Unions Push for New Teaching Entry Requirements for TSC Teachers .
Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has tabled a list of requests for the Teachers Service Commission TSC ,among them lowering the teaching entry requirements for teachers Joining the teaching profession.
According to KNUT ,the teachers employer should lower the hiring requirement from C+ to C plain.
The union expressed the its belief that it is possible for teachers who have completed their training in Teachers Training Colleges to teach at the junior secondary level since they have the necessary skills and requirements.
TSC as of now only employs teachers who scored a C+ in secondary schools, however Knut is now asking for a reconsideration of this requirement for employment and deployment.
Previously, the commission received a number of criticism among them having strict hiring criteria that have left many qualified teachers without employment since their graduation.
Knut union is advocating for a more inclusive approach that will provide more employment opportunities for teachers more so those who have the potential to excel in the profession.
Recently the government has been seen working on implementing the CBC,.a curriculum that aims at provision of a more comprehensive education system hence focusing on the development of students’ practical skills and knowledge.
The new CBC equally projected to help students to become more competent and prepared for the workforce than just finishing school and looking for white collar job.
Even as the commission continues to evaluate the CBC, the union is hopeful that they will also consider their request on lowering the hiring criteria for teachers teaching in junior secondary schools.
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According to the union, just incase the commission adopts this then it will not only provide more employment opportunities for teachers ,it will further help to improve the quality of education .
Unions Push for New Teaching Entry Requirements for TSC Teachers