TSC to Confirm All Serving Interns
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is preparing to initiate a large-scale recruitment drive for junior secondary school (JSS) teachers in preparation for Grade 8 classes next year. Recently, the Commission received an additional allocation of Sh19.81 billion in a mini budget, increasing its budget to Sh343.6 billion from the initial Sh323.82 billion estimate.
President William Ruto has also confirmed the government’s commitment to allocate Sh19.7 billion to the TSC for teacher recruitment, pending approval by the National Assembly in a supplementary budget, which is set to provide Sh62 billion to the education sector.
This substantial budget increase of Sh20 billion is aimed at hiring more teachers, including confirming the positions of 20,000 intern teachers recruited earlier this year. The graduate intern teachers will be placed in job group C2, while those with PTE certificates will start in grade B5.
Over the past year, the Kenya Kwanza administration has made significant progress in addressing the teacher shortage, hiring 35,790 new teachers, with 1,000 on permanent and pensionable terms for primary schools and 3,986 interns in primary schools.
Furthermore, 9,000 teachers were hired on permanent and pensionable terms for junior secondary schools, and 21,365 as intern teachers for junior schools. This approach marks a departure from the previous administration’s practice of hiring approximately 5,000 teachers annually.
TSC to Confirm All Serving Interns
In a July statement, President Ruto emphasized the commitment to recruiting teachers, aiming to employ an additional 25,000 teachers by August to ensure access to quality education for every child in Kenya. The education sector’s current budget stands at Sh628.6 billion and will receive an additional Sh62 billion through the supplementary budget.
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Additionally, the supplementary budget includes provisions for the State Department for Higher Education and Research, with an extra Sh29.3 billion, bringing the total budget to Sh157.9 billion, with a particular focus on scholarships through a new funding model.
Ruto stressed that this investment is crucial for developing a more capable human capital, with a substantial increase in funding for universities.
