TSC to promote 12,000 teachers, employ interns on permanent terms this year

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has been allocated Sh13 billion in the 2024/25 budget estimates for implementation of the second phase of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) it signed with unions last year, and an extra Sh1 billion for teachers promotions.

This will see 9,000 primary teachers and 3,000 of their counterparts in secondary schools promoted.

The pay rise of between 7 per cent and 9.5 per cent of the basic salary was spread over two years, with the first instalment paid in August last year. Teachers also benefited from enhanced house allowances.

▪️Once again, the commission will get the lions’ share of the education sector budget, with a total allocation of Sh364.9 billion

The allocated funds include~

👉 Sh8.3 billion for the conversion of 26,000 intern teachers from contract to Permanent and Pensionable terms.

Most of these teachers will have served for two years by the end of the year.

Of the total, 4,000 are Primary school teachers and the other 22,000 Secondary school teachers.

👉Sh4.68 billion for hiring of 20,000 more teachers on contract.

👉100 tutors for Post- Secondary institutions will also be recruited.