KidsTeacher Promotions and TPD Financing to Take Long
For teacher promotion and to finance the Teacher Professional Development (TDP) program, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is requesting Sh4.3 billion.
About 14,000 instructors who have stalled in the same work group throughout the years as well as those who have obtained better degrees will be promoted with Sh2.2 billion of the money, while Sh2.1 billion will go toward funding the TPD program.
The commission claimed in a presentation delivered to the National Assembly’s education committee, which is reviewing the 2023–2024 budgets, that additional funding is needed to hire 20,000 interns and put in place the comprehensive medical coverage for teachers.
According to the Commission’s strategic plan, the Medium Plan, the Vision 2030, and the National Priorities as stated in the Kenya Kwanza Manifesto, it has produced the 2023–24 fiscal year and the medium-term forecasts. The need to increase access to high-quality services in health, education, and suitable safety nets for vulnerable communities is one of the crucial concerns addressed by the manifesto, according to Macharia.
The committee was informed by TSC Chief Executive Nancy Macharia that a lot of teachers had been inactive in one work group for a long period, which has resulted in low productivity and demotivation.
“This situation also has an impact on how well students are educated. For the promotion of teachers in various job categories, TSC needs Sh2.2 billion, according to Macharia.
The action was taken after the commission, in accordance with the Career Progression Guidelines (CPG), publicized promotions for nearly 14,000 senior teachers last month.
13 713 of them work as secondary teachers, head teachers, senior masters, principals, deputy principals, and deputy head teachers in secondary and primary institutions.
The 7,720 postings available for Deputy Head Teacher II in normal elementary schools are the most in this category.
TSC is also anticipated to promote 2,733 head teachers for normal primary schools, 1,330 secondary teachers, 725 deputy principals, 602 principals for regular schools, 224 deputy principals, III, and roughly 208 senior masters II.
Professional teacher development is a requirement for efficient teaching and learning in the classroom, according to Macharia’s explanation on TPD. This is because the teaching environment is dynamic.
To enable educators (teachers, administrators, and supervisors) to gain, widen, and deepen their knowledge, skills, and competences in order to effectively perform their work, TPD involves career-long processes and related systems and policies.
Throughout one’s career as a teacher, “professional development” is defined as the ongoing upgrading of professional knowledge and growth of personal competency.
She mentioned the need for funding to implement the program for teachers’ and their dependents’ full medical coverage.
She stated that the medical program currently has more than 1,000,000 members nationwide and is a component of the Manifesto’s plan to increase access to high-quality healthcare.
Macharia added that more funding of Sh300 million was needed to support various initiatives and programs at the county and sub-county levels.
Macharia claims that the oversight and implementation of the Teacher Performance Appraisal and Development (TPAD) and Performance Contracts as mandated by section 11(c) of the TSC Act 2012 depend heavily on the county and sub-county offices of the TSC.
They have a significant impact on the prompt resolution of pending disciplinary matters and the application of teaching standards, she added.
Teacher Promotions and TPD Financing to Take Long
