TSC Recruitment news.Every year, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will transition 15,000 currently employed intern teachers to permanent and pensionable terms (PNT).
They are student instructors in elementary and junior high schools, as well as in 8.4.4 secondary establishments.
In addition to replacing the teachers who are retiring at an increasing rate, this will help address the serious teacher shortage.
LAST TSC RECRUITMENT 2022/2023
TSC posted 35,550 teaching positions in the December 2022 recruitment ad. Of them, 21,550 were internship positions for junior high and secondary students.
At primary schools, there were 4,000 openings for internships. Only 10,000 positions were available during “PNP” terms, with 9,000 openings in junior high and secondary schools and 1,000 in primary schools.
The Commission has now announced that it will add a significant number of intern teachers to the PNP payroll each year, so there is some hope at the end of the tunnel.
All intern teachers who were still working in 2022 were converted to permanent periods of employment in January by TSC.
TSC Recruitment news.
TSC MEMO 11TH JANUARY 2023
The Commission stated that the teachers do not need to apply as their information is being handled in a document dated January 11, 2023.
“The Board has decided that in the ongoing teacher recruiting process, all teachers who were participating in an internship program in 2022 will be hired on permanent, pensionable terms of employment.”
The goal of this email is to propose that none of the teacher interns for 2022 be removed from the payroll while their applications for employment on permanent and pensionable conditions of service are processed, according to the TSC Director of Staffing memo.
Salary Scale For Interns Teachers
TSC states that primary school teacher interns are eligible for a monthly stipend of Kshs. 15,000/=, while junior secondary school teacher interns are eligible for Kshs. 20,000/=.
Nevertheless, where necessary, the stipend shall be given subject to statutory deductions.
The Teacher Internship Program is a one-year course designed to prepare and maintain the competencies of those beginning their careers as teachers.
The program seeks to place registered instructors who are unemployed in learning institutions where they will receive coaching, mentoring, and opportunities to gain first-hand teaching experience.
TSC RECRUITMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNS IN JSS
i) National identification card;
ii) Certificate of Registration as a teacher;
iii) Diploma/Degree certificate and official transcripts;
iv) KCSE certificates or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re-sat exams);
v) KCPE certificate or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re-sat exams);
vi) Primary and Secondary School leaving certificates and other relevant testimonials;
vii) National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) Card (where applicable);
viii) An Affidavit sworn under the Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act, Cap 15 of the Laws of Kenya to explain the variance in names;
ix) Letter of certification of results by KNEC (where applicable).
TSC Employment Requirements for Primary School Interns
a) National identification card;
b) Certificate of Registration as a teacher;
c) Evidence of the completion of Upgrade Diploma in Primary Teacher Education where applicable
d) PTE Certificate;
e) KCSE certificates or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re-sat exams);
f) KCPE certificate or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re-sat exams);
g) Letter of Certification of results by KNEC (where applicable);
h) Primary and Secondary School leaving certificates and other relevant testimonials;
i) National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) Card (where applicable);
j) An Affidavit sworn under the Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act, Cap 15 of the Laws of Kenya to explain the variance in names.
