (CBC) system of education in Kenya is aided with use of
technology in teaching and learning.In most schools majority of the teachers lack information
communication and technology (ICT) skills which is opposed to what CBC required among teachers in
school. Competency based curriculum is more skill oriented and it brings about the use of technology in teaching
and learning which is most criticised by most teachers due to lack of skills on use of technology which hinders
proper delivery of content required to learners. The implemented CBC which brought about the use of technology
in teaching and learning is affecting most teachers without skills on use of information communication and
technology skills in teaching.
Most schools in Kenya have teachers who have knowledge and teaching skills according to old system of education
(8-4-4) and hence they lack competency skills on CBC system. From the recent and what is going on in most schools
is that teachers are being forced to teach with the new curriculum even though they don't have knowledge about
it which brought about criticism on CBC as learners are taught what even teachers are not competent on it.
According to implemented curriculum of CBC shows that teachers are required to seek for training fast from
training institutions on what they are required to know about CBC and this is seen to be waste of time to teachers.
Competency based curriculum (CBC) is criticised for not considering teachers who are to teach using this new
curriculum as most teachers in Kenya were trained with old curriculum of 8-4-4 system.
The new system of education (CBC) is more focused on skill oriented and with it this make learners to be more
creative and critical thinkers who are able to handle the work more easily with more dependent on their teachers
on what they are required to do.In most schools learners who are taught with CBC system of education are able to
read and able to handle questions without choices unlike in old system where a learner in grade 3 is not able to
read on what they have been taught . With this state of creative among learners has been applause by most
people since learners are able to learn on their own without much dependent on their teachers which discourages
laziness among learners.
Conclusion
Despite the new implemented curriculum of CBC system in Kenya, most of activities brought about by this new
curriculum has been criticized by most people as discussed above. However, this new curriculum would take long
time to pick up or realized the success since most people have criticism on the same even though there activities
brought by CBC which have been applause by some people in education sector.