TSC To Recruit Teachers On Contract. The Teachers service commission is the biggest white colour job employer in the country. The commission creates more than 10,000 jobs annually.
The Nancy Macharia-led commission has more than 350,000 teachers on its payroll, whoever more than 300,000 registered teacher who is yet to secure jobs.
The commission acknowledges that it has a daunting task of ensuring that schools are well-staffed which is under the backdrop of meagre finance that can hardly ensure the already employed teachers are well remunerated.
TSC has released a list of counties that are experiencing an acute shortage of teachers both in primary and secondary. Top on the list is Mandera county, followed by Wajir and West Pokot, others are Kitui, Kilifi, Bomet, Bungoma, Siaya, Murang’a and finally Narok.
The government showered the ministry of education with more than a half-billion in this current financial year, and a big chunk of that money is to be drained into the recruitment of teachers by TSC.
The commission is taunted as one of the most transparent employers. The commission has a clear employment kit that gives priority to a year of graduation and grades, more so TSC is resolved to level teacher-student ratio.
TSC has come up with affirmative action that has seen marginalized areas get teachers and retain them in those areas. Hardship tokens for Teachers working in ASAL categorised workstations are one of the baits that the commission uses to attract and retain teachers. In addition, newly recruited teachers are bound to work in their first deployment station for a minimum of five years, this policy helps to reduce the high turnover ratio of teachers also the commission offers a 33-year renewable contract to the teacher willing to work in ASAL.
The government has encouraged locals to join teaching courses by lowering entry grades for pupils from ASAL.
“The Jubilee government has set the ball rolling and through the ministry of education, we are committed to addressing the problem. Again, as we do this we have to look for a long-term solution. We must get enough local students who finished secondary school to enrol for the teaching profession,” Nancy Macharia said We strive to ensure equitable distribution of teachers across the country, during recruitment and redeployment of those in the service.
The head of the KNUT in Garissa claims that there is a severe shortage of elementary and secondary school instructors in the area, which has always had an impact on students’ performance, particularly on national exams.
He said that no students were being taught in over 200 of the schools in Garissa County, which were only administered by the school heads.
Abdirizack pleaded with the commission to be stringent when selecting teachers, stating that it had become customary for new hires to request transfers as soon as they were accepted by the commission.
“As the commission begins this crucial process, we humbly implore you to collaborate with the pertinent parties. According to Abdirizack, “We are the ones who are aware of which schools are most affected and in need of additional teachers.
As the circular explicitly indicates, candidates must be inhabitants of these counties only. They shouldn’t consist of people who are merely seeking employment and are hesitant to work in this area and support our students.