CBC Career Guidance System — Kenya

Unlock EveryLearner'sTrue Path

A 5-Dimensional Career Assessment Framework that correlates learner aptitudes, values, interests, personalities and competencies into actionable career pathways aligned with Kenya's Competency-Based Curriculum.

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Career Focus

Helping learners shape their futures — this platform is designed to help students explore suitable career pathways using a short, student-friendly assessment. The QuickScan identifies strengths and suggests subject and career clusters appropriate for learners.

How we decide your best-fit careers:

  • Character assessment — a quick temperament-based check that highlights how a learner naturally responds, works, and relates.
  • Ability assessment — a practical skills check that reveals where a learner's natural strengths are strongest.
  • Career interest quiz — a guided interest finder that points toward career clusters aligned to a learner's preferences.
  • Teachers' view tool — a structured review of character, ability and interest from a teacher's perspective.
  • Parents' insights form — a home-based snapshot of character, ability and interest to add family insight to the guidance process.

Complete a paid module to access a downloadable report showing your results, possible pathways, subjects, and career options.

Everybody is a genius

5-Dimensional Career Guidance

Each dimension captures a unique layer of the learner's identity. Together, they help reveal a personalised career trajectory.

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Character

Shows how a learner naturally responds, relates, and behaves in different situations, helping guide suitable learning and working environments.

Temperament
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Ability

Highlights where a learner's practical and cognitive strengths are strongest, from reasoning to hands-on problem solving.

Strength Areas
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Interest

Identifies areas of genuine enthusiasm and preferred activities so the guidance matches what the learner enjoys most.

RIASEC Interest
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Teachers' View

Brings in the teacher’s observation of the learner’s behaviour, participation, consistency and classroom performance.

School Insight
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Parents' View

Adds the family perspective from home, giving a fuller picture of the learner’s habits, strengths and support needs.

Home Insight

A Comprehensive Learner Report

Each learner receives a detailed, printable report correlating all five assessment dimensions into concrete career pathways, recommended subjects, and possible career options.

Learner Profile Summary

Personal details, school, grade, and assessment date for official documentation.

5-Dimension Scores

Visual score bars showing performance across all five assessment areas.

Career Pathways

Top recommended CBC pathways with clear strength indicators.

Subject Recommendations

Specific CBC subjects aligned to the learner's strengths and chosen pathway.

Possible Careers

Curated list of careers in the Kenyan context, from technical to professional roles.

Career Focus Kenya
Assessment Profile and Guidance

Integrated learner profile connecting character, ability, interests, teacher and parent observations, subjects, pathways and career directions.

Integrated learner profile Full Combined Report Pathway + Subject Match
Learner profile

Sample Learner

Grade 9 — JSS

Sample School

Assessment profile

1. Character profile

Dominant character pattern, strengths, watch points and possible career directions.

Final character type

Example profile — dominant letters are used as context rather than a pass/fail label.

Strengths
  • Communicative and confident
  • Organised and dependable
Watch points
  • May rush without reflection
  • May resist sudden change
Possible careers
TeacherAdministratorAnalyst
2. Ability profile

Verbal, logical, abstract, numerical and spatial ability evidence is interpreted as a separate part of the learner profile.

Strong areas
  • Logical reasoning
  • Numerical problem solving
Areas to work on
  • Regular reading and writing practice
  • Guided problem-solving practice
EngineerAnalystSurveyorTechnician
3. Interests profile (RIASEC)

The report presents the strongest interest signals and translates them into suitable work environments, subjects and pathway options.

R
Realistic
I
Investigative
S
Social
Interest areas are classified using the actual career area rather than assuming that a single RIASEC letter automatically determines the pathway.
4. Teacher findings
Teacher observations are used as an external classroom check on the learner’s strengths, behaviour, participation and learning support needs.
5. Parent views
Parent observations add a home-context perspective and are compared with the learner’s own assessment evidence before final guidance is presented.
6. Integrated Learner / Career Profile
The learner profile is the centre of the correlation: character, ability, interests/RIASEC, teacher observations, parent observations and supporting notes are interpreted together before subjects and pathways are presented.
7. Pathway and subject match

Ranked pathway guidance is connected to recommended subjects and possible careers without displaying the old overall-fit percentage model.

