TSC Chairperson Dr. Muturi John has revealed that the Commission will spend one billion to train teachers on the Competency-Based Curriculum in the 2023/2024 Financial Year.
The Commission was allocated 323.7 billion shillings in the current Financial Year which was an increase from previous year with Dr. Muturi stating that it has trained 289,000 teachers so far on CBC implementation.
Dr. Mutuiri also revealed that TSC is set to retool school administrators on their roles.
The Commission will also spend Kshs1 billion on promotion of teachers, adding to the 8,000 teachers who have been promoted through Common Cadre and 10,000 through competitive processes; and Ksh4.68 billion will be used to recruit 20,000 teacher interns.
The TSC chair highlighted key achievements the Commission had made under the current government which include; recruitment of 30,550 teachers to teach in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) where 9,000 were employed on Permanent and Pensionable Terms and 21,550 are on Internship terms and an additional deployment of 8,367 primary school teachers to teach in JSS totaling to 38,917 teachers in JSS.
Dr. Muturi added that the Commission has trained 163,938 teachers on the implementation of remote learning as an alternative mode of curriculum delivery, which was launched last year January where teachers from well-staffed schools with better facilities virtually share their classes with other institutions.
Other TSC achievements he mentioned include automation of key teacher processes including; recruitment, leaves, transfers, the TPAD system, devolution of services up to the lowest administrative level, elaborate engagement with stakeholders and prompt hearing of discipline cases to ensure expeditious disposal of cases where they are currently dealing with 2,022 cases.
On chronic alcoholism, drug and substance abuse among teachers, Dr. Muturi stated that they will be treated for three months at TSC’s expense stating that the Commission has established a fully equipped wellness centre with qualified medical staff to help rehabilitate teachers who turn to drugs due to stress at work.
He reiterated that the Commission will fully support Principals as they discharge their duties, calling upon them to be mentors, role models, mediators and coaches to the students and young teachers as they discharge their duties.
