Most Marketable TSC Subject combinations {Best Guide}

Employment opportunities for graduate teachers.

1. Securing Permanent and Pensionable employment through TSC Recruitment. The Commission periodically advertises for Permanent TSC slots for teachers. There are 2 categories of such slots. The first one is advertisement of vacancies in schools as per the available staffing gaps. While, the second one is to replace teachers who have left service due to natural attrition, retirement or transfer of service.
2. Employment on Internship terms: TSC employs teachers on contracts of 1 to 2 years. The good news is that, as much as these teachers wait for long they are eventually employed on permanent and Pensionable terms. The teachers receive a lower stipend than those employed on permanent and Pensionable terms.
3. Employment on BoM terms: Here, the graduate teachers are directly employed by schools to mitigate staffing needs. Unfortunately, different schools pay varied monthly salaries for the teachers.
4. Private  employment opportunities for teachers: Other teachers seek employment in private schools and the banking sector; with Equity and Kenya Commercial Bank being the highest employers.
5. Greener pastures: A section of graduate teachers (both in TSC employment and Fresh Graduates) seek employment opportunities in foreign countries like Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Seychelles, China and America. The United States of America is the most preferred destination.

Most Marketable TSC Subject combinations

So, now, which are the most Marketable TSC Subject combinations? Sciences are the most Marketable TSC Subject combinations. This is because, these teachers can easily be employed in Kenya and oversee. Languages (mostly Kiswahili) is equally a marketable subject. These teachers have a wider foreign countries employment opportunities. Computer Studies is also on a high demand, locally.

Marketable STEM and Technical Combinations

• Mathematics / Physics
• Mathematics / Chemistry
• Mathematics / Computer Studies

• Physics / Computer Studies

• Biology / Chemistry

• Biology / Agriculture

• Agriculture / Chemistry
• Agriculture / Geography 

Marketable Arts and Social Sciences Combinations

• English / Literature
• Kiswahili / Physical Education, P.E.
• Kiswahili / Home Science
• Kiswahili / History
• Kiswahili / Geography
• Kiswahili / CRE
• French / Any other subject
• Music / Any other subject
• Drawing & Design / Any other subject 

Other Marketable Combinations

• Home Science / Any other subject
• Computer Studies / Any other subject
• Mathematics / Business Studies
• Business Studies / Geography 

TSC List of Approved TSC Teaching Subject Combinations for Secondary Schools

Planning to pursue a teaching Career? Please look at the following guideline on the required TSC Subject combinations. Some graduates have been dealt a blow after graduating and realizing that they didn’t select the recommended TSC Subject combinations. Imagine of a combination like Business Studies and Chemistry!

Here are the recommended TSC Subject Combinations

1. Science Combinations

• Chemistry & Biology
• Chemistry & Physics
• Agriculture & Geography
• Biology & Geography
• Home Science & Biology
• Physics & Computer Studies
• Agriculture & Biology
• Agriculture & Chemistry

2. Language Combinations

• English & Literature
• Kiswahili & CRE (Christian Religious Education)
• Kiswahili & History
• Kiswahili & Geography
• German & Geography
• German & CRE
• Kiswahili & IRE (Islamic Religious Education)
• Kiswahili & Home Science
• Kiswahili & P.E. (Physical Education)
• French & Geography
• French & Business Studies
• French & CRE
• French & History
• Arabic & IRE
• German & History

3. Mathematics Combinations

• Mathematics & Business Studies
• Mathematics & Geography
• Mathematics & Computer
• Mathematics & Chemistry
• Mathematics & Biology
• Mathematics & Physics

4. Humanities Combinations

• Geography & CRE
• History & CRE
• Geography & History
• Geography & IRE
• History & IRE
• History & P.E.
• Geography & P.E.
• Geography & Business Studies
• Home Science & History
• Home Science & CRE
• Special Needs Education & P.E.
• Music & P.E.

5. Technical Combinations

• Metal Work & Mathematics
• Metal Work & Physic
• Woodwork & Mathematics
• Woodwork & Physics
• Electricity & Mathematics
• Electricity & Physics
• Fine Arts & History (Fine)
• Art & Geography
• Art & Design & History
• Art & Design & Geography
• Kiswahili & Home Science
• Kiswahili & P.E.

NOTE

• TSC accepts combinations with specific subjects when there is need. Example Home science/Any, Mathematics/Any, Computer Studies/Any.

• Teachers who didn’t do some subjects in secondary school for example Computer Studies or Home science can proceed to pick them in subject combinations provided they meet some special criteria provided by TSC. Example you can take Computer Studies with another subject provided you got C+ in Mathematics or you can take Home science with any other subject provided you did Agriculture and Biology and you got C+.

Key Considerations when selecting a TSC Subject combination

Before opting to take a given subject combinations, check the following considerations:

1. Minimum TSC requirements for registration.
2. Marketability of the Subject combination; both locally and abroad.
3. Ability of getting employment opportunities outside teaching.