In the wake of complaints from teachers, the teachers service commission (TSC) in partnership with UoN Minet Insurance has decided to increase minet medial cover for inpatients to between ksh. 750,000 to 2.5 million. Initial cover was from between ksh. 500,000 to Ksh. 1.5 million for inpatient. TSC Circular on Medical Cover Increase In a circular released by TSC on Thursday 12th March 2020, CEO Nancy Macharia indicated that the medical cover increase will cater for over 300,000 teachers who are aged between 18th to 65 years. Other beneficiaries of the scheme also include One legal spouse to the teacher… Read More »
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TSC cancels all Interviews for teachers
The Teacher Service Commission has cancelled all its scheduled interviews until further notice. This follows the government directive to stop all public gatherings as a measure to contain the deadly Covd-19. The interviews that were to be conducted at TSC headquarters, regional and county offices will now remain hanging until further notice. According to Beatrice Wambabu, The Head Of Communication in the commission, the affected parties will receive further communication on when they will be called back when normalcy resume. This comes in a moment where the president has given a directive that all schools in Kenya Should be closed… Read More »
TSC: Teachers to undergo fresh registration
Details of the impending fresh registration of teachers will be known today when the TSC meets the Council of Governors, National Treasury, and the Public Service officials in Nairobi A road map on the biometric registration of the Teachers Service Commission said that today will mark the start of two-month planning ahead of the pilot scheduled for May. The document states that teachers will have to undergo new listing to verify their distribution, utilization and teaching specialization in all public educational institutions. The registration will help TSC in updating the existing information on the teacher’s Bio-data. It will also assist… Read More »
TSC to use Biometric registration to nab Ghost teachers
The Electronic Registration of teachers for both Primary and Secondary will expose imbalance in the deployment of teachers all over the country. Yesterday, the Teachers’ union, Associations, and Development Partners supported the national exercise during the stakeholders meeting held in Nairobi. Missing classes with unapproved reasons will nab teachers since the commission will roll out a major drive to hold them accountable for their action through the biometric tool that will be able to give up-to-date attendance. The Teacher’s Service Commission plans to get real-time clock-ins data of teachers who come in for classes while absentee ones are tracked and… Read More »
Latest TSC Recruitment Guidelines for Teachers (2021)
TSC Recruitment Guideline for teachers: Teachers Service Commission carries out major teachers’ recruitment exercises every year. The Commission advertises and places vacancies on the TSC website, social media platforms and print media. TSC normally conducts mass recruitment in July and August annually. The teachers’ employer advertises vacancies for new teachers on permanent and pensionable terms. Another type of recruitment is done to replace teachers who have exited the service. The Commission carries out a continuous replacement for teachers who have opted out due to natural attrition and other causes. Teachers recruited through this mode are also employed on permanent and… Read More »
TSC: Primary school teachers to get pay rise from July 2020
A total of 100,000 Grade B5 primary school teachers, previously P1, will from July 2020 get a pay rise in a 7 billion deal announced by TSC. The Teachers Service Commission CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia told the national assembly yesterday that Grade B5 teachers will automatically get promotions to Grade C1. In the lucky bunch are also about 5,000 diploma teachers in secondary schools. Appearing before the National Assembly Educations committee to present this year’s budget policy statement, Dr. Macharia said that Sh7 billion is ready for annual salary increments and promotions. The statement will be a message of joy… Read More »
