The teaching fraternity and the community of the Kabuto area in the North Kadem Ward, Nyatike sub-county, have called upon the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to post a female teacher at Kabuto Primary School.

Speaking during an interview, the Deputy Head of Institution at Kabuto Primary School, Dick Oganda, stated that male teachers have been forced to assist and handle female pupils at school, a practice that should be handled by female teachers.

“Girls undergo a lot of body changes and physical appearances that should be explained by a female teacher, but we are forced to step in because we lack one within the school,” said Oganda.

He called upon the relevant education stakeholders to address the matter to restore confidence and dignity for the girls in the institution.

The primary school, which has a population of 434 pupils, 230 being girls, is located in the semi-arid region of Nyatike, linked with a poor road network and constantly affected by floods, making it one of the hardship areas to work in within the county.

Nyatike Member of Parliament Tom Odege has been championing the national government to categorise the constituency as a hardship area to enable civil servants to receive hardship allowances.

The school also lacks enough teaching staff, latrines for teachers and pupils, a fence, desks, as well as decent housing for teachers.

The Nyatike National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) has, however, constructed some toilets for students and done some renovations for classes to provide a conducive environment for learners.

Edith Akinyi, a parent from the school, called upon the Teachers’ Service Commission to post a female teacher to help handle the delicate girls in the school.

Akinyi also urged the Ministry of Education to consider a facelift of the school to uplift its standards and supplement what the Nyatike NG-CDF was doing for the school.

In August this year, the Education CS Julius Ogamba promised that the government would improve schools with poor infrastructure, with special emphasis being given to institutions in remote areas, following a public outcry.

TEACHERS SERVICE COMMISSION

ANNUAL STAFF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL REPORT

Before completing this appraisal report, please read the following guidelines carefully.

PREAMBLE

The purpose of the Staff Performance Appraisal is to assess an officer’s performance in the job comprehensively and objectively, with the help of full knowledge and understanding of the job descriptions and requirements. The information in the Appraisal Report will be used in assessing training needs and determining the officer’s potential for promotion. It is therefore, important to provide accurate information about the officer.

The staff appraisal should reflect work output, achievement as well as display competencies over the review period.

The report covers all the TSC Secretariat staff, except the Commissioners and the Commission Secretary. DEFINITION OF TERMS:

Appraisee                                        This is the officer being assessed.

Appraiser                                         This is the appraisee’s immediate supervisor.

Countersigning Officer               This is the head of Unit/Section/Division/Department

APPRAISAL PROCESS

The appraisee is supplied with a copy of the appraisal form and divisional/sectional performance targets at the beginning of the review period. The appraisee is expected to draw an individual work plan which will form the basis of this performance report.

The form shall be completed in duplicate. The appraisal will be done quarterly and at the end of the fourth quarter, the original report will be forwarded to DSHRM by 31st July of every year.

The duplicate will be retained by the appraisee.

PART 1           PERSONAL DATA

This part should be fully completed by the appraisee to provide personal details and employment record.

PART 2           PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

In this part, opportunity is provided to the appraisee and appraiser to jointly discuss the appraisee’s performance in terms of departmental/divisional objectives, agreed work targets, performance standards, output and expected results. It also assesses the skills and competencies exhibited.

This part is divided into 5 sections:

Parts 2A -2D will provide evaluation on appraisees performance for each of the four quarters. This will account for 80% of the overall rating.

Part 2E: In this part the appraisee is rated on behavioral attributes which reflect the Commission’s Core values. This will account for 20% of the overall rating.

PART 3           OVERALL RATING

The Quarterly scores in Parts 2A to 2D and scores on the behavioral attributes in Part 2E will be summarized in this section. The cumulative scores will then be converted into an overall percentage score. It should be noted that in this part, the appraiser’s rating shall constitute the actual grade of the appraisee.

PART 4 TRAINING NEEDS AND DEVELOPMENT

In this part, the appraisee is given the opportunity to state specific performance gaps that if addressed will improve the appraisee’s output and competencies. The appraiser will discuss the appraisee’s performance gaps and then propose what he/she thinks, as a supervisor, are the training interventions required.

PART 5 COMMENTS BY THE COUNTERSIGNING OFFICER

The countersigning officer is the overall supervisor of both the appraisee and appraiser. He/she is required to validate the report.

