TSC advertises 19,000 promotion slots up for grabs, says Nancy Macharia.

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At least 19,000 promotion vacancies will be advertised for classroom teachers to apply, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia has said.

Speaking today during the 64th Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) Annual Delegates Conference (ADC) at Sheikh Zayed Hall in Mombasa, Macharia asked teachers to apply once the advert is out.

In attendance were Knut officials led by its Secretary General Collins Oyuu. Also present were Knut Chairman Patrick Karinga, Knut first national Vice Chairman Malel Lagat, Knut second national Vice Chairman Aggrey Namisi, Knut national Treasurer Muuo Ndiku, Kenya Primary School Heads Association (Kepsha) Johnson Nzioka among others.

The event was attended by over 2,000 delegates drawn from the 110 Knut branches countrywide which also witnessed Moses Masika being voted the National Executive Council (NEC) for Western Region.

Masika is the current Bungoma West branch Executive Secretary and the Regional Secretary – Bungoma County.

TSC has so far advertised a total of 5,690 promotion slots that targeted school administrators.

Those who met the required qualifications submitted their applications online by 18th November, 2024 deadline.

The Commission is yet to shortlist the successful applicants who will then be required to attend promotion interviews.

VACANCIES FOR PRINCIPALS, DEPUTY PRINCIPALS, HEADTEACHERS AND DEPUTY HEADTEACHERS

TSC made a suggestion that senior personnel who have served as heads of institutions (HOIs) and deputies for at least six months, together with deputy headteachers and deputy principals of primary and secondary schools, would be confirmed and promoted to their new roles.

At least 3,300 school heads and deputies are currently acting in their roles, according to TSC data.

Beginning in January, the commission intends to verify the teachers and assign them to their new positions. This comes after Sh1 billion was set aside for teacher advancements.

A head of institution (HOI) is absent from at least 3,359 public schools. According to Teachers Service Commission (TSC) data, 1,441 secondary schools and 1,918 elementary schools are without a principal or head teacher.

TSC attributes the increased complexity caused by the large number of newly registered schools and the lack of teachers qualified to lead schools.

Nonetheless, TSC intends to use the Sh1 billion that the government has set aside for teacher advancement in order to fill important administrative positions in elementary and secondary schools.

Following years of union pressure for more financing through Parliament to address the stagnation of teachers in the same job categories, this decision was made.

Many educators have worked in acting capacities for far longer than the legally required six months, which has alarmed Knut Secretary-General Collins Oyuu.

“We have deputies and school heads who have been in their positions for more than three years. Priority must be given to these people,” Oyuu stated.

The strategy aims to overcome a leadership problem in 3,359 schools and was decided upon after a week-long meeting between TSC and KNUT in Naivasha.

In order to compensate acting school heads and deputies for their extra duties, the TSC first suggested specific duty allowances.

The commission notified the Education Committee of Parliament in January that the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) had concluded talks and that budgetary provisions for the allowance were being investigated.

The recent change, however, gives substantive appointments precedence over allowances.

TSC chief executive Dr. Nancy Macharia blamed the use of acting school heads on a lack of qualified teachers for leadership roles during her appearance before Parliament.

“When the commission does not have enough qualified teachers with the necessary grade and experience for substantive appointment, teachers are only deployed on an acting basis,” Macharia stated.

According to her, the commission is compelled to rely on interim administrators because the government has been opening new schools but has not allocated funds for the promotion of instructors to lead the new institutions.

Union officials contend that strict criteria included in the 2017 Career Progression Guidelines (CPGs) are the reason behind the stall in teacher promotions. Omboko Milemba, the chairman of the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), criticized the standards, saying they were a major barrier to professional progression.

“Many seasoned educators have been forced to wait years for changes in their job groups because of these regulations, which have prevented them from being eligible for deputy headteacher positions,” Milemba stated.

Oyuu of KNUT reiterated these worries, pointing to several cases in which positions as deputy headteachers were frequently posted without drawing in enough candidates.

“We currently have thousands of experienced teachers who became senior teachers by 2017, but they are not yet qualified to become deputy headteachers and have to wait three years to be placed in a job group that aligns with the deputy headteacher role,” Oyuu stated.

TSC advertises 19,000 promotion slots up for grabs, says Nancy Macharia.

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