The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) changed the grading system for primary and secondary school teachers immediately after signing of the sh 54 billion Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) 2017 to 2021 between it and the three teachers unions.
TSC adopted the Career Progression Guidelines (CPG) as a way of grading and promoting teachers to various grades.
According to the Commission CPG are clear modalities designed to enable the Commission implement CBAs.
PROMOTION OF TEACHERS GRADE B5 TO C1
Grade B5 is the only grade found only in primary school teachers. Grade B5 also known as Primary Teacher II is the entry grade for all primary school teachers and is in T-Scale 5. All newly employed teachers fall under this category.
A newly recruited teacher in primary school will start in job group B5. A teacher in Grade B5 will automatically be promoted to Grade C1 after serving for three years.
According to CPG no additional education or any interview is needed for promoting teachers from B5 to C1. One is only required to have served for 3 years in B5 to be moved to C1 automatically.
PROMOTION OF TEACHERS GRADE C1 TO C2
In primary school, teachers who have spent three years in Grade B5 are automatically moved to Grade C1.
Primary school teachers in Grade C1 are also known as Primary Teacher I and are in T-Scale 6.
Promotion of primary school teachers in Grade C1 to C2 is not automatic. Infact in primary school Grade C2 belongs to Senior Teachers.
Grade C2 is a promotional grade for primary school teachers. It is also an entry grade into the administrative cadre. Entry into this grade is competitive and subject to availability of vacancies.
For a primary school teacher to be promoted from Grade C1 to Grade C2 he/she must apply online when TSC makes an advert.
He/she must also have served for at least three years in Grade C1 in addition to having the required qualifications which is a minimum of a Diploma.
In secondary school Grade C1 is the entry grade for Diploma teachers. Secondary school teachers with Diplomas enter this grade immediately after recruitment.
A secondary school teacher in Grade C1 is also known as Secondary Teacher II.
Secondary school Diploma teachers in Grade C1 will then move to Grade C2 automatically after serving for three years.
Kindly note that all teachers in areas classified as ASAL and Hard to staff areas are promoted on affirmative action.
PROMOTION OF TEACHERS GRADE C2 TO C3
In primary school Grade C2 belongs to senior teachers. This is a promotional grade for primary school teachers.
It is also an entry grade into the administrative cadre. Entry into this grade is not automatic but competitive and subject to availability of vacancies.
For one to be appointed to this grade he/she must have served as Primary Teacher I in T-Scale 6 for a minimum period of three years.
TSC also has a plan to promote practicing primary school teachers with degree in secondary option to teach in secondary schools.
Primary school teachers deployed to teach in secondary schools start at Grade C2.
In secondary school Grade C2 is a promotional grade for Diploma teachers. Diploma teachers in Grade C1 are automatically promoted to Grade C2 after serving for three years.
For a secondary school Diploma teacher in Grade C2 to move to Grade C3, he/she must attend a promotional interview. Its not automatic.
In secondary school Grade C2 is also the entry grade for Graduate Teachers. All secondary school teachers with degree enter this grade upon employment by TSC.
Secondary school Graduate teachers then automatically move to Grade C3 after serving for three years.
