TSC sources reveal pay day for intern teachers

TSC sources reveal pay day for intern teachers

Sources close to the Commission have revealed the date when the newly employed intern teachers will start getting their salaries.

Early January this year, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) posted a total of 1,995 intern teachers to schools.

TSC also renewed internship contract for 4,005 teachers whose one year term ended in December 2021. This brought the total number of intern teachers to 6,000.

However the teachers missed their January stipend and have been struggling to pay for basic needs #lowerfoodprices.

The Commission had advertised 1,995 teacher internship posts in September 2021 where 1,038 posts went to primary schools and 957 posts to secondary schools.

TSC said the recruitment of the intern teachers is in support of the Governments initiative to develop a pool of young talents for the Kenyan Labour Market.

“TSC is determined to see that teachers are properly staffed. It is working with Ministry of Education to ensure enough teachers are provided by recruiting 5,000 teachers every year and also by engaging intern teachers,” reads a section of the TSC internship policy.

Sadly the recruited intern teachers missed their January pay. TSC said payment for intern teachers are made earlier depending on the date they were received in their new station.

School heads upon receiving the intern teachers are required to fill and submit online casualty that will speed the payment process.

Delay in submitting online casualty form on time derails the Commission effort to effect payment.

However TSC sources say the intern teachers attached to both primary and secondary schools should expect their stipend for January and February to be paid on Friday 25th February 2022.

The teachers will also have their payslips made available on the TSC T-Pay portal to show the total earning plus deductions.

Interns attached to primary schools get a monthly stipend of Kshs. 15,000/= while those in secondary schools get Kshs. 20,000/=.

In the year 2020 recruitment of teachers on permanent terms TSC failed to automatically confirm intern teachers, instead it awarded them ten marks for serving under internship.

However in the new score sheet it released to guide recruitment of teachers in July 2021, TSC directed 30 marks to be awarded to applicants who will provide “evidence of internship service”.

There are still complains by some teachers on why intern teachers should be awarded 30 marks when some have served for less than two months under internship.

Some years ago TSC used to bar intern teachers from applying for permanent and pensionable jobs once under internship.

The teachers were only allowed to apply after finishing their contract. However this has changed.

TSC sources reveal pay day for intern teachers
Letter of internship for a teacher

In January also the Commission declared 2,945 replacement vacancies to replace teachers exiting service through natural attrition i.e. 2,053 posts for primary schools and 892 posts for secondary schools.

REPLACEMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOLTEACHERS EXITING SERVICE THROUGH NATURAL ATTRITION – JANUARY, 2022

COUNTYPOSTS
BARINGO47
BOMET46
BUNGOMA96
BUSIA36
ELGEYO-MARAKWET18
EMBU39
GARISSA6
HOMA-BAY43
ISIOLO15
KAJIADO31
KAKAMEGA104
KERICHO36
KIAMBU120
KILIFI48
KIRINYAGA32
KISII72
KISUMU55
KITUI94
KWALE25
LAIKIPIA25
LAMU4
MACHAKOS83
MAKUENI56
MANDERA8
MARSABIT29
MERU45
MIGORI50
MOMBASA23
MURANGA72
NAIROBI65
NAKURU81
NANDI49
NAROK11
NYAMIRA35
NYANDARUA69
NYERI64
SAMBURU6
SIAYA85
TAITA-TAVETA33
TANA-RIVER15
THARAKA-NITHI19
TRANS-NZOIA43
TURKANA13
UASIN-GISHU37
VIHIGA57
WAJIR4
WEST-POKOT12
TOTAL2053

The teachers recruited will serve on Permanent and Pensionable terms of service. 

Eligibility

To qualify for recruitment, a candidates were required to meet the following basic requirements:

  1. Be a Kenyan citizen;
  2. Must be a holder of a P1 certificate in the case of primary schools and a minimum of a diploma in education in the case of secondary schools; 
  3. Must be a registered teacher with Teachers Service Commission.

Mode of Application

Interested and qualified candidates were required to submit their applications online through the Commission’s website, www.tsc.go.ke under ‘Careers’ or https://teachersonline.tsc.go.ke not later than 1st February, 2022.

Specific information on available vacancies per county/or schools was made available in the Commission’s website: www.tsc.go.ke. 

ROADMAP FOR RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS – JANUARY 2022

S/NOACTIVITYTIME LINESDURATION
1.Advertise Vacant Posts Wednesday 19th January, 2022 
2.Virtual Sensitization of Regional DirectorsFriday 21st January,20221 Day
3.Online ApplicationsWednesday 19th January, 2022– Tuesday 1st February, 202214 Days
4.Collection of Employment Forms by County DirectorsFriday 28th, January, 20221 Day
5.Generation and Sending of Merit Lists to County DirectorsWednesday 2nd February, 2022 – Thursday 3rd February, 2022 2 Days
6.County Selection Process and Filling of Application for Employment Forms by Successful CandidatesFriday 11th February, 2022 – Thursday 17th February, 20225 Days
7Concurrent vetting at the Headquarters Friday 18th February, 2022 – Monday 21st February, 20222 Days
8Vetting and Handling of Complaints at County LevelTuesday 22nd February, 2022 – Friday 25th February, 20224 Days
9.Receiving of Documents at the TSC HeadquartersMonday 28th February, 2022 – Thursday 3rd March, 2022 4 Days
10.Capturing of Details of Successful
Candidates, Opening of Files, Printing, Signing, Dispatching of Offer Letters & Initiation of Posting on Entry/Exit Reports Module.
Friday 4th March, 2022 – Friday 25th March, 202215 Days
11.Reporting of Teachers to schoolsMonday 25th April, 2022
COUNTY DIRECTORS TO SUBMIT REPORTING STATUS BY 25TH MAY, 2022

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