TSC to carryout Alcohol and Drug Abuse (ADA) Baseline Survey among teachers

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, will be carrying out an Alcohol and Drug Abuse (ADA) Baseline Survey among teachers. The Survey which is to be concluded by 31st
December, 2020 will inform the government on measures to be put in place in order to mitigate the effects of drug abuse in the work places.

TSC Boss Dr. Nancy Macharia has dispatched a circular to all field officers on how the exercise is to be carried out. See it below;

“BASELINE SURVEY ON ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (ADA) AMONG EMPLOYEES IN THE WORKPLACE

The National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) which is a State Corporation established under the NACADA Act, 2012 to coordinate a multi-sectoral effort towards prevention control and mitigation of alcohol and drug abuse in the country, requires all Public Sector institutions to mainstream activities aimed at reducing the prevalence of alcohol and drug abuse at the workplace.

The 2020/21 Financial Year guidelines require that Ministries, State Departments, Parastatals and SAGAs, Universities and tertiary institutions to undertake Alcohol and Drug Abuse (ADA) Baseline Surveys by 31st December, 2020 for evidence-based programmes.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is among the fifty (50) institutions which were randomly sampled to undertake a National ADA baseline survey to generate data to inform the National status of ADA in the workplace.

In relation to this, NACADA has provided an online data collection link: Baseline Survey link https://forms.gle/QiUAtrEJbwW4SmEM9.

Kindly note that this target is in the Commission’s level one (1) Performance Contracting, PC, for FY 2020/21.

The purpose of this letter is to request you to support the exercise by ensuring that TSC employees within your County fill the questionnaires through the link provided above by 30th November, 2020.

Note that, the employees right to privacy under Article 31 of the Constitution has been protected and therefore, employees should feel free to provide the required information.

For further support, kindly call 0726039632/0725876707. Please observe the deadline.”