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Teachers Service Commission (TSC)

KUPPET and KNUT Cry Foul Over Nepotism in TSC Teacher Recruitment

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and two major trade unions have clashed over the recruitment of teachers in Bomet County. The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) have both claimed that there is deep-rooted nepotism that has affected the teacher hiring […]

2022 PROGRAMME FOR UPGRADING OF P1 AND ECDE TEACHERS TO DIPLOMA

Join Our Telegram Group The Ministry is implementing reforms in Teacher Education through Competency Based Teacher Education. The advertisement for placement of the 2022 cohort of trained ECDE and P1 teachers who are yet to be employed has been done. Interested and eligible candidates for the upgrade to Diploma in Early Childhood and Primary Teacher […]

1300 ECDE Teachers Get Employed on PNP Terms

Join Our Telegram Group 1300 Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers from West Pokot County have been appointed on permanent and pensionable terms. In a handover ceremony to appoint letters to the teachers at Kishaunet showground, Governor Professor Lonyangapuo said that the move was a milestone achieved in the education sector. He also said that […]

TSC Issues Warning To Teachers Planning to Abscond Duties to Attend IEBC Training

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) officials in counties across the country have warned teachers that they face disciplinary action if they abscond from their duties to attend Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) training. According to some TSC officials, primary school teachers have the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) national assessment that they are required to […]

24000 Students Awarded Kshs. 81 Million Scholarships in Kericho County Bursaries

24,000 students from Kericho counties got reason to smile after Kericho County Government awarded them bursaries worth Kshs. 81 Million to support their education. During the disbursement event, Kericho County Deputy Governor Lily Ngok said that students in the county’s secondary and tertiary institutions were in need and would benefit greatly from the funds which […]

Government Releases Kshs. 19 Billion Capitation Funds to Schools

The much-awaited Kshs. 19 Billion capitation funds have been released to public primary and secondary schools. The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has also warned heads of institutions against entertaining any corporal punishment meted to learners. According to CS Magoha, the capitation funds will reach schools by Monday with public primary and secondary […]

KNUT and TSC Strike Agreement to Jointly Sensitize Teachers on TPD

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) have agreed to jointly launch a sensitization program on Teacher Professional Development (TPD). This information was revealed by the KNUT Secretary-General Collins Oyuu following a series of meetings with the Commission held at Naivasha. According to Collins Oyuu, KNUT agreed with TSC […]

Magoha Tells Teachers Not To Expect Salary Increments

The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has told teachers that the government cannot afford their demand of a sixty per cent (60%) pay rise. Speaking while in Mombasa where he inspected the construction of Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) classrooms in Changamwe and Bomu, CS Magoha revealed that the government is at the moment focused […]

Good News As TSC Promotes 115000 Teachers and Registers 42000

Teachers across the country have reason to be happy after the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) promoted 115,000 teachers and registered a further 42,000. The Commission is carrying out the difficult task of satisfying teachers as well as ensuring teachers who have acquired the required qualifications are registered as they await to be recruited into service. […]

TSC Shortlisted Candidates to Begin Recruitment Interviews this Thursday

Teachers who applied for employment in the recently advertised slots are set to begin their recruitment interviews this Thursday. Some of the applicants have already received invitations via Short Message Service (SMS) for the interviews which shall start on the 21st of July at 8:00 am and end on the 27th of July 2022. However, […]

KNUT and TSC CBA Talks to Favor Classroom Teachers

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has called on teachers to be patient while the union continues talks with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to include classroom teachers in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). While attending the burial of former Bungoma Central KNUT Executive Secretary Fred Sichangi at Sikusi in Kabuchai constituency, on Saturday, […]