This course is designed to equip you with the pedagogical knowledge, practical skills, professional dispositions, and reflective competencies required to effectively teach Life Skills Education in Kenyan Junior Secondary Schools under the Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) framework. The course emphasizes learner-centered, inclusive, values-based, and technology-enhanced pedagogical approaches that promote learners' social-emotional development, mental well-being, ethical decision-making, resilience, responsible citizenship, communication, self-awareness, and lifelong learning. It prepares you to design authentic learning experiences, integrate assessment for learning, utilize digital technologies, address contemporary societal issues, and create safe, inclusive learning environments that nurture 21st-century competencies.

1. Evaluate theories, principles, curriculum requirements, and evidence-based pedagogical approaches underpinning Life Skills Education within the Competency-Based Education framework in Kenyan Junior Secondary Schools.
2. Design learner-centred, inclusive, technology-supported, and competency-based Life Skills Education lessons that promote learners' cognitive, emotional, social, ethical, and behavioural development.
3. Apply appropriate assessment strategies, classroom management approaches, counselling techniques, and community partnerships to enhance learners' acquisition and transfer of life skills to authentic real-life contexts.
4. Demonstrate reflective practice, ethical professionalism, innovation, and continuous improvement in planning, teaching, assessing, and supporting learners' holistic development.

PGT 780 is a course specifically crafted to equip you with 21st century teaching skills and methodologies to effectively teach Life Skills Education in Kenya’s Junior secondary schools. The course encourages teacher trainees to shift from traditional methods of teaching and assessment since they are outdated and irrelevant. The course instead calls you to embrace practical methods of teaching and authentic methods of assessment as they enable learners apply concepts learnt in real life situations.  Appropriate pedagogical methods and assessments are key drivers in developing needed competencies, values and attitudes in learners.

The course is made up of 10 modules estimated cumulatively to cover 60 hours. This ensures learners regulate themselves while ensuring deadlines for specific modules are also adhered to. The modules are spiral and interactive in nature.  Each module is systematically designed to encourage self-drive and flexibility, active participation, critical thinking and reflective practices. The modules you will cover include Foundations of Life Skills, Learner Development and Psychology, Competency Based Pedagogical Approaches, Teaching, Communication and Interpersonal Skills, Teaching Self-awareness, Emotional Intelligence and Mental Wellness, Teaching Decision Making, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Inclusive, Save and Supportive Learning Environments,  Digital Pedagogy and Technology Integration, Assessment in life Skill Education, Professional Practice, Community Engagement and Reflective Teaching.  By the end of the course you will be expected to apply knowledge, skills, attitudes and values gained to effectively teach your learners, address real life challenges as well as Pertinent and Contemporary Issues affecting them.