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TSC to Replace CPG With ‘Levels 1–6’ System in June; Check New Salary Scales

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End of an Era: TSC to Scrap CPG in June 2026, Introducing ‘Levels 1 to 6’ to Slash Promotion Timelines

NAIROBI, Kenya — The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has announced a radical overhaul of its human resource architecture, confirming that the controversial Career Progression Guidelines (CPG) will be completely phased out by June 2026.

Making the landmark revelation, TSC Director for Legal Services Mr. Calvin Anyuor disclosed that the commission will abolish the traditional teacher job grades ranging from B5 to D5.

In their place, a streamlined framework comprising Levels 1 to 6 will be introduced.

The primary objective of this historic transition is to eliminate systemic stagnation within the teaching service.

Under the current CPG framework, a classroom teacher could take up to 36 years to reach the highest job group.

The new Level 1 to 6 system will slash this career timeline down to just 16 to 18 years, effectively cutting the path to the peak of the profession in half.

In strict compliance with constitutional requirements, the TSC has finalized the draft policy and will soon subject the new framework to intensive public participation forums across the country before its official roll-out.

The Transitional Phase: Projected Salary Notches for July 2026 (CBA Phase 2)

As the commission prepares to collapse the old grading system into the new levels, the transition will coincide with the implementation of Phase 2 of the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

To help educators understand their financial placement ahead of the restructuring, here is the official breakdown of the projected salary notches across the existing T-Scales, effective July 1, 2026:

Primary and Lower Secondary Grades

B5 – T-Scale 5: Primary Teacher II

C1 – T-Scale 6: Primary Teacher I, Secondary Teacher II, Lecturer II

C2 – T-Scale 7: Senior Teacher II, Secondary Teacher II, Lecturer III

Intermediate and Institutional Management Grades

C3 – T-Scale 8: Senior Teacher I, Secondary Teacher I, Lecturer I, Primary Headteacher

C4 – T-Scale 9: Deputy Headteacher II

C5 – T-Scale 10: Headteacher, Deputy Principal IV, Senior Master IV

Senior Administrative and Institutional Leadership Grades (D Series)

D1 – T-Scale 11: Deputy Principal III, Senior Master III

D2 – T-Scale 12: Deputy Principal II, Senior Master II

D3 – T-Scale 13: Principal, Deputy Principal I

D4 – T-Scale 14: Senior Principal

D5 – T-Scale 15: Chief Principal

A Highly Anticipated Shift

The removal of the old CPG structure marks a significant policy victory for teacher unions, who have long argued that the existing guidelines acted as a barrier to natural career growth. By establishing a modern system based on compressed “Levels,” the TSC aims to foster motivation, enhance retention, and ensure that exemplary performance leads to rapid upward mobility.

Teachers are highly encouraged to review these projected basic salary figures and prepare to actively voice their inputs once the TSC officially gazettes the public participation calendar for the “Levels 1 to 6” policy transition.

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