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TSC gives information on TPD for teachers

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has underscored the value of interdependence among all education stakeholders in order to improve the quality of education in the country.

TSC Chairperson Dr. Jamleck Muturi said education is a lifetime resource that every society in the world must harness for prosperity, hence the need for joint participation from all partners for its sustainability.

Speaking during a stakeholders’ engagement forum at Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya (ELCK) Kapenguria Bible College Hall on Wednesday, Muturi urged teachers, parents, political leaders and school sponsors to play their part in ensuring effective and efficient service delivery in education institutions.

He mentioned that TSC on its part was keen on embracing digitization of some of its services to help minimize on time wasted, while seeking services that compromises teachers’ class time.

“We have decentralized some services so as to save our teachers from the burden of travelling to Nairobi which has been making many teachers lose a lot of time meant for them to be in class. We ask our teachers to be accountable to their learners, the community they serve and the government,” reiterated the TSC chair.

Muturi advised teachers with psychosocial challenges to make use of the wellness centres established to improve their welfare, promising that the commission will always give a human face when dealing with disciplinary cases.

He challenged teachers to optimize the potential of each learner for a better society, lauding the political leadership in West Pokot County for prioritizing education in their development undertakings.

At the same time, the commission has encouraged teachers to undertake the Teachers Professional Development (TPD) course, maintaining that it is good for their progress.

Responding to claims that TPD was causing inconvenience among teachers already in the service, TSC Commissioner Timon Oyucho said the training will make the teachers globally competitive, hence teachers should not develop cold feet.

“Teaching like other professions, requires one to undergo continuous upgrading for effective service delivery. A Judge of the High Court will always acquire a practicing certificate that is always renewable,” argued Oyucho.

Sigor MP Peter Lochakapong raised concerns that his office was receiving requests for National Government Constituency Development Funds (NG-CDF) bursaries from teachers wanting to enroll for the TPD courses.

Some stakeholders at the meeting appealed to the commission to look into modalities where the employer should meet the costs of the training for those teachers already in service.

TSC 2022 Recruitment Marking Scheme, Road Map

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has released the 2022 teacher recruitment guidelines, marking scheme and road map.

According to the recruitment road map, TSC county directors collected employment from the commission on Friday,28th January .The commission is expected to generate a merit list by the end of week which will be worked upon by recruitment panels in schools where Recruitment will take place between Friday 11th February and Thursday 17th February 2022.

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There is no doubt that the following considerations ,guidelines and score sheet will be applied in generating merit lists in the upcoming recruitment exercise

In the new recruitment guidelines released by TSC, qualified teachers who have evidence of internship will stand high chances of securing TSC jobs.

Another factor that will increase chances of one to get employed is the quality of certificate. However, tutors teaching subjects combinations like:

Physics/Chemistry,

Biology/Agriculture

Chemistry/Biology

are easily absorbed by TSC since they are few.

Applicants must present original and legible photocopies of the following

documents:-

1. National identification cards;

2. National Council of Persons with Disability (NCPWD) Card (where applicable);

3. KCPE Certificates;

4. KCSE Certificates (include first attempt certificate if repeated exams);

5. Diploma/Degree Certificates and official transcripts;

6. Primary and Secondary Schools leaving certificates

NB: Provisional transcript shall not be accepted.

Where names on the submitted documents differ, the applicant will be required to submit a sworn affidavit.

Graduate, Degree BA + PGDE or BSC + PGDE Masters Teachers, Diploma or Dip. Tech. Education trained teachers here is the score sheet;

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It is important to note that teachers who are serving in internship programme will have an advantage of thirty (30) marks. This will automatically give them an upper hand.

