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2022/2023 TSC VACANCIES FOR TEACHING POSTS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY AND JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

2022/2023 TSC VACANCIES FOR TEACHING POSTS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY AND JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission invites applications from qualified candidates to fill the following vacancies to support the implementation of a Competency-Based Curriculum: – 9,000 posts on Permanent and Pensionable Terms of Service for Secondary School Teachers. 1,000 posts […]

CCTV Shows Police Officer Stealing Money from KCSE Invigilators

Join Our Telegram Group A police officer who was overseeing the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination allegedly stole money from invigilators.  The police officer who was posted at Kimulot Secondary School in Bomet appeared on CCTV going through the handbags of female invigilators before he took out what looked like money. The […]

Latest Changes Revealed As Grade 6 Learners Join Junior Secondary

Public and private schools have revealed that they will not be using the same uniforms for Grade Seven learners next year. This was revealed in a meeting that involved both the Kenya Primary School Heads Association (KEPSHA) and the Kenya Private Schools Association (KEPSA) where they said that they will use different uniforms for junior […]

This Is When Delocalized School Heads Will Be Re-Routed/swapped

The abolishment of the Teachers Service Commission’s (TSC) delocalization by President William Ruto’s administration has given optimism to heads of institutions that they will be finally back in their home counties soon. However, despite the abolishment, it will take longer for heads of institutions across the country to be transferred back to their home counties. […]

KNEC to Probe Incident where Candidates Missed Exams

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has promised to conduct an investigation into an incident where around 21 students failed to sit for their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) theory examination papers on the second day of the examinations. KNEC’s Chief Executive Officer David Njengere said that there was a misleading statement issued on […]

State to Hire 3000 TVET Teachers

The government is set to recruit 3,000 trainers meant for Technical Vocational and Training (TVETs) rto address shortfalls of trainers for those institutions. During the Annual General Meeting of the Kenya Association of Technical Institutions (KATTI) held in Mombasa, the Permanent Secretary for TVETs Esther Muoria said that the current administration is willing to assist […]

AON Issued Deadline for Teachers to Change Dependents

AON Minet, the sole teachers’ medical service provider has directed teachers who wish to change dependents to do so by the 31st of December 2022. AON Minet is a medical insurance services firm that covers more than 350,000 teachers employed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). The announcement was issued via Short Message Service (SMS) […]

Education PS Sees Fault in Militarization of National Examinations

Today the Principal Secretary of Basic Education Dr Belio Kipsang revealed changes in the way national examinations are administered. It has also been revealed that the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) are set to go through modifications made in the administration of national examinations. Dr Kipsang […]

President Ruto Praised for Ending Delocalization

Heads of Institutions (HOIs) across the country have praised the Head of State for doing away with the delocalization policy that led to the mass transfer of teachers from their home counties. The head teachers termed the policy as punitive and that it had led to the deaths of many of their colleagues and even […]

Kenya to host Academy on AI and Machine Learning

Kenya is set to host an academy for researchers and scholars on artificial intelligence and machine learning in Africa between the 12th and the 16th of December 2022. The academy is set to unite seventy-five (75) PhD, Master and Post-Graduate students together with their supervisors from 22 universities across 18 African countries who will be […]

TSC to Prioritize Recruitment of JSS Teachers in January’s Recruitment Drive

According to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer Dr Nancy Macharia, the Commission will prioritize Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers in the January 2023’s mass recruitment drive. The Commission is set to recruit 30,000 teachers next month. While in Mombasa where she supervised the opening of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) […]