The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is in finality to confirm to permanent and pensionable (pnp) terms a total of 46,000 teachers currently serving on internship terms.
This will be the largest conversion to ever happen. Thanks to president William Ruto with his Kenya Kwanza government agenda that now boosts of employing 56,000 teachers on pnp since their inception.
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 Commission is currently approving the verifiable details of the teachers inline with TSC employment regulations.
During supervision of KCSE 2024 exams, TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia, said the teachers will be confirmed after completion of the process.
“I wish to confirm that we are at the tail end of completing conversion of the 46,000 intern teachers some of whom have served for two years,” said Macharia while flanked by PS Belio Kipsang and other education stakeholders.
The teachers will receive their employment and appointment letters in January 2025 when schools reopen for first time.
Verification of the serving intern teachers were done by TSC sub counties. The teachers were only required to present their identity cards (ID) during the verification exercise at the TSC sub county directors offices.
The teachers then filled the TSC employment forms that sealed the deal that will see them earn better salaries.
Besides better salaries the teachers will also have a comprehensive medical cover, entitlement to leaves and loans among other benefits.
A primary school teacher will earn a net salary of sh 32,000 after statutory deductions while a graduate secondary school teacher including those in junior secondary will earn sh 47,000 in net pay.
TSC had advertised a total of 46,000 teaching jobs on permanent terms where, 6,000 posts are for primary schools, 39, 550 posts for junior schools and 450 posts for secondary schools.
Around 314,000 teachers including non-interns applied for the jobs. However from the recruitment scoresheet it released, the Commission elevated all intern teachers and secured their employment to permanent terms.
TSC awarded 50 marks to serving intern teachers in primary, junior and secondary schools.
In the scoresheet the lowest serving intern teacher in junior secondary scooped a maximum of 62 marks while the lowest non-intern teacher scored a maximum of 45 marks.
TSC has previously stated that teachers will only be recruited to permanent terms after going through the internship process.