TSC to Promote Academically Advanced Teachers, Confirm 46,000 JSS Interns.
The government has reaffirmed its dedication, through the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), to transitioning over 46,000 Junior Secondary School (JSS) intern teachers to permanent employment status.
Financial Support for Teacher Employment
Principal Secretary, State Department for Basic Education, Dr. Belio Kipsang revealed that the government had allocated Sh18 billion to the TSC to facilitate this transition from internship to permanent and pensionable terms.
This financial boost is part of the effort to secure long-term employment for teachers who have played a pivotal role in stabilizing the Junior Secondary Schools over the past three years.
“These intern teachers have been very instrumental in firming up the Junior Secondary Schools for the past 3 years.”
Rationalization and Job Progression
As part of the ongoing reforms, the Teachers Service Commission is also conducting a rationalization program aimed at providing job progression opportunities for teachers who have improved their academic qualifications.
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This initiative ensures that educators who have furthered their studies will see advancement in their careers.
“TSC is also going through a rationalisation programme that will see teachers who have advanced their academic level get some job progression,” Kipsang disclosed.
Future Recruitment Plans
In addition to confirming the current intern teachers, the government plans to recruit an additional 20,000 new intern teachers.
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This would bring the total number of teachers in the Junior Secondary School system to 76,000, further strengthening the educational workforce in this sector.
TSC to Promote Academically Advanced Teachers, Confirm 46,000 JSS Interns.
