Primary school teachers selected to upgrade their Primary Teacher Education (PTE) certificates will not be issued with regular Diploma and Degree certificates that are issued in colleges and universities at the end of their training.
Instead the teachers will be issued with a Teacher Professional Development (TPD) certificate that will highlight key competencies attained.
A top TSC source says the programme primary objective is to instil key competencies to enable the teachers to handle junior school classes.
Teachers who will successfully complete the modules will get deployed to teach Grades 7, 8 and 9 learners.
The upgraded teachers will continue to teach primary school section even after getting deployed to junior schools.
The Kenya National Union of Teachers has previously pleaded with the Commission to retool primary school teachers and then allow them teach junior school classes.
TSC intends to deploy teachers who can teach areas which are currently experiencing shortage.
The Commission is currently grappling with a shortage of 72,422 teachers in junior schools.
Learning areas like Creative arts and Sports which comprise of Visual Art, Performing Art and Physical Education and Sports have dire teacher shortage.
TSC has not been able to fill the gap for these areas through recruitment as subject combinations like Music/any, P.E/any, Art & design/any and drawing & design/any combinations that can fit into Creative Arts and Sports learning area have very few teachers who are mainly employed by public and private secondary schools.
The programme sponsored by World Bank offers an opportunity for P1 teachers who scored quality KCSE grades but were unable to join universities due to various reasons to upgrade and earn promotion.
TSC already listed a total of 38,849 P1 teachers who it says are qualified for the upgrade programme.
NUMBER OF TEACHERS SELECTED PER COUNTY
- Kakamega: 4,169
- Bungoma: 2,208
- Nakuru: 1,672
- Homa Bay: 1,566
- Kisumu: 1,456
- Makueni: 44
- Lamu: 86
- Marsabit: 130
- Wajir: 151
- Isiolo: 153
- Samburu: 165
- Tana River: 215
- Mombasa: 216
- Mandera: 248
- Laikipia: 292
- Taita-Taveta: 307
- Garissa: 313
- Kirinyaga: 358
- Turkana: 369
- Embu: 481
- Kajiado: 506
- Nairobi: 518
- Tharaka-Nithi: 535
- Nyeri: 554
- Kwale: 578
- Nyamira: 634
- Elgeyo Marakwet: 648
- Kilifi: 688
- Nyandarua: 693
- Baringo: 699
- West Pokot: 776
- Uasin Gishu: 815
- Vihiga: 863
- Kiambu: 879
- Busia: 950
- Trans Nzoia: 1,005
- Kisii: 1,006
- Kitui: 1,014
- Kericho: 1,029
- Bomet: 1,061
- Nandi: 1,101
- Machakos: 1,131
- Narok: 1,150
- Meru: 1,259
- Migori: 1,358
- Siaya: 1,390
- Muranga: 1,410
- TOTAL 38,849.
The Commission has also selected training centres close to teachers homes to cut down on travel and other expenses.
TSC has contracted universities to offer the upgrade programme through local institutions which include high schools and Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs).
This shift is due to the huge number of primary school teachers listed for the training.
TSC is targeting teachers who scored KCSE mean grade C+ and above and at least C+ in two teaching subjects.
Below are institutions suggested to offer the P1 teacher upgrading programme sponsored by World Bank.
Nairobi
Lenana School, Buruburu Girls, Jamhuri High, Pangani Girls, KISE Kasarani, Langata High, Moi Forces Academy.
Central
Alliance High, Kenyatta University, Karatina University, JKUAT, Thogoto TTC, Kamwenja TTC, Bishop Gatimu Girls, Muranga TTC, Laikipia University, Dedan Kimathi University, Kirinyaga University.
Nyanza
Kisii School, Nyakach Girls, Ambira Boys, Rongo University, Migori TTC, Nyansiongo High, Kisumu Girls, Nyambaria Boys, Asumbi TTC, Ugenya TTC, Bondo TTC, Homabay High, Sironga Girls, Koru Girls, Seme TTC, Kenyenya TTC, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University.
Western
Chavakali Boys, Butere Girls, Bungoma High, Masinde Muliro University, Musingu High, Kaimosi University, Kivaywa Boys, Butula High, Eregi TTC, Lugari TTC, Mukumu Boys.
Rift Valley
St Anthony Boys Kitale, University of Eldoret, Bomet University, Moi Girls Isinya, Kaplong Girls, Moi Girls Samburu, Kabianga High, Naivasha Boys, Nakuru High, Baringo High, St Joseph Girls Kitale, Narok TTC, Moi Tea Girls, Kilgoris Boys, Turkana University, Nasokol Girls, Tambach TTC.
Eastern
Meru School, Embu University, Machakos Boys, Machakos TTC, Chuka University, KITUI TTC, Kigari TTC, SEK University, Mbooni Boys, Isiolo High, Meru TTC, Marsabit High, Moi Girls Moyale.
North Eastern
Mandera TTC, Garissa University, Wajir Boys High, NEP Girls, Bute Boys, Mandera Boys, Habaswein Boys, County High, Garissa TTC, Moi Girls Mandera.
Coast
Pwani University, Shanzu TTC, Kinango Boys High, Kwale TTC, Lamu Boys High, Serani School, Kwale Boys, Lunga Lunga High.
The Commission has however not yet officially published the list. We shall provide full list once published.
This should be a degree program coz university nowadays undergo program including 42 hrs of contact per session for 8 sessions.and if it’s a TPD program why select only teachers c+ and above and leave others,it will be biased as others with grades below c+ will be left out.kindly check on that.
How about the job group
There’s no center in Nandi county?
its not a complete list kindly wait for official publication
TSC should consider including
P1 teachers with C plain at KCSE but scored at least a C+ in two teaching subjects.Most of such teachers have always registered exemplary results in the former KCPE and current KPSEA results .
Teaching is about experience and not grades
TSC should consider including P1 teachers with a mean grade of C plain at KCSE and at least a C+ in two teaching subjects.Such teachers have always registered exemplary results in the former KCPE and current KPSEA results.
Teaching is more about experience and not generally grades.
Bungoma has only one training centre that is Bungoma high .Will it accommodate that huge number of selected teachers?.
Bungoma has only one training centre that is Bungoma high .Will it accommodate that huge number of selected teachers?.
You should just give us the list of all selected teachers,date and requirement for training.You should also be clear on what will happen afterwards.ie will one move to the next job group,salary increments or what will happen
Why leave aside teachers of c plain meangrade,s you a where that some are the best in those crippled subjects like art and music? Infact there is a teacher I know with c plain mean bt undertaking art and music both pri and junior section. Infact it’s this teacher only who is knowlegble in that area no one else including all those you are talking about. So think of it.
Tsc should also consider teachers with ecde/sne certificates whether diploma or degree.why leave them aside yet they performed well only that could not get a chance to get to universities.this should not be the reason as to why they have deregister them from the program.we are capable of teaching jss having in mind we have p1 certificate and ecde/sne.Infact they should be given the first priority since they have an added advantage of it.
When is selection open?
How can I apply