TSC to Receive a Nod from MoE to Transfer Teachers
Before transferring teachers, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) must receive approval from the Ministry of Education.
Even while the Commission still has the authority to reassign instructors, it must first obtain Ministry approval.
This is one of many changes that the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) has put out and that will start to apply to the Commission in January 2024.
The team working on education reform wants to stop the Commission’s practise of transferring teachers against their choice or as a form of punishment.
But some of the changes recommended by the school task committee won’t go into effect without a parliamentary act or perhaps a referendum.
The National Assembly Education Committee questioned TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia last week on Tuesday regarding the relocation of delocalized teachers.
Approximately 46,962 delocalized teachers had submitted transfer requests by the end of June, according to Dr. Macharia, and the commission had successfully sent 20,055 teachers back to their original counties.
17,942 primary school teachers transferred after applying, compared to 10,967 from post-primary, of which only 2,113 were impacted.
The TSC boss claimed that this was caused by a lack of suitable substitutes.
The commission also absolved itself of responsibility for the relocation of tutors in various regions of the nation, claiming that it was able to carry out all transfers requested due to a lack of qualified replacements and job openings in several counties, particularly for school heads.
TSC to Receive a Nod from MoE to Transfer Teachers
According to Dr. Macharia, the decision to transfer a teacher is influenced by the need for equal distribution and the best use of the teacher’s resources, the presence of a vacancy at the proposed station, the requirement for a replacement, the staffing standards in place at the time, and medical justifications.
According to Kabondo Kaspul MP Eve Obara, equitable allocation and effective teacher utilisation are at risk, and non-local heads of schools have experienced hostility that led to their transfers.
When they refuse to participate in delocalization, some teachers are compelled to leave the classroom. For those who are unable to accept delocalization, we must assure instructors of their safety, Obara stated.
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Due to a shortage of local instructors in arid and semi-arid (Asal) and difficult-to-staff areas, teachers from other regions had to be recruited, which led to frequent requests for transfers back to their home counties.
The company does not provide teachers the opportunity to apply for the posts, according to Committee Chairman Julius Melly, despite their repeated attempts.
We have instances when teachers have visited your website to request a transfer but have not returned. While some are unwilling to return, others are being bullied out of their schools by the community. What steps are you taking to address these issues? said Melly.
