The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has lowered requirements for deployment of primary school teachers to junior school.
Its a windfall for teachers who acquired degrees certificates but had grade C plain in KCSE mean grade as well as in the two teaching subjects.
In a memo dated 4th July 2024, TSC has requested to be furnished with details of teachers working in primary schools but are holders of diploma and degree in secondary schools with C plain and above in KCSE.
The lowering of the deployment requirements comes at a time the Commission is facing wrath of junior school intern teachers who are pushing for their confirmation to permanent terms.
TSC has on its payroll a total of 46,000 teachers serving on internship terms.
These are 21,550 junior school and 4,000 primary school intern teachers recruited in February 2023. 450 secondary school intern teachers recruited in April 2023. 18,000 junior school and 2,000 primary school intern teachers recruited in September 2023.
The plan to confirm the intern teachers on PNP terms was suspended after the Finance Bill was annulled by President William Ruto following pressure from Gen Z.
In an interview Ruto revealed that there are no near plans to confirm the teachers due to budget constraints.
Previously P1 teachers with Degree of Education (secondary option) but with C plain in KCSE were required to produce a Diploma for them to be considered for promotion to junior school.
Below is a memo that was released by the Commission.
TEACHERS SERVICE COMMISSION
INTERNAL MEMO
TO
REFTSC/DTPM/CDS/40/VOL.ll/115
4th July 2024
REQUEST FOR DATA ON SERVING PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WITH BACHELOR’S AND DIPLOMA DEGREES
The Directorate is conducting an assessment to determine the number of primary school teachers currently serving with the requisite Bachelor’s and Diploma degrees.
Please provide the data in terms of numbers, segregated by County and categorized into the following groups: –
l) Holders of the required Bachelors and Diploma certificates with a minimum mean grade of C+ at KCSE and a minimum of C+ in each of the two teaching subjects [or equivalent).
Holders of the required Bachelor’s and Diploma certificates with a minimum mean grade of C+ at KCSE and a minimum of C plain in each of the two teaching subjects (or equivalent).
Holders of required Bachelor’s and Diploma degrees with a minimum mean grade of C plain at KCSE and a minimum of C+ in each of the two teaching subjects (or equivalent).
Holders of the required Bachelor’s and Diploma degrees with a minimum mean grade of C plain at KCSE and a minimum of C plain in each of the two teaching subjects (or its equivalent).
Holders of the required Bachelor’s and Diploma degrees with a minimum mean grade of C- (minus) and below with two teaching subjects without regard to the grades in the teaching subjects.
Other categories (if any, specify)
Kindly submit the data as shown in the attached format:
The purpose of this memo is to request for submission of the data on or before 11th July, 2024.
DR. MUGWUKU NTHAMBURI F. AFTRA
DIRECTOR (TEACHER PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT)