Teachers Push Back Against CPG as Calls Mount for TSC to Reinstate Scheme of Service

Teachers Push Back Against CPG as Calls Mount for TSC to Reinstate Scheme of Service.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has faced mounting pressure to abandon the Career Progression Guidelines (CPG) introduced in 2017 and revert to the previous Scheme of Service (SOS).

On Tuesday, the Parliamentary Education Committee questioned TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia regarding the stagnation of teachers in the same job groups for extended periods, with reports indicating some have remained in the same position for over 15 years.

Committee chair Julius Melly raised concerns about perceived favoritism and an unequal allocation of promotion opportunities across regions, attributing this disparity to the low morale among educators.

A significant number of demoralized teachers have expressed their frustrations through educational news platforms, voicing disappointment over their union’s delayed intervention in addressing stalled career advancements. Many believe that the CPG system has curtailed fair growth and job progression in the profession.

According to several teachers, the previous SOS provided for automatic promotion every three years, as long as performance standards were met. Under the CPG, however, advancement now relies heavily on interviews that are widely seen as ineffective and discouraging.

In her response to the committee, Dr. Macharia attributed the delays in teacher promotions to inadequate funding from the national government. Nonetheless, her explanation failed to ease tensions, as the committee remained dissatisfied with the stagnation of over 178,000 educators, a situation the Commission itself acknowledged.

Teachers emphasized that if the SOS had remained in effect, the widespread stagnation would have been avoided. The structured progression under SOS gave hope and clarity, which many say is now lost under the CPG’s rigid requirements.

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The situation took a political turn two weeks ago when Lugari Member of Parliament Nabii Nabwera threatened to introduce a parliamentary motion to dissolve the TSC. He cited issues such as tribalism, favoritism, discrimination, and lack of regional representation in recent promotion exercises, which he claimed sparked significant dissatisfaction among teachers.

With discontentment growing, teachers are now pushing for a complete review or abolishment of the CPG to restore motivation and fairness in career advancement. They maintain that restoring a seamless and structured promotion process is essential for better service delivery and overall morale in the profession.

Teachers Push Back Against CPG as Calls Mount for TSC to Reinstate Scheme of Service.

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