TSC To Dismiss Employment Of P1 Teachers
According to a plan created by the commission, the Teachers Service Commission, or TSC, has terminated the employment of P1 teachers.
In a report titled “Framework on Entry Requirement in the Teaching Service,” the TSC outlined its intentions to eliminate the P1 certificate as a prerequisite for entering the teaching profession.
In a report titled “Framework on Entry Requirement in the Teaching Service,” the TSC declared its intention to do away with the P1 credential as a requirement for admittance into the teaching profession.
The commission has recently been more strict on matters pertaining to the teaching profession. In order for the commission to ensure that new teachers are capable of leading the education industry, this is necessary.
Instead, TSC has substituted a credential that follows the Competency Based Curriculum, or CBC, in its place. TSC stipulates that in order to be hired to teach in Grades 1 through 6, a teacher must possess a Diploma in Primary Teacher Education. (DPTE).
According to the framework’s suggestions, all levels of teachers in Kenya should be required to get a diploma in education before they can start their careers.
A post-training upgrade certificate from a teacher who has successfully completed training programmes in ECDE, PTE, DTE BED, DIP ED, and SNE, however, will be accepted by TSC, the article claims.
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The Commission states that it is necessary to have both a PTE issued by KNEC and a minimum Mean Grade C (plain) or its equivalent at KCSE and above. After that, the teachers will be able to focus on teaching both native and foreign languages in Grades 1-3 and Grades 4-6.
According to TSC data (TTCs), at least 229,00 P1 instructors are upgrading their skills in various Teacher Training Colleges. These most recent recommendations dealt a blow to P1 instructors who were hoped the Commission would hire them without updating their Primary Teacher Education (PTE) credentials.
Some of the agents have made suggestions that P1 instructors won’t be hired by the Commission after 2024 and that they should join.
When practicum and KNEC assessment fees are added to the training fee, which in many colleges exceeds sh. 100,000, many P1 instructors claim they are unable to pay it.
This September saw the addition of the second batch of Diploma upgraders. The application period for the April opening was likewise published by the Ministry of Education and closed last month.
TSC To Dismiss Employment Of P1 Teachers
