Evaluation of the Curriculum Upgrading Program

Gaudencia Ndeda shows how in 2005 the Government of Kenya launched the Sessional Paper No.1 on Policy Framework for Education, Training and Research which provided for the upgrading of the national polytechnics to offer degree programs in their areas of expertise without dropping their traditional tertiary programs. It therefore became necessary to upgrade the existing Diploma in Technology curricula offered in these institutions in order to make them compatible with global requirements of Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) both at diploma and at degree levels. The Kenya Polytechnic University College established a program to improve and upgrade the existing Diploma in Technology syllabi and to develop new degree syllabi to address the need to expand access to higher education, bridge the gap between science, technology, innovation and provide a way for diploma students to access higher education in their area of specialization. The book will help the lecturers and principals in high institutions for decision making in similar undertakings.