Status of TSC Teachers in the County: The Kenya Kwanza administration has achieved an unprecedented milestone in teacher recruitment, with a ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ.
The government has spent ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง towards the recruitment of ๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ on permanent and pensionable terms while ๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ are engaged on an internship basis. This aligns with the commitment we outlined in the BETA Plan, to bridge the teacher shortage gap which we found at over 116,000.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC), is one of the largest employers in the whole continent of Africa, currently managing a workforce of ๐๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ. This is against a register of over 805,000 registered teachers, with those not employed by the government engaged in private practice in private institutions and mission schools while over 300,00 qualified and registered teachers remain unemployed.
Recognizing this surplus of qualified yet unemployed teachers, the government is expanding international labor opportunities for Kenyan educators. Currently, Kenyan teachers are being considered for placement in 17 countries, with high demand for our teachers in the United States, Ireland, Germany, South Africa, Thailand, and other nations. In July this year, the Prime Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Musalia Mudavadi, flagged off the first cohort of Kenyan teachers to take up teaching roles in U.S. district schools, marking a significant step in our teacher mobility initiative.
The government also prioritizes teacher promotion and professional development, to ensure we have a motivated and productive teaching workforce. To this effect, the government allocates Kshs 2 billion every year for promoting teachers.
The Kenya Kwanza administration has promoted a record ๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ so far. This includes a record single promotion of 66,504 teachers during the last financial year.
To align educators with the new Competency-Based Education (CBE) and the Competency Based Assessment (CBA) systems, the government is investing Kshs 1.2 billion annually in teacher retooling and retraining. So far, ๐๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ, comprising 229,292 primary school teachers and 60,642 junior secondary teachers, have been re-equipped with modern skills and competencies to match the needs of the new curriculum. This training extends to educators in both public and private institutions, including Special Needs Education (SNE) schools.
The TSC is also embracing the governmentโs digitization agenda by leveraging technology to streamline its operations and enhance service delivery. This ensures efficient management of its extensive workforce and faster, better services to all Kenyans including teacher registration, pension status, and HR management among other functions.
As part of showcasing the achievements of the government in job creation, I visited the TSC stand at the ongoing Jamhuri National Job Fair at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre. The fair highlights nearly 1 million job opportunities that the Kenya Kwanza administration has created locally, internationally, and in the digital space. The fair is ongoing until the eve of this yearโs Jamhuri day, themed, โJobs, Labour Migration, Entrepreneurship and Entertainmentโ
Through these initiatives, the Kenya Kwanza administration reaffirms its commitment to building a world-class education system, empowering Kenyan educators, and creating sustainable job opportunities locally and abroad.
