“Teachers will be required to undertake prescribed professional development programmes to facilitate their career progression as per provisions of regulation 48 of the code of regulations for Teachers,” says the promotion guidelines.
Teachers face the sack for failure to attend six professional development training in their careers that will also determine their promotions.Each level of the training will take five years and is structure in such a way that, teachers will transit from one level to the next until the sixth level in their teaching careers spanning 25 to 30 years.
The professional development training will also influence how teachers move up the 11 job grades and higher pay that comes with promotions.A primary school teacher will be required to have KCSE C (Plain) and Primary Teacher Education (PTE) Certificate.Secondary school teachers will be required to have KCSE C+ (Plus) and a Diploma in Education or degree.
