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The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has released new guidelines on union dues, agency fee, Payslips portal (T-Pay), salary deductions and the one-third, 1/3, of the basic salary rule. The new guidelines are contained in the latest TSC circular titled; ‘Guidelines on management of payroll check-off facility’. Third party transaction fee The Commission has, at the […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has released new requirements for registration of Secondary School Teachers. The Commission wants the Bachelor of Education Science and Arts degrees (currently offered at universities) be scrapped. In preparation for the full roll out of the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) TSC proposes that the teachers be trained in Bachelor of […]
Teachers and other civil servants will not receive any new salaries any time soon, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has declared. According to the latest circular by SRC, no new Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) will be signed in the next two years as a result of the bloated wage bill and effects of the […]
Comprehensive teacher training on the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) and Competency Based Assessment (CBA) started on November 24, 2021 countrywide. Expected to end on December 17, 2021, the training targets two teachers and a head teacher from each public primary school, including those handling learners with special needs. Quality Assurance and Standards Director Dr Mugwuku […]
The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has honoured 31 teachers who have consistently demonstrated exemplary performance in teaching, management and effective delivery of the curriculum for quality education. The teachers are drawn from all over the country. “I wish to state that the process of identifying the teachers to be rewarded today has been done in […]
The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, wants all secondary school teachers to undergo mandatory refresher training courses. According to the Commission learning areas introduced under the new Education system have made it mandatory for all teachers to go back to school to gain skills on how to handle the subject adjustments as the secondary schools prepare […]
The Teacher Service Commission (TSC) has assured teachers of fair recruitment during the recruitment exercise that is set to begin soon. TSC Narok County Director, Bernard Kimachas, who spoke in his office today said 45 primary school teachers and 78 secondary school teachers would be recruited in the county. He reiterated that the recruiting panel […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has rolled out a new programme to mitigate against under-staffing in schools. The ambitious programme dubbed ‘Virtual Lessons For Schools’ will largely benefit schools in remote areas. The Commission says it has trained over 163,000 tutors to roll out virtual lessons that would be scaled up to cover most schools. […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has revealed top ten fears among teachers. According to a new report on teachers’ preparedness report the anticipated new fourth wave of Covid-19 has been listed as the greatest challenge facing teachers, currently. The report further says that teachers may not be well prepared to tackle the challenges (of the new […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has moved tp have the Bachelors of Education Science and Arts degrees scrapped from universities, starting September, 2021. These new changes are contained in the latest TSC ‘FRAMEWORK ON ENTRY REQUIREMENTS IN THE TEACHING SERVICE’. In the proposals, all the 8-4-4 and CBC students must undertake first the Bachelor of […]
Universities are up in arms over the move by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to scrap the Bachelor of Education Degree Programmes. In the proposals the Commission instead wants university students to undergo a three year study in Bachelors (Science or Arts) degree before proceeding for a one year Post Graduate Diploma in Education. These […]
The Teacher Service Commission, TSC, has announced 21 internship opportunities in various specialization. In line with the Government internship policy ,the commission intends to offer internship opportunities to qualified youths in various areas of specialization to enable them gain practical work experience which will improve their competencies and competitiveness in career progression. The opportunities have […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is carrying out Bio-metric Enrollment and Validation (BEVOT) for all teachers. The overall objective of the Biometric Enrolment and Validation of Teachers is to establish and manage a reliable integrated biometric database of teachers engaged by the Commission either on permanent and pensionable terms, contract or under internship programme. FREQUENTLY […]
The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has excluded all female teachers who will be serving their maternity leave during KNEC the examination period to ensure they attend to their infants without disruption. “You may have realised that the Commission has this week released details to all teachers spelling out the much-improved maternity, paternity, and adoptive leaves […]