STRATEGIC PLAN
Presently, TSC estimates an overall teacher shortage of 96,345 – 38,054 at the primary school and 58,291 at the post primary school levels.

According to the strategic plan, TSC had 317,069 teachers on its payroll as at last June, and they deployed to 30,892 public educational institutions in the country.

A total of 317,000 teachers are currently trained but are yet to be employed by TSC.

Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) which over the years has opposed the programme is now supporting the recruitment of intern teachers in order to address the shortage being witnessed in the country.

The Education Committee has also supported the proposal and TSC is set to develop a policy framework on the recruitment of the interns who will be paid.

ENTRY GRADE
At the same time, close to 3,265 teachers trainee who were admitted to teachers training colleges with lower in October last year will now have to look for alternative courses after the Ministry reverted to the older entry grade.

However, Senate Education Committee now wants the government to compensate the trainees.

The Committee chairman Christopher Langat (Bomet) said it’s unfair for the government to keep the students in college for two terms and send them packing.

“Parents invested in school fees for their children and the government must refund the cash and provide alternative courses to these students,” said Dr Langat.

Early this month, former Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed agreed to withdraw Legal Notice No118 of 2018 which had lowered the minimum admission requirements for diploma and certificate entry to D (plain) for certificate, C-(minus) for Diploma, and C+ (plus) for degree.

This is after the TSC sued her insisting that it was only the Commission under the law that could lower entry grade to teachers training colleges.

STRATEGIC PLAN
Presently, TSC estimates an overall teacher shortage of 96,345 – 38,054 at the primary school and 58,291 at the post primary school levels.

According to the strategic plan, TSC had 317,069 teachers on its payroll as at last June, and they deployed to 30,892 public educational institutions in the country.

A total of 317,000 teachers are currently trained but are yet to be employed by TSC.

Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) which over the years has opposed the programme is now supporting the recruitment of intern teachers in order to address the shortage being witnessed in the country.

The Education Committee has also supported the proposal and TSC is set to develop a policy framework on the recruitment of the interns who will be paid.

ENTRY GRADE
At the same time, close to 3,265 teachers trainee who were admitted to teachers training colleges with lower in October last year will now have to look for alternative courses after the Ministry reverted to the older entry grade.

However, Senate Education Committee now wants the government to compensate the trainees.

The Committee chairman Christopher Langat (Bomet) said it’s unfair for the government to keep the students in college for two terms and send them packing.

“Parents invested in school fees for their children and the government must refund the cash and provide alternative courses to these students,” said Dr Langat.

Early this month, former Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed agreed to withdraw Legal Notice No118 of 2018 which had lowered the minimum admission requirements for diploma and certificate entry to D (plain) for certificate, C-(minus) for Diploma, and C+ (plus) for degree.

This is after the TSC sued her insisting that it was only the Commission under the law that could lower entry grade to teachers training colleges.