In order to promote the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC), 20,000 teachers will be hired next week, according to Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Julius Ogamba.
The CS stated in a statement Tuesday that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will post the teaching positions, which will be internships.
In accordance with the current government internship policy, the Commission will hire 2,000 primary school and 18,000 junior secondary school intern teachers for a two-year contract.
The primary goal of the recruitment process will be to fill the personnel shortages in the junior secondary grade nine class.
For the CBC’s success, 56,000 instructors have already been hired, and an additional 20,000 will be hired, according to Dr. Belio Kipsang, Principal Secretary (PS) for Basic Education.
Kipsang said that the government is building 18,000 classrooms to accommodate Grade 9 learners in January next year.
He said 11,000 classes are being developed with support from development partners while 7,000 classes are being built through CDF.
He said the government is fully committed to the success of CBC and is working with all partners to put in place the necessary infrastructure.
Kipsang said all plans were also in place to ensure smooth transition from Grade 9 to Grade 10 in 2026.
TSC is currently in a process to confirm to permanent and pensionable terms a total 46,000 teachers serving on internship terms.
The Commission has been allocated sh 18.7 billion for the exercise. The conversion will however happen in January 2025.
Documents verification for the intern teachers was completed in most sub counties with some already through with filling of employment forms.
Only an ID card was a requirement during verification exercise for the serving intern teachers.
The teachers will fill employment forms to complete the application process. They will then be issued with employment and appointment letters in January 2025.
The posting letters which will be issued by the sub county directors in January will indicate the working station of the teacher.
The Teacher Internship Programme is a one year programme meant to equip and sustain competencies of persons entering the teaching service.
The programme targets unemployed registered teachers to be assigned to learning institutions where their teaching experience will be enhanced through mentorship, coaching and exposure to practical teaching experience.
Application for TSC internship is always strictly done online.
To be eligible to serve as intern in primary school one must be a holder of a PTE or DPTE certificate and is registered with TSC.
Those in junior school must have at least a Diploma and C+ in KCSE with C+ in two teaching subjects. They must also be registered with TSC.
During verification/ interviews, applicants shall be required to produce the following: –
i) A copy of Teacher Registration Certificate/print-out from TSC online portal as evidence of registration as a teacher;
ii) A copy of National Council for Persons with Disability (NCPWD) card (where applicable);
iii) A copy of the National Identity Card (ID) or Passport;
iv) Two (2) colour passport size photographs;
v) A copy of National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) card;
vi) A copy of Kenya Revenue Authority Personal Identification Number (KRA PIN).
Primary school interns would get a monthly stipend of Sh15,000, while junior school interns will receive Sh20,000.
Teacher interns who successfully complete the internship program will receive an internship certificate, which will be worth some points when they are confirmed to permanent positions.
TSC gave current intern teachers 50 marks for their work during this year’s recruitment advertisement for 46,000 permanent teachers.
To address the national teacher shortage in all basic learning institutions, TSC intends to hire 111,870 teachers in total by 2028.