Instructional Methods Used in Competency-Based Education and Training in National Polytechnics in Kenya's Nyanza region

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine which instructional methods are used in Competency-Based Education and Training in National Polytechnics in Kenya's Nyanza region.The study adopted descriptive research design. The study targeted 58 Administrators and Management, 450 Trainers, and 15150 Students from Kisumu and Kisii National Polytechnics. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select the respondents. Questionnaires and Interview was used to collect data. Quantitative data was analyzed through descriptive statistics and inferential statistics while qualitative data were analysed thematically. The findings was packaged and presented to the institution's management, the stakeholders in education, and the Ministry of Education to help them bridge the gaps and formulate policies that will improve the quality of tertiary learning and teaching, hence equipping learners with relevant skills. The study found out that instructional methods used had great influence on the effective implementation of the Competency Based Education and Training. The study recommends that there was need for the management and the officers in charge of the curriculum implementation to ensure that they improve on the areas that respondents had issues with that could hinder the effective implementation of the Competency Based Education and Training in the institution.