Good News To Intern Teachers as TSC Set New Rules in Their Favour
Following the recommendations of the Education Taskforce, it is now a relief for instructors employed by Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on internship conditions.
Teachers must serve on internship terms for a maximum of one year before being converted to permanent terms, according to suggestions contained in a report that was submitted to and unveiled by President William Ruto on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at State House.
TSC’s current policy limits internship service to a maximum of two years.This indicates that a teacher will be hired for a one-year internship that is extendable for an additional year.
The proposals of the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER), led by Prof. Raphael Munavu, were already put into immediate effect by President William Ruto.
This indicates that January 2024 will mark the confirmation of teachers whose periods were hired as internships and ended in December.
However, TSC failed to include funding in the July budget that it had requested to confirm intern teachers whose contracts are expiring this year.
Jamleck Muturi, the chair of the TSC, pleaded with the government to allocate money for the teachers’ confirmation.
When announcing the TSC 2023–2027 strategic plan, TSC Muturi remarked in a speech at the Kenya School of Government that teachers would lose motivation if they spent too much time working on internships.
If the Commission receives the necessary funding, it has a plan to confirm the teachers in January 2024, according to Muturi.
TSC hired 20,000 intern teachers in February. 20,000 additional interns were hired in July, and their documentation is still being verified.
Early in September this year the Commission intends to post the new recruits to schools. Primary school interns are given a “stipend” of Sh15,000, while secondary school interns are given a’stipend’ of Sh20,000.
