TSC Fresh Details On 14000 Teachers Promotion Slot

On 22^nd December, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) announced that it was looking to fill 14,000  slots in various leadership positions including Chief Principals, Principals, Deputy Principals, Senior Teachers, and Head Teachers across the country.

TSC noted that it was seeking to promote 13,713 teachers to leadership positions in various secondary and primary schools across the country. TSC also indicated that it was targeting both teachers in regular schools and those in Special Needs Education (SNE) institutions.

TSC was urged to halt the recruiting process by the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET).

Now, some 14,742 teachers who had been stuck in the same job group have another chance to advance. Following a cancellation last week, TSC issued a new call for applicants.

KUPPET and other unions defended the previous advertisement, claiming that it was discriminatory and did not hire teachers who had been on the job for a long time. TSC has now stated that primary schools will receive the lion’s share of promotions

A total of 13,713 vacancies have been announced, with 3,210 going to secondary schools and 10,507 going to primary schools.

According to Akello Misori, Secretary General of the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), all teachers who have served in various capacities as senior teachers, Deputy Principals, and Principals will be automatically promoted.

“We demand that all teachers in Job Groups C2 to C3 be promoted automatically after three years of service. We demand that no cadre be left in promotion advertisements for as long as it is currently the case,” Misori said

Misori said that many principals in Job Group D3 serving in Sub-County schools had been stagnant for many years and were not considered for promotion. According to him, the majority of teachers in post-primary education are in Job Groups C3 and C4

The promotions, according to TSC Chief Executive Officer Dr. Nancy Macharia, will be based on career progression guidelines. Misori, on the other hand, said senior Master in Secondary Schools is a substantive deployment according to career progression guidelines

“The entry cadre to senior Masters Category is senior Masters IV a position teacher at C3 should be promoted to. We noticed that most schools do not have substantive senior Masters, so the majority are internally appointed where they have acted for a long time, which is illegal under labor laws,” Misori said.