Empowering educators through practical experience, continuous development and performance evaluation | Director: Dr. Caroline Mutwiri
The Centre for Teacher Professional Development and Excellence (TPDEX) shapes the future of education by empowering educators through practical experience, continuous development and performance evaluation. Operating since 2011, the centre runs programmes across Kenya and East Africa, supported by a network of 2,858 trained teacher-mentors and 1,114 institutional heads.
Headed by Director Dr. Caroline Mutwiri, TPDEX is organised around three sections: Teaching Practicum and Mentorship, Teacher Professional Development, and Teaching Excellence and Evaluation. The centre has implemented online Competency-Based Assessment rubrics for teaching practice evaluation and maintains a comprehensive database of past practicum students for talent identification. It is located at the Directorate Complex, ground floor wing C, KU Main Campus.
Hands-on classroom experience spanning a full school term in partner schools, supported by trained teacher-mentors.
Programmes for Bachelor of Education (Primary Teacher Education) and Diploma students.
Mandatory pedagogy skills training for all Kenyatta University teaching staff.
Student–lecturer evaluation processes ensuring instructional quality and continuous improvement.
Online CBA rubrics for objective evaluation of teaching practice.
A database of past practicum students supporting talent identification and recruitment.
Centre for Teacher Professional Development and Excellence (TPDEX)
Kenyatta University
P.O. Box 43844 – 00100 GPO
Nairobi, Kenya