Primary direction
STEM
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Studies and Technical Studies.
EngineerScientist
Supporting direction
Social Sciences
English, History & Citizenship, Geography, Business Studies and related subjects.
TeacherLawyer
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Arts & Sports
Creative, media, design, performance and sports-related options where supported by the learner profile.
DesignerCoach
Career families and specialisations
EngineerMechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Civil Engineer and related specialisations.
AnalystData Analyst, Business Analyst, Systems Analyst and related roles.
TeacherPrimary Teacher, Secondary Teacher, Subject Teacher and related teaching roles.
DesignerGraphic Designer, Product Designer, UX/UI Designer and related roles.
The full report expands the ranked careers with related specialisations and detailed guidance.
8. Guidance notes
Strengths

The report summarises the strongest evidence across character, ability and interests.

Watch points

Weaker areas become development targets rather than automatic reasons to reject a pathway.

Grade 10 Pathway Areas

Assessments help learners identify the Grade 10 pathway area that best connects with their strengths, interests and aspirations. Career Focus presents the three main pathway areas and links learners to the official KEMIS Track and Subject Combination information.

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics for learners who enjoy investigation, analytical thinking, mathematics, technology, experimentation, innovation and practical problem-solving.

Official KEMIS Tracks & Subject Combinations

Explore the current KEMIS STEM tracks and the available Grade 10 Subject Combinations.

Social Sciences

A pathway for learners interested in people, society, communication, humanities, business, history, geography, languages, leadership, governance and related fields.

Official KEMIS Tracks & Subject Combinations

Explore the current KEMIS Social Sciences tracks and available Grade 10 Subject Combinations.

Arts & Sports

A pathway for learners whose strengths and interests are expressed through creativity, visual arts, performance, music, physical activity, sporting talent and other creative or performance-oriented areas.

Official KEMIS Tracks & Subject Combinations

Explore the current KEMIS Arts & Sports Science tracks and available Grade 10 Subject Combinations.

From Assessment to Career Report

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Register Learner

School counsellor creates a learner profile with personal, grade and school details for authenticated access.

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Complete Assessments

Learner completes character, ability, interest, teacher and parent assessments online or on paper.

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Guidance Analysis

The system combines the five dimensions to calculate pathway alignment and career-fit strength.

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Generate Report

A comprehensive report is produced detailing pathways, recommended CBC subjects and possible careers.

Guide Every
Learner
Forward

Start your school's 5-dimensional career assessment programme today. Empower counsellors, parents, and learners with clarity and direction.

Career Focus Assessments

All-in-One Assessment

Was Ksh 2,500.00
Fee Ksh 200.00
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Multiple skill assessment

Was Ksh 1,000.00
Fee Ksh 800.00
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Character assessment

Was Ksh 1,000.00
Fee Ksh 800.00
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Career interest quiz

Was Ksh 1,000.00
Fee Ksh 800.00
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Testimonials

John Mutua

John Mutua

The platform has opened my eyes to career opportunities that align well with who I am and what I enjoy.

Verified voiceMay 10, 2026
Marry Auma

Marry Auma

Career Focus has made it easier for me to identify my strengths and explore career options that suit me well.

Verified voiceMay 10, 2026
zenab maxamud

zenab maxamud

Career Focus has opened my eyes to new possibilities and guided me toward career choices that match my abilities and interests.

Verified voiceMay 10, 2026
Brian Kiptoo

Brian Kiptoo

Career Focus has helped me discover more about my strengths and has given me career options that I feel comfortable exploring.

Verified voiceMay 10, 2026
Sharon Wanjiru

Sharon Wanjiru

Career Focus has helped me gain a deeper understanding of myself and has introduced me to career options that I feel well suited for and comfortable pursuing.

Verified voiceMay 8, 2026

Short Guides for Learners, Parents, and Counsellors

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