All the “teacher” applicants for registration who trained in subjects that are currently NOT in the curriculum do not qualify to become teachers irrespective of having undertaken a Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) and/ or Enhancement.
These subjects category includes but not limited to Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts in:
~Natural resources
~Meteorology
~Forestry
~Animal husbandry
~Horticulture
~Farm machinery
~Fisheries
~Anthropology
~Sociology
~Theology/Divinity
~Journalism
~Kiswahili and Communication
~Business Management / Administration
~Banking and Finance
In addition,it adds to Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts in:
~Genomics
~Actuarial Science
~Environmental Science
~Criminology
~Biotechnology and Agriculture
~All Courses related to Engineering
~Industrial Chemistry
~Biochemistry
~Hospitality and tourism
~Foods , Nutrition and Dietetics
~Technology and applied Biology
~Microbiology etc.
All those individuals who have undertaken a PGDE with these courses are NOT eligible for registration as teachers.
The main reason is that these courses do not provide sufficient subject content and therefore the mastery of the content in two teaching subjects is not adequate as required.