By Malachi Motano
Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has announced 5000 new teaching vacancies in both Secondary and Primary schools.
In an advert published in the local dailies to give the latest notice of available positions, TSC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Nancy Macharia disclosed that 4000 teachers will be deployed to Secondary schools while the other 1000 will go to Primary schools.
Dr. Macharia said the recruitment is in response to the need to have more educationists to support government’s policy of 100 percent transition of learners from primary to secondary school.
She said that teachers who will be recruited will serve on Permanent and Pensionable terms of service.
The commission also declared another 2,987 and 927 vacancies for Primary and Secondary schools respectively to replace the teachers who have since exited the service.
“Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications online through the to the Commission’s website www.tsc.go.ke under career not later than July 12th, 2021,” The commission announced in the advert.
The Teachers employer had earlier on announced that it has commenced the process of promotion and deployment of up to 1000 teachers in public primary schools.
“Those who will be successful shall be appointed at T-scale 7, Grade C2 under the career progression guidelines and shall be deployed to schools where vacancies exist,” TEC CEO