Below are different salaries and allowances paid to teachers in Grade B5, C1, C2 and C3
BASIC SALARY
| Grade | TSC Scale | Basic Pay Minimum | Basic Pay Maximum |
| B5 | 5 | 21,756 | 27,195 |
| C1 | 6 | 27,195 | 33,994 |
| C2 | 7 | 34,955 | 43,694 |
| C3 | 8 | 43,154 | 53,943 |
COMMUTER ALLOWANCE
| Grade | TSC Scale | Commuter Allowance |
| B5 | 5 | 4,000 |
| C1 | 6 | 4,000 |
| C2 | 7 | 5,000 |
| C3 | 8 | 6,000 |
DISABILITY GUIDE ALLOWANCE
| Grade | TSC Scale | Disability Guide Allowance |
| B5 | 5 | 20,000 |
| C1 | 6 | 20,000 |
| C2 | 7 | 20,000 |
| C3 | 8 | 20,000 |
LEAVE ALLOWANCE
| Grade | TSC Scale | Annual Leave Allowance |
| B5 | 5 | 4,000 |
| C1 | 6 | 4,000 |
| C2 | 7 | 6,000 |
| C3 | 8 | 6,000 |
HOUSE ALLOWANCE
| Grade | TSC Scale | Hse1 Nairobi | Hse2 -Major Municipalities- Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii and Kitale | Hse3 -Other former Minor Municipalities | Hse4 – alI other areas |
| BS | 5 | 6,750 | 4,500 | 3,850 | 3,200 |
| C1 | 6 | 10,000 | 7,500 | 5,800 | 4,200 |
| C2 | 7 | 16,500 | 12,800 | 9,600 | 7,500 |
| C3 | 8 | 28,000 | 22,000 | 16,500 | 13,000 |
HARDSHIP ALLOWANCE
| Grade | TSC Scale | Hardship Allowance |
| B5 | 5 | 6,600 |
| C1 | 6 | 8,200 |
| C2 | 7 | 10,900 |
| C3 | 8 | 12,300 |
Need to be promoted to C2 have a diploma
I have served in grade B5 since 2009 and I’ve not been promoted. What is the procedure
Kazi kuntu
Doesn’t matter
Am in grade C1,so I need a diploma to be able to go C2?
I have a degree ecde( pry option) am l qualified for promotion to junior secondary . KCSE mean grade plain
Very good and am pleased with what you are doing to elevate teachers and motivate them as they go on with this hared task. My worries is , l have been applying for the same promotion but sll has been in vain. I still don’t understand if you still use the same createria of promotion. I am a holder of degree of ECDE in primary section and its 3 years now since.
C3 where did we go wrong 12 plus years in the same grade
C3??????? WHERE DID WE GO WRONG 12 PLUS YEARS IN THE SAMA GRADE?????????
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Am in C2 primary senior teacher ll many years nowhatma yetu ni gani
I suggest that all teachers with masters degree in education be promoted to grade D4 .automatically This will be encourage teachers to acquire higher qualification
C3 trs stagnated for years .Do you see ????
Tefn years in the same job group
I have acted as senior teacher for 5years now you can be sure those promotions are not for all of us
Sure.I agree.
A very good concern for teachers. My concern is, am suffering from epilepsy for so many years now. What is the way forward for the disability allowance?
Even though they may promote to whatever grade they still take the added increment through other means like Provident fund.So the end result it does not profit the teacher.
Why consider only P1 teachers for deployment to Junior high schools? Why are you silent on ‘A’ level holders graduates serving teachers? I request you address this concern. Otherwise efforts on professional improvement and honour especially in teaching may not deem necessary in future. Note: Former mistakes need not be repeated but rather corrected. Yours, disheartened victim.
Do we need to occasionally review our systems or manner of doing things? On this I refer to grading and promotion of teachers. Can we have a number of years’ term for any changes like the constitutional presidential 5-year term that is noticable? With this we can be sure of higher consistency and dependability in the teaching service.
Point of may I know. Why can’t Tsc promote those Teachers who have been in ‘TUSOME TRAINING ‘ for along time?Teachers acquired knowledge and skills to handle grade 1_3.???
I have been in grade C 2 for last six years and I had attended my diploma in ECD which could enable me get automatic promotion after every three years which has been invain and very frustrating.
I have been in grade C 2 for last six years and I had attended my diploma in ECD which could enable me get automatic promotion after every three years which has been invain and very frustrating.
I am a demoralized teacher. I was teaching outside my home county. Then I was promoted to HOI from classroom because I had job group M and taken away from what I called home away from home, where I settled because I could not get transfer to the original home. My question is, how do I manage three homes as a lady at 55 years of age and still teach? Help me because this is too difficult for me to bear. I have also not had any responsibility allowance since I left home. I have done a swap but has not been helpful.
Any teacher with C+should be allowed to teach in junior sec if the teacher has a C+ in two teaching subjects.my opinion