PART 1 – PERSONAL DETAILS (To be completed by the appraisee)

PART 2 – PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

(To be completed by both the appraiser and the appraisee) DIRECTORATE/DIVISIONAL OBJECTIVES

List the Departmental/divisional priority objectives from which the performance targets will be derived.

PERFORMANCE AGAINST AGREED TARGETS

Assess the level of performance against a maximum of four (4) key assignments/ targets set at the beginning of each quarter (refer to work plan prepared and agreed upon at the beginning of the Appraisal period).

Rating Scale: The following rating should be used to indicate the level of performance by the appraisee for the key targets. Each target carries a maximum score of five (5) marks.

PART 2 A – 1^st QUARTER (1^ST OF JULY TO 30^TH OF SEPTEMBER)

Comments by:

Appraisee:                                                                                                

Signature                                                                                       Date                                                                  

Appraiser:                                                                                                 

Name                                                                                       Designation                                                  Signature                                                                                Date                                                                Countersigning Officer:                                                                                                                           

Name                                                                                              Designation                                            Signature                                                                                       Date                                                        

PART 2 B – 2^nd QUARTER (1^ST OF OCTOBER TO 31^st OF DECEMBER)

Comments by:

Appraisee:                                                                                                

Signature                                                                                       Date                                                                  

Appraiser:                                                                                                 

Name                                                                                              Designation                                           Signature                                                                                       Date                                                        

PART 2 C – 3^rd QUARTER (1^ST OF JANUARY TO 31^ST OF MARCH)

Comments by:

Appraisee:                                                                                                                       Signature                                                                                  Date                                                              Appraiser:                                                                                                                      

Name                                                                                       Designation                                                            

Signature                                                                                Date                                                                         

PART 2 D – 4th QUARTER (1^ST OF APRIL TO 30^TH OF JUNE)

Comments by:

Appraisee:                                                                                                

Signature                                                                                       Date                                                                  

Appraiser:                                                                                                

Name                                                                                              Designation                                            Signature                                                                                       Date                                                         Countersigning Officer:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Name                                                                                       Designation                                                  Signature                                                                                       Date                                                        

PART 2E: BEHAVIORAL ATTRIBUTES/ CORE VALUES

Rate the appraisee’s performance on each of the following areas using the rating scale indicated

Comments by:

Appraisee:                                                                                               

Signature                                                                                       Date                                                                  

Appraiser:                                                                                         

Name                                                                                              Designation                                            Signature                                                                                       Date                                                         Countersigning Officer:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Name                                                                                       Designation                                                  Signature                                                                                       Date                                                        

PART 3: OVERAL RATING (cumulative scores/rating for each quarter plus rating on behavioral attributes, done after the 4^th Quarter)

Comments by:

Appraisee:                                                                                              

Signature                                                                                     Date                                                                    

Appraiser:                                                                                                 

Name                                                                                           Designation                                              Signature                                                                                     Date                                                           Countersigning Officer:                                                                                                                          

PART 4: TRAINING NEEDS AND DEVELOPMENT

(To be completed by the Appraiser and the Appraisee)

List specific performance gaps that require to be addressed through training. Recommend relevant training to correct the identified performance gaps.

Comments by:

Appraisee:

Signature                                                                                     Date                                                                    

Appraiser:                                                                                                 

Name                                                                                           Designation                                              Signature                                                                                     Date                                                           Countersigning Officer:                                                                                                                          

PART 5: COMMENTS BY THE COUNTERSIGNING OFFICER

(Comment on the appraisee’s suitability for promotion and make general proposals for performance improvement)

Name:                                                                                 Designation:                                                                      Signature:                                                                           Date:                                                                                   

The Teachers Service Commission TSC Employment Requirements 2022-2023

TSC Employment Requirements 2022-2023 – Teacher recruitment is done in accordance with the recruitment guideline issued by the Commission from time to time.

The commission advertises the available vacancies and interested candidates submit the application forms to the County/Institutions where they would wish to be considered for employment. 

To be employed by the Commission one must meet the following requirements;

• 1 Must be a Kenyan citizen
• Must be 45 years of age and below
• Must be registered as a teacher as stipulated in Section 23 of the Teachers Service Commission Act 2012.

