Teacher capacity gap in primary schools in Kenya: a projection to 2030 in West Pokot County In Rift Valley Region

Abstract

Teachers play a crucial role in the classroom instructional process. The purpose of the study was to project teacher capacity gaps in West Pokot County by 2030. The study was guided by three objectives namely to determine the primary school enrolment and the number of teachers from 2008 to 2015, to determine the teacher capacity gap from 2008 to 2015 and to project the teacher requirements gap to 2030. The research design employed was mixed method and the instruments used in data collection were interview schedule and document analysis. The study findings revealed that there would be a projected teacher capacity deficit in West Pokot County by 2030 if effective planning is not carried out; it is recommended that the government through the Teachers’ Service Commission should deploy more teachers to the county