By Faridah Nassereka

To support effective implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), the Action for Life Skills and Values in East Africa (ALiVE)initiative is working towards developing modules for supporting nurturing of life skills and values in the classroom. The process in which ALiVE is working with country-specific teams including universities (Kyambogo University, KenyattaUniversity and University of Dar es Salaam) is focused on developing modules in three areas, i) Introduction to Life skills and Values ii) Nurturing of Lifeskills and Values, and iii) Assessment of Lifeskills and Values. The modules targeted for pre- and in-service teacher trainees in universities and teacher training colleges aim at supporting the development of Lifeskills and values among learners and therefore bridging the gaps in delivery of the CBC that are eminent in the education systems within East Africa.

Participants reviewing draft modules on teacher education ahead of their finalisation

Over three days from 23^rd -25^th April 2025, the ALiVE East Africa and module development teams met at Fairway hotel in Kampala, Uganda, to continue with the development of modules focused on achieving these three objectives;

1.  Validation of the draft modules for teacher trainees for finalisation.

2.  Review and validation of outlines and draft content for the instructors/tutor’s guides.

3.  Development of a harmonised structure for interactive online teacher trainee modules.

Graced by officials from the Ministry of Education and Sport’s Teacher Education Training and Development (TETD) department, including the Commissioner, Dr Annet Mugisha, the focus on supporting teacher’s professional development coupled with the need to engage homes and communities were underscored as crucial aspects required in the nurturing of Lifeskills and values. She further commended ALiVE for the efforts so far done for which the Ministry was appreciative.

Having received feedback on areas for improvement, and mapped out strategies for piloting of the modules which is the core next step in the modules development process, the workshop concluded with agreement on timelines for their refinement and measures to take towards fully developing of the tutors’ guides for each of the three modules.