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KNUT Wants C (Plain) Teachers to be posted in Secondary Schools

Join Our Telegram Group The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) wants the Teachers Service Commission to consider deploying teachers who attained grade C (Plain) in their national examinations to secondary schools. Currently, the Commission only recruits candidates who attained grade C+ to teach in secondary schools. KNUT Secretary-General Collins Oyuu lauded the government’s move […]

TSC Reveals When Negotiations for 2021-2025 CBA Will Begin

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has revealed that negotiations on the 2021-2025 non-monetary Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) will start in January 2023. The TSC Director of Legal, Labour and Industrial Relations Cavin Anyuor confirmed that they had received more than seven letters […]

Distribution of 4000 Slots for Primary Intern Teachers Dec 2022

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has released the distribution of the four thousand slots for primary intern teachers for December 2022 as follows: RECRUITMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS PRIMARY TEACHER INTERNS POSTS – 4000 DISTRIBUTION BY COUNTY – DECEMBER 2022 S/NO COUNTY POSTS 1 Baringo 85 2 Bomet 85 3 Bungoma […]

Teachers’ Unions Urge MPs Not to Interfere With the Recruitment Process

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) have warned politicians against interfering with the recruitment of teachers. The two unions said that it is the responsibility of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to recruit teachers. KNUT Secretary General Collins Oyuu was speaking during the Annual Delegates […]

TSC to Shortlist Just 5 Applicants per Post in the Upcoming Recruitment

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has revealed that in the upcoming recruitment exercise, they will prioritize tutors who have been unemployed for the longest duration since graduation. Those serving as interns in secondary schools will be absorbed automatically to teach in elementary schools. Yesterday TSC announced that teachers who qualified in 2010 or earlier and […]

KICD Releases Junior Secondary School Syllabus

The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has released the consumer rights syllabus for 2023 Grade Seven learners. This was revealed through a joint statement with the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK), KICD revealed that the syllabus was important due to the emerging trends on consumer rights in light of digital financial services. The syllabus […]

2022/2023 TSC Recruitment Roadmap for Teachers and Teacher Interns

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has released a recruitment roadmap for teachers and teachers for 2022/2023. The window to submit applications is ending tomorrow and the roadmap is to be used to guide the recruitment process. TSC Regional and County directors are set to undergo virtual sensitization tomorrow regarding the recruitment standards. The recruitment process […]

TSC: Teachers Aged 56 Years and Above To Work In Their Home Areas

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has revealed that considerations are in place regarding the delocalization program. Part of those considerations is to allow teachers aged 56 years or older to work in their home counties. Besides, their spouses are to be stationed in stations that are near the schools where those aged 56 years or […]

MPs Warn TSC over Corruption in Recruitment of Teachers

Members of Parliament (MPs) have warned the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) over the upcoming recruitment of teachers who are set to fill 35,550 vacancies in primary and junior secondary schools. The lawmakers informed the TSC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Nancy Macharia yesterday that recruitment and promotion of teachers have always been marred with corruption […]

KNUT wants a 60% Salary Increase for Teachers

In the implementation of the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has revealed that it will ‘fight’ for a pay rise of 60% for teachers in all job grades. KNUT Secretary-General Collins Oyuu was speaking in Kisumu where he disclosed that some teachers had stayed in the same job […]