TSC Compelled To Confirm Intern Teachers After 1 Year Of Service
Teachers serving under intern will be finally relieved following the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) new provisions and the Education Taskforce Updates.
Based on the details by the education taskforce report it is clear that teachers who have serve on internship terms for a maximum period of one year will be converted to permanent terms.
TSC had earlier on proposed a policy that allows intern teachers to serve a maximum of two years.
President William Ruto also ordered for immediate implementation of the recommendations of the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) , this also adds weight to the things that are going to work best for current intern teachers.
All the teachers who were recruited on internship terms and their term end in December have a likelihood being confirmed in January 2024.
Even with the July budget for TSC had missed funds that it had asked to confirm intern teachers whose contractual terms are ending this year still these teachers will be confirmed.
Equally Mr. Jamleck Muturi who is the TSC chairperson had pleaded with government to release funds for confirming the teachers.
The chairman further indicated that the teachers will be demoralized if they work on internship for long that.
While giving his speech when he was at the Kenya School of Government during the launch of the TSC 2023-2027 strategic plan.
Mr. Muturi further revealed the good plans of confirming the intern teachers in January 2024 should the government avail the required funds for doing so.
Currently, there are a total of 20,000 TSC intern teachers that were taken in February 2023.
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An addition of 20,000 more interns were employed and reported in schools in September 2023
Teacher Interns who serve in primary schools receive a ‘stipend’ of Sh15,00 as those in secondary schools receive Sh20,000.
TSC Compelled To Confirm Intern Teachers After 1 Year Of Service