The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has announced that it will begin retooling 70,000 teachers from Public and Private Schools, including Special Needs Schools.
This is in preparation for the January transition of the first Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) cohort to Grage 9.
Speaking in Mombasa on the third day of the Kenya Primary Schools Head Teachers Association (KEPSHA) conference, TSC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Nancy Macharia said the National Assembly had allocated Kes 1 billion for the exercise.
“Details of the retooling exercise have been released, and the multi-agency training will kick off after the end of the ongoing KCSE,” said the TSC CEO.
Macharia stated that the commission has retooled 60,642 Grade 2 and Grade 7 teachers in 2023.
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“Last year, 36,000 teachers were promoted based on government budgetary allocation.”
Teachers were assured that more would be promoted in the current Financial Year before schools open for the first term. Teachers from Special Needs Schools were urged to apply, as TSC never received enough applicants even after reducing the requirements.
Dr. Macharia urged the National Assembly to allocate more funds to promote teachers.
She assured Kenyans that, following the advertisement of 20,000 intern teachers, they will complete the recruitment and report to schools in January.
She announced they are nearing the end of the conversion to Permanent and Pensionable terms for 46,000 teacher interns.
Teachers were encouraged to work harder since Grade 9 will form the first cohort, which will set a summative examination that will form the basis of admission to senior schools.
