Post graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) requirements and institutions

A post graduate diploma in education (PDGE) is a one-year graduate course for degree holders who want to pursue a career in education besides their degree course.

However, as we shall see later on, not all degree courses + PGDE will be eligible for registration by the teacher’s services since TSC has banned some undergraduate courses.

In this article, we will turn the spotlight on the admission and TSC registration requirements, and undergraduate courses not eligible for enrollment/registration.

Let’s dive right in.

TSC Requirements for post graduate diploma in Education in Kenya.

To be registered as a teacher by the Teacher’s Service Commission in Kenya, you have to meet the following requirements.

1. Have a bachelor’s degree in arts or science.
2. Should have scored a mean grade of C plus and above in KCSE.
3. Have a mean grade of C+ and above in two teaching subjects.

PGDE Modules/units

You will be required to take the following 15 units. Note that they may be different in your selected institution.

1. Educational Psychology
2. Methods of Teaching, Media and Resources
3. Philosophy of Education
4. History of Education
5. Educational Admin. & Management
6. Project (To be continued in 2nd semester)
7. Educational Media & Resources 
8. Sociology of Education & Comparative Education
9. Educational Planning and Economics
10. Guidance and Counselling
11. Educational Measurement and Evaluation
12. Subject Methods (Each subject 2 units)
13. Project (To be completed)
14. Media Practicals & Microteaching
15. Teaching Practice (after course work)

PGDE Banned courses

It’s important to note that TSC does not register graduates in the following fields of study despite having a PGDE.

According to the teacher’s regulatory body, graduates in these programs do not have enough content grasp required to teach in high school.

1. Journalism
2. Kiswahili and Communication
3. Business Management/Administration
4. Banking and Finance
5. Genomics
6. Actuarial science
7. Environmental science
8. Criminology
9. Biotechnology
10. All courses related to engineering
11. Industrial Chemistry
12. Biochemistry
13. Hospitality and tourism
14. Foods, nutrition, and Dietetics
15. Technology and applied biology
16. Microbiology
17. Natural resources
18. Meteorology
19. Forestry
20. Animal husbandry
21. Horticulture
22. Farm machinery
23. Fisheries
24. Anthropology
25. Sociology
26. Theology/Divinity

According to TSC, the above courses do not provide enough subject content and therefore there is not enough mastery of teaching subjects.

Institutions offering postgraduate diploma in education in Kenya

You can enrol for PGDE in either of the following institutions.

1. University of eldoret.
2. The University of Nairobi.
3. Egerton University
4. Chuka University
5. Maseno University
6. Daystar University
7. The Catholic University of Eastern Africa
8. The University of Eastern Africa Baraton
9. Mount Kenya University (they also offer an online postgraduate diploma in education)
10. The Presbyterian University of East Africa
11. KCA University
12. Masinde Muliro University
13. Machakos University College
14. Kenyatta University
15. Moi University
16. Kisii University

The course takes at least one year to complete with fees ranging anywhere between KES 100, 000 and KES 200, 000. That’s all we had on a postgraduate diploma in education.

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