  B: Those registered but do not possess Certificates of Registration must attach a copy of online printout of TSC Number and original bank pay-in slip for teacher registration.
  

• Original Professional and Academic Certificates which may include;
  • CPE/KCPE Certificate
  • KCE/KCSE Certificate
  • PTE Certificate
  • Diploma Certificate
  • Degree Certificate
  • School Leaving Certificate

NB: Candidates without academic and professional certificates must show evidence of having applied for confirmation from KNEC and it is the onus of the concerned teacher to follow-up with KNEC within 14 days.

2.0.    QUALIFICATIONS FOR RECRUITMENT BY TSC

2.1.    Graduate Teachers

Applicants must have:

• a minimum mean-grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE and C+ (plus) in each of the two teaching subjects or, a minimum of two (2) principles and one (1) subsidiary pass at ‘A’ Level.
• In addition, they must have:
  • A Bachelor of Education Degree with two (2) teaching subjects.
  • A Bachelor of Science or Arts Degree plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) with two teaching subjects. TSC Employment Requirements
  • Bachelor of Science with Education and Bachelor of Arts with Education with two teaching subjects.

NB: Bachelor of Education holders with C Plain mean grade and C Plain in the two teaching subjects at KCSE and have undertaken a diploma or A-Level also qualify

2.2.    Diploma Teachers

Applicants must have:

• a mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or its equivalent and with at least C+ (or Credit Pass) in the two teaching subjects or a minimum of one (1) principle and two (2) subsidiaries at ‘A’ level or
• In addition, they must have:
  • A Diploma in Education from a recognized Teacher Training Institution.
  • Diploma Teachers who graduated in 2008 or before with a mean grade of C (plain) and C (plain) in the two teaching subjects qualify for consideration. TSC Employment Requirements

2.3.    Certificate Teachers

• Minimum grade C Plain in KCSE and above.
• PTE Certificate from KNEC.

• Mean grade of C-(minus) for visually and hearing impaired persons.
• Special Needs Education: KSL and Braille is considered as a second teaching subject e.g. Biology/KSL, Geography/Braille

Notes:

• Candidates whose training is in subjects that are not in the Kenyan Curriculum don’t qualify for employment irrespective of undertaking a Post Graduate Diploma in education and enhancement.
• Applicants with Economics/Accounting, Social Education, and Ethics can apply for business studies and CRE/IRE vacancies respectively.
• Diploma teachers with English /other subjects qualify for employment as Teacher/Literature teachers.
• All applicants must have studied the two teaching subjects at KCSE except for agriculture, business studies, Home Science, and computer. For those who did not study business studies and computer, one should attain a minimum of a C+ in mathematics in KCSE. For those who did not study agriculture and home science, one should have attained a minimum of C+ in biology at KCSE.
• Graduate teachers should have studied a minimum of 8-course units in each teaching subjects.
• Candidates presenting enhancements certificates/ transcripts from recognized institutions qualify for employment.

• b) Teachers who are above 45 years can apply to be recruited on contractual terms.
• Such teachers will be recruited on a 3-year renewable contract subject to performance
• Such teachers engaged in the contract will not serve beyond the age of 65 years

TSC Employment Requirements: Recruitment and Selection

• Applicants applying for posts in Primary schools must be holders of a P1 certificate.
• Interested candidates should apply to the TSC County Director, in the County where a vacancy has been advertised and submit all relevant academic and professional documents.
• Primary teachers are usually employed through competitive selection interview. During the selection day one should carry the following original documents to sub-county selection panel;

  1 National Identity card.

  2 CPE/KCPE certificate (including first attempt certificate if one repeated exam).

  3 PTE certificate.

  4 School/college leaving certificates.

• Applicants applying for posts in Secondary Schools must be holders of a minimum of Diploma in Education Certificate.
• Interested candidates should apply to the Secretary, Board of Management of the school where a vacancy has been advertised and submit a copy of the application to the TSC County Director.
• Please note that The Teachers Service Commission only deals with TSC County Directors and Boards of Management in this exercise. Direct application to the Commission will NOT be considered.
  
• For detailed information on available vacancies in sub-counties and schools/institutions applicants are advised to:
  
• Visit the TSC Website: http://www.tsc.go.ke/ and/or
  
• Visit the TSC office at the County or Sub-county of their choice. TSC Employment Requirements