Cabinet Approves Sweeping HELB & KUCCPS Reforms Ahead of University Placements
The changes come at a time when students who sat for the 2025 KCSE are looking forward to joining various tertiary institutions across the country...
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The Kenyan Cabinet has approved a major restructuring of the country's education sector, including the merger of the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), the Universities Fund, the TVET Funding Board, and the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) into a single authority.
- This merger, part of recommendations from the Presidential Working Party on Education Reform, is awaiting the passage of the Tertiary Education Placement and Funding Bill, 2024.
- The Cabinet also approved several other bills, including the Kenya National Educational Assessments Bill, 2025, which replaces the examination-centric model with competency-based assessments.
- Other approved bills cover curriculum development, basic education administration, teacher training, and the resolution of education-related matters, aiming to align the system with the Competency-Based Education and Training framework.
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