Every School to Donate One (1)Teacher For OCS TSC Training; Requirements out
The Teachers Service Commission TSC has released a circular to schools about training of OCS teachers who will be in charge of offering career assistance in their schools across the country.
The TSC headquarters office directed all the County Directors of Education through a memo asking them to advise school principals on how to establish an the new Office of Career Services (OCS) at their schools after training
TSC directed further that every school should plan and appoint one teacher to oversee the Office of Career Services and after the training.
The commission gave another directive on the teacher OCS to attend mandatory training sessions offered by TSC in their respective counties.
Part of the TSC on OCS training memo says ;
That the State Department for Labour and Skills Development has been given powers to oversee skills development among actors, it is also establishing and managing the institutional framework for linking industry skills development as well as training in accordance with Executive Order No. 1 of 2021.
In this regard, the Department is therefore committed to promoting career guidance towards reducing skills mismatches, ensuring improvement in school to work transitions,to ensure employability and labour mobility .
It also re-integrates marginalized and at risk groups into education and labour market service in the country.
Therefore this Department has developed the National Policy Framework plus the Offices of Career Services.
Finally the Office of Career Services (OCS) has been established in a number of universities,most national polytechnics,most technical vocational centres and now in primary and secondary levels.
The copy of this memo directed to the county education officers directs them to do the following ;
- To make sure that ever institutions within their are of jurisdiction establish Office of Career Service and appoint a teacher to Co-ordinate OCS activities.
- To facilitate proper that community Service Learning (CSL) is taught as directed in the approved curriculum.
- To ensure that the memo reach all institution administrators and a feedback given to the County Directors office by closure of business of 10th September 2023
Every School to Donate One (1)Teacher For OCS TSC Training; Requirements out