KNEC Launches Free Training Courses for Select Teachers – How to Access
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The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), through its Educational Assessment Resource Centre (EARC), has established an online, self-paced training portal for senior school teachers.
This follows a government decision announced by KNEC Chief Executive Officer David Njengere, who said training courses would be rolled out for senior school teachers.
He made the announcement during the release of the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results on January 9, 2026, at AIC Chebisaas Boys’ High School in Eldoret.
“For senior school, KNEC has made arrangements to ensure we have a portal that all senior school teachers can use to develop their capacity in competency-based assessment,” the CEO said.
KNEC Announces Free Training Courses for Senior School Teachers
According to a notice dated Tuesday, January 13, 2026, the training aims to enable teachers to acquire the requisite skills for Competency-Based Assessment (CBA), with current access to the portal being free.
“The online training for senior school teachers on Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) is now available for free on the KNEC portal,” the notice read.
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According to the sources, teachers can begin their training by following these steps:
- Visit the platform at https://cbalms.knec.ac.ke/.
- Sign up and complete a profile, ensuring all compulsory fields are correctly filled before registering.
- Navigate to “My courses” and click on the “Course Catalog”.
- Select the Senior School course and click the “Subscribe” button.
- Select “Learning path” and click “Introduction” to commence the course.
KNEC noted that learners must complete one unit before progressing to the next.
“NOTE: You must finish one unit before you are allowed to proceed to the next unit,” read the notice.
The council added that the training content has been developed by education assessment experts under EARC.
The Senior School in the Competency-Based Curriculum
Senior School is the fourth level of Basic Education in the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) that learners shall proceed to after the Pre-Primary School, Primary School and Junior School levels.
The essence of Senior School is to offer learners a pre-tertiary/university/pre-career experience in which the learners have an opportunity to choose pathways and tracks where they shall have demonstrated interest and/or potential at the earlier levels.
Senior School comprises three years of education for learners generally in the 16-18 years age bracket and lays the foundation for further education and training at the tertiary level and the world of work.
In the CBC vision, learners exiting this level are expected to be engaged, empowered and ethical citizens ready to participate in the socio-economic development of the nation.
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At this level, learners shall take seven (7) learning areas as recommended by the Presidential Working Party on Educational Reforms (PWPER, 2023). These shall comprise four core learning areas, namely: English, Kiswahili, Essential Mathematics/Core Mathematics, and Community Service Learning (CSL).
Learners will choose between Core Mathematics (for learners pursuing the Science, Technology Engineering, and Mathematics Pathway) and Essential Mathematics (utilitarian skills for non-STEM learners). The learner will select three learning areas depending on their career choice, aptitude, interest and personality with guidance by the career teacher at Senior School.
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Photo of KNEC CEO Dr David Njegere. PHOTO/MoE
