𝐓𝐒𝐂 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝟕𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐁𝐂 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝟗

𝐓𝐒𝐂 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝟕𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐁𝐂 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝟗

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to retool 70,000 teachers from both public and private schools, including those in Special Needs Schools, in readiness for the transition of the first cohort of students under the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) to Grade 9 in January.

Addressing more than 15,000 headteachers at the Kenya Primary Schools Head Teachers Association (KEPSHA) conference in Mombasa, TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia revealed that the National Assembly had allocated Sh1 billion for the retooling exercise.

She said, “Details of the retooling exercise have been released, and the multi-agency training will kick off after the end of the ongoing KCSE.”

Dr. Macharia revealed that the TSC had already retooled 60,642 teachers in Grade 2 and Grade 7 in 2023, and last year, 36,000 teachers were promoted as part of the government’s budgetary allocation.

“More promotions are expected in the current financial year before schools open for the first term,” she assured.

She also encouraged teachers in Special Needs Schools to apply for retooling, noting that the TSC had not received enough applications despite lowering the requirements.

TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia has called on the National Assembly to allocate additional funds to support the promotion of teachers. She assured the public that the recruitment of 20,000 teacher interns is almost complete, with the new recruits set to report to schools in January.

Dr. Macharia also announced that 46,000 teacher interns are in the final stages of being converted to Permanent and Pensionable terms.

Dr. Macharia underscored the importance of the CBC transition, saying, “Grade 9 will form the first cohort, which will set a summative examination that will form the basis of admission to senior schools.”