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Join Our Telegram Group Following the dismissal of a petition that sought to challenge the implementation of the Teacher Professional Development (TPD), the government now is facing the prospect of fulfilling its promise by incurring the cost of TPD. The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nakuru dismissed a petition lodged by Mr Joseph Ngethe […]
Join Our Telegram Group Mr Davis Chirchir, one of President William Samoei Ruto’s inner circle, has called for the removal of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), the Teacher Professional Development (TPD) and the Teacher Performance Appraisal and Development (TPAD). According to Chirchir, the three programmes take a lot of time from teachers hence affecting their ability […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has given teachers across the country one week to complete their Second term Teacher Performance Appraisal and Development (TPAD) appraisals. Teachers now have until the end of the week when schools will be closing complete their TPAD. According to the teachers’ employer, TPAD allows teachers in […]
Mount Kenya University (MKU) has rebuffed claims that the opinion-splitting Teacher Professional Development (TPD) was put on hold. The institution’s management has revealed that they have not received any official communication on the same from the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). MKU released their official advertisement for the roll-out of the September 2022 TPD training programme. […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has officially suspended the unpopular Teacher Professional Development (TPD) training programme. This has happened following Chief Justice Martha Koome’s and her counterparts unanimously dismissing a petition filed by Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition candidate Raila Odinga who was pushing for the declaration of Dr William Ruto as null and […]
The Deputy Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) secretary-general has revealed what transpired during the meeting between the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the teachers’ union. Hesbon Otieno, the KNUT Deputy Secretary-General said that talks regarding salary increments as well as other issues affecting teachers were discussed and concluded. “We had a cordial discussion that […]
Mount Kenya University (MKU) has announced the dates for the Teacher Professional Development (TPD) training that is set to take place once schools close for the holidays next week. The institution sent a text message to teachers informing them when the training will happen. One of the messages sent read as follows: “Dear Anthony, download […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) set December 2022 as the deadline for completing the Teacher Professional Development (TPD) modules which required one (1) to complete. The TPD modules began in December 2021. Around 90,000 teachers have opted to enrol for the TPD introduced by the Commission in December last year. According to an April 2022 […]
The Teacher Professional Development (TPD) training is set to continue this July when schools close with the government covering all the costs required for the training to go ahead. This is after the National Treasury allocated Kshs. 1.16 billion to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to cover the cost of the TPD training. The 2022-2023 […]
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has expressed worry that the government may not have invested enough effort in preparing for the Competency-Based Curriculum’s (CBC) debut at the secondary level. KUPPET has seen a glaring problem of teacher shortage and has recommended the government focus on recruiting more teachers instead of having one-sided […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has implored the three-judge bench that is set to hear a petition to halt the implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). CS Magoha was speaking on Wednesday the 23rd of March in Nairobi when he said that parents and the government as well, have invested hugely in […]
The Teachers Service Commission’s selected institutions to offer the Teacher Professional Development (TPD) are still preparing to offer the training to teachers despite an order from Parliament against the training. Members of Parliament ordered a pause on the TPD until stakeholders have been consulted properly. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has also not given any […]