News On TSC Promotion Letters. More than 36,000 teachers who submitted and were interviewed for advancements last year will be receiving their promotion letters this week, according to CEO of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Nancy Macharia.
After pursuing advancements in elementary, secondary, and teacher training institutions, the teachers experienced years of work group stagnation.
Interviews conducted in December of last year raised concerns about the excessive delay in their promotions, which were exacerbated by the TSC’s lack of proactive communication about the difficulties they were facing.
News On TSC Promotion Letters
An explanation was given last week, pointing out that processing the more than 30,000 teachers on the shortlist was an enormous task that unavoidably prolonged the time required to gather the required data.
Macharia announced that there will be recruitment of an additional 20,000 teachers in the next financial year.
The commission is set to advertise 6,000 more positions within this fiscal year, following a one billion shilling allocation for teacher promotion.
The 46,000 intern teachers currently on contract will transition to permanent and pensionable terms upon completing two years of service, while an additional 20,000 teachers will be recruited on contract this year.
Macharia also discussed amendments to the law outlined in the TSC Amendment Bill (2024), emphasizing ongoing consultations with stakeholders before presenting the Bill to Parliament.
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) have praised these initiatives, deeming them long overdue.
KUPPET Secretary General Akello Misori stressed the need for progressive promotions, highlighting the prolonged stagnation experienced by many teachers.
KNUT SG Collins Oyuu emphasized the importance of the TSC compensating promoted teachers for arrears accrued since their qualification for promotion.