Some unemployed primary school teachers are calling on the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to follow the year of graduation in recruitment for the sake of fairness.
The teachers want the Commission to follow the year that teachers graduated from their respective Teacher Training Colleges (TTC) in its recruitment exercise.
The teachers protested after the Commission revealed a scoresheet that put teachers who graduated with their Primary Teacher Education (PTE) in 2015 and before in the same grouping.
According to the score sheet released in July, teachers who graduated in the year 2015 or backwards were given the same marks.
Those who graduated in 2016 were awarded 30 marks, 2017 were awarded 25 marks, 2018 awarded 20 marks, 2019 awarded 15 marks, 2020 awarded 10 marks and 2021 or later awarded 5 marks.
The teachers who protested the marks awarded on the score sheet argued that if a teacher graduated in 2010 he or she cannot be awarded the same marks as those who graduated in 2015.
SCORING AREAS | MAXIMUM SCORE | |
A | Professional P1 qualifications | |
6-14 points | 40 | |
15-26 points | 35 | |
27-38 points | 30 | |
39-52 points | 25 | |
53-64 points | 20 | |
NB: The score does not include teaching practice MAXIMUM SCORE | 40 | |
B | Evidence of internship service | |
Served for three (3) years | 15 | |
Served for (2) years | 10 | |
Currently serving the first year of internship | 05 | |
MAXIMUM SCORE | 15 | |
C | Length of Stay since qualifying as a teacher | |
i. 2015 and before | 35 | |
ii. 2016 | 30 | |
iii. 2017 | 25 | |
iv. 2018 | 20 | |
v. 2019 | 15 | |
Vi 2020 | 10 | |
vii. 2021 and after | 05 | |
MAXIMUM SCORE | 35 | |
D | Diploma in Primary Teacher Education (CBC Upgrade) | |
MAXIMUM SCORE | 10 | |
GRAND TOTAL | 100 |
TSC will publish the names of shortlisted teachers on their website between Wednesday 13th of July and Friday 15th of July 2022.
In the recently advertised TSC jobs, the Commission is set to recruit 14,460 primary and secondary school teachers as well as Teacher Training College (TTC) tutors by July.
Requirements for Applicants
1) Secondary school teachers
- Be a Kenyan citizen;
- Be a holder of at least a diploma in education;
- Must be a registered teacher with the Teachers Service Commission
2) Teacher Training Colleges
- Be a Kenyan citizen;
- Must be a holder of at least a Bachelor’s degree in Education;
- Must be a registered teacher with the Teachers Service Commission.
3) Primary School Teachers
- Be a Kenyan citizen;
- Must be a holder of a P1 certificate;
- Must be a registered teacher with the Teachers Service Commission.