MUST-READ FOR ALL TSC EMPLOYED TEACHERS: FACTS ABOUT TSC TPD MODULES: PRACTISING TSC TEACHERS MUST PAY FOR AND UNDERTAKE MANDATORY TPD MODULES DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS OR FACE DISCIPLINARY ACTION FROM THEIR EMPLOYER
BELOW ARE DETAILS ON THE MANDATORY TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODULES, TPD, INSTITUTIONS OFFERING THEM AND PENALTIES FOR TSC-EMPLOYED TEACHERS WHO WILL NOT ADHERE TO THE TPD REQUIREMENT
TSC-employed/practising teachers will be required to pay for and undertake mandatory Teacher Professional Development Modules, TPD Modules which will be offered during school holidays.
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According to the TSC, this in-service training (refresher programme) is mandatory for all practising teachers employed by the Commission. Besides, the Commission has already contracted the following tertiary learning institutions to offer the TPD Modules
INSTITUTIONS CONTRACTED BY THE TSC TO OFFER TPD MODULES FOR ALL TSC EMPLOYED TEACHERS 1. Kenyatta University, KU 2. Mount Kenya University, MKU 3. Riara University 4. Kenya Education Management Institute, KEMI
WHAT IS A TPD MODULE AND HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE? The term TPD Module is an acronym for Teacher Professional Development modules. A TPD Module is a refresher programme for practising TSC teachers aimed at continuously updating teachers with relevant knowledge, skills, attitudes and values applicable to the teaching/ learning process.
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The good news is that the TSC will provide all TPD modules online for easier access to all teachers.
According to the Commission, many components of TPD will be accessible through mobile phones.
WHO WILL PAY FOR THE TPD MODULES? According to the Teachers Service Commission, teachers will meet the training costs of all the TPD Modules.
WHAT PENALTIES WILL TSC-EMPLOYED TEACHERS BE SUBJECTED TO IF THEY DO NOT UNDERTAKE TPD MODULES
WORTH NOTING IS THE FACT THAT TPD MODULES ARE PART OF THE CAREER PROGRESSION GUIDELINES, CPGs. THIS THEREFORE MEANS THAT PRACTISING TSC EMPLOYED TEACHERS MUST UNDERTAKE TPD MODULES. ANY TEACHER WHO WILL FAIL TO UNDERTAKE THE TPD MODULES AS STIPULATED IN THE CPGs WOULD HAVE VIOLATED THE TSC CODE OF CONDUCT HENCE LEGIBLE FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION FROM THEIR EMPLOYER, TSC.
NOTE: Teachers who will fail after the TPD assessment will have their teaching certificates withdrawn.
HOW LONG DOES A TPD MODULE TAKE? All teachers will now be forced to undergo Teacher Professional Development Training, TPD Modules six times in their career. Each TPD module will take five years (5 years).
Training will be done after every 5 years for a maximum period of 30 years that a teacher will be active in his or her career.
Therefore, the type of TPD module to be undertaken will largely depend on the number of years that a teacher has left before attaining the mandatory retirement age for all TSC teachers- 60 years.
A teacher commencing the training will be expected to complete seven sections of Module 1 before being re-certified.
HOW LONG WILL A TPD MODULE TRAINING TAKE According to the 2018 TSC policy statement, teachers will be trained for about five (5) days during school holidays.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF TPD MODULES FOR TSC EMPLOYED (PRACTISING) TEACHERS?
Upon commencement of the TPD programme, a teacher will be given a certificate which is renewable every five years.
Subsequent applicants for the TSC registration certificate will be issued with both certificates after starting the training.
After completing all TPD modules, teachers will be eligible for re-certification and TSC promotions.
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The Secrets to a TSC Promotion (for TSC Employed Kenyan Teachers): Below is A Full List of Education Ministry Approved Enhancement Programs for Tutors
Looking forward to a promotion and a definitely higher salary from the Teachers Service Commission in 2020? Or are you a TSC employed Kenyan teacher who is interested in taking his or her teaching career to the next level?
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Cool your nerves since Newspro.co.ke has the surest way to a TSC Promotion outlined for you. This article gives you a list of teacher enhancement courses, duration and the institutions offering them aimed at giving TSC Teachers a Competitive edge when it comes to TSC Recruitments and Promotions.
On March 13, 2020, Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha through an official circular echoed the Teachers Service Commission’s view that there is a need for teachers and other TSC staff to enroll for and undertake enhancement courses at selected and approved institutions.
Professor Magoha further added that the Ministry of Education had consequently come up with a list of all approved courses, their duration and the institutions offering them to enable teachers to make the right choices.
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CS Magoha says that the training will only be provided by the Kenya Education Management Institute, KEMI.
In the circular, CS Magoha notes that his office has realized that training in the education sector is being conducted in other institutions and bodies yet most of the courses/ programs offered are available at the Kenya Education Management Institute, KEMI.
The aim of the circular therefore is to direct all teacher refresher/ enhancement training to be undertaken through the Kenya Education Management Institute, KEMI.
TSC Teachers Refresher Courses
This comes even as the Kenyan teachers’ employer, TSC is planning to roll out in service training dubbed Teacher Professional Development, TPD Modules for all TSC employed and currently practicing teachers.
The TPD Training modules will take 5 days and they shall be conducted once in every five years.
The following institutions have been selected to offer the TPD modules for teachers during school holidays: Kenyatta University, Riara University, Mount Kenya University and Kenya Education Management Institute.