TSC appraisal portal, TPAD, experiencing hitches as many teachers are yet to file data ahead of set deadline

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, online appraisal system is experiencing serious run time errors. The Teachers Performance Appraisal and Development, TPAD, system is unaccessible meaning teachers who are yet to file their 2019 term two data may not be able to do it after all, as the deadline nears.

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TSC holds that teachers must continue uploading their performance appraisal data as per the Career Progression Guidelines. The Commission will use data captured on the TPAD system when considering teachers for promotions. Teachers who are yet to upload their data for term 2 have until Tuesday 17th September, 2019 to do so. This is the deadline for both the Appraisee and Appraiser. For guide on how to use TPAD, click here: Simplified TPAD user guide

The system has been experiencing downtimes with the Commission being forced to push the deadlines ahead; in the past. The current system downtime is causing anxiety among teachers who now want the Commission to extend the deadline.

Meanwhile, TSC has reduced the number of teaching standards to be appraised for teachers from the previous seven to five on its online appraisal portal.
To enhance implementation, the Commission has customized the TPAD tools targeting teachers serving in primary, secondary, special needs institutions and post secondary institutions, where, while the teaching standards are the same for all categories of teachers, performance indicators and verifiable evidence have been customized for various institutions.

The Commission requires teachers to upload their termly appraisal data via the Teacher Performance Appraisal and Development (TPAD) portal.