Here is the score sheet that will be used by TSC during 2022 employment for Secondary school teachers

SCORING AREAS MAXIMUM SCORE

Degree (BED) 

First class 40

Second Class Upper 35

Second Class Lower 35

Pass 30

Degree + PGDE or BSC+PGDE

First class 40

Second Class Upper 35

Second Class Lower 35

Pass 30

Diploma + Dip Tech Education

Distinction 40

Credit 25

Pass 15

Diploma in Education

Distinction 40

Credit 35

Pass 30

Maximum Score 40

EVIDENCE OF INTERNSHIP SERVICE 30

Awarding of marks for Length of stay since qualifying as a teacher (since graduation.

It is also important to note that the marks for length of stay after graduation has been reduced by a big margin.

YEAR SCORE

2015 and Before 25

2016 20

2017 15

2018 10

2019 and After 5

MAXIMUM SCORE 25

Awarding of marks for Length of stay since qualifying as a teacher for those previously employed by TSC

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YEAR SCORE

2018 and After 25

2017-2016 20

2015-2014 15

2013-2012 10

2011 and before 10

MAXIMUM SCORE 25

NB:For purposes of scoring part B, year of completion of professional training (BED or PGDE) whose certificate is used to score part A of this score sheet determines the length of stay but not year of enhancement.

Advantage of Communication ability and Co-curricular certificate of participation

Co-curricular certificate plays a key role in tie-breaking, it earns a candidate 1 mark advantage. Co-curricular certificate ranges from activities like Football, Basketball, Athletics Rugby and Music. Normally, the most considered certificates are for Regional level and National level.

AREA SCORE

Communication Ability 2

Participation in Co-curricular activities 1

Students’ academic performance(Exam Record) 1

Special Talent(s) 1

MAXIMUM SCORE 5

Finally, Ensure that your content mastery in your teaching subjects is commendable.So as to be on a safe side, its important to provide evidence by producing a document to score above marks. NB: No candidate should score zero in this section.

It is important to note that good command in communication and convincing confidence level will put you in a good position to secure a job with TSC.

TSC exempts these teachers from the KCSE, KCPE Exams this year

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has excluded all female teachers who will be serving their maternity leave during KNEC the examination period to ensure they attend to their infants without disruption.

“You may have realised that the Commission has this week released details to all teachers spelling out the much-improved maternity, paternity, and adoptive leaves for teachers in line with the CORT and the 2021-2025 CBA. The aim is to ensure that all teachers involved in the examinations process give the exercise an undivided attention.” Says TSC Boss Dr. Nancy Macharia.

Cancellation of Leave for all TSC Field Staff

Starting from Monday 21st February, 2022 the Commission will expect all field officers currently on leave to return to their workstations to ensure there are no gaps in service.

As a result, TSC will be cancelling all annual leave and field activities for all the sub-county, county, and regional officers during the examination period.

“We expect our officers to join hands with other multi-agency sector players in conducting final preparations ahead of the examinations.” Adds Dr. Macharia.

COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Uptake

Dr Macharia has at the same time urged teachers to take the Covid 19 vaccine.

“I wish to congratulate all teachers for taking up the COVID-19 vaccination. Record of the MoH show that the uptake surpassed the 100 per cent mark! Congratulations our teachers for this achievement. Although this is impressive, the Commission now wishes to urge our teachers to go further and take up the COVID-19 booster jabs that are being administered in all parts of the country.” Advises Macharia.

The TSC Boss urges all Centre managers to remain vigilant and ensure that all examination officials wear masks and adhere to all other MoH measures while
at the examination centres. “No examination official should be allowed to enter an examination centre without a mask.” She directs.

She reminded all teachers that the TSC medical scheme is still covering all COVID- related cases. Any teacher who tests positive for the virus should always visit any health facility to utilise the health insurance cover.

CBC TEACHER PREPARATION

On the Competency Based Curriculum, she assured the country that the TSC is preparing all teachers for the gradual implementation of the CBC.

Ahead of the rollout in Grade Six in May 2022, and Junior Secondary in 2023, the Commission has made necessary arrangements to train teachers to ensure smooth implementation.

So far, 229,292 teachers have been trained on CBC ahead of Grade Six rollout. Further training will be conducted in April 2022 as part of the deliberate plan to train all teachers.