Classroom teachers are waiting with bated breath for Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to advertise their promotion vacancies for financial year 2024 – 2025.
The Commission CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia had hinted of sweeping promotions for teachers at end of this year.
Speaking during supervision of KCSE 2024 exams, TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia said the Commission has been allocated sh. 1 billion for promotion of teachers in this financial year.
TSC has already advertised a total 5,690 promotion vacancies for school administrators requiring applications to be made by 18th November 2024.
TSC has advertised vacancies for principal, deputy principal, headteacher and deputy headteacher positions.
VACANCIES FOR PRINCIPALS, DEPUTY PRINCIPALS, HEADTEACHERS & DEPUTY
| S/No | Advert No. | Advert Name | T- Scale | Grade | Posts |
| 1. | 01/2024 | Principal (Post Primary) | 13 | D3 | 755 |
| 2. | 02/2024 | Deputy Principal III (Post Primary) | 11 | D1 | 816 |
| 3. | 03/2024 | Head-Teacher (Primary) | 10 | C5 | 1,208 |
| 4. | 04/2024 | Deputy Head teacher II (Primary) | 9 | C4 | 2,911 |
| TOTAL | 5,690 |
The Commission will on December advertise other thousands of promotion vacancies for classroom teachers. This will mostly touch teachers in grades C1 and C2.
Last year TSC advertised a total of 36,505 promotion slots for primary and post primary school teachers at a cost of sh 1 billion.
The Commission received close to two hundred thousands applications from teachers.
This year TSC has also been allocated similar funds for promoting teachers across all cadres.
Speaking during supervision of KCSE 2024 exams, TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia said the Commission has been allocated sh. 1 billion for promotion of teachers in December.
Of the 36,505 vacancies advertised in September last year, 17,914 were for primary school teachers.
The interviews for primary school teachers were done from 4th to 15th December 2023.
Secondary school teachers and Teacher Training College (TTC) tutors had their interviews running from 3rd to 16th January 2024.
However many teachers criticized last years promotion interviews claiming they were marred with corruption and lacked merit.
The application for promotion will be done online after which a list of shortlisted candidates will be released.
Interview dates will be issued for candidates who will also be required to appear with the following documents during the exercise.
1) Original National ID Card
2) Original Academic and Professional Certificates
3) Letter of appointment to the current Grade
4) Letter of appointment to the current post (where applicable)
5) Analysed individual subject results in KCPE/KCSE Examinations for the last three years, certified by TSC County Directors/Sub County Directors.
6) Performance Appraisal Reports for the last three years
7) Any other relevant testimonials supporting your performance
