The University will act as the knowledge partner in building the needed teacher training capacity in the country and exchange of information relevant to training and research.
MKU chairman and founder Prof. Simon Gicharu yesterday lauded the partnership terming it a step in the right direction that will help grow the teaching profession in the country.
“We note the effort the government is putting in to grow the profession. And as a university committed to excellence and empowering generations through quality education, we are committed to train and be part of growing the profession in the country. We shall continue investing in our niche areas and expand to offer quality education. One of our main goals is to complete the students’ hostels this year such that teachers from far places can easily access education,” said Mr. Gicharu through a statement.
MKUR has a vast experience in providing teacher professional development and has so far graduated over 1,000 teachers in four programmes that include Bachelor of Education in Arts and Science, Postgraduate Diploma in Education in Science and Arts, Master of Education and Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Education.
Speaking during the ceremony, Uwambaje Lawrence, the Managing Director of Umwalimu Sacco said, “Teachers get into their profession because of their love of learning and care for students. Now, we want to contribute to grow the profession by helping teachers further their education through flexible payback option loans with our partner MKUR. Teachers who do not have enough money to further their education, can now apply to Umwalimu Sacco to get the money to further their studies at MKUR” said Uwambaje.
Leave a Reply