D students to train as teachers if stakeholders pass new rules

Education PS Belio Kipsang when he appeared before National Assembly Education Committee at Parliament. [Boniface Okendo/Standard]

 A meeting to end simmering controversy surrounding the proposed teachers training entry requirement has been called next week as stakeholders rejected the push to lower admission standards.

Basic Education PS Belio Kipsang has invited the warring Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) to discuss the D entry grade to teachers P1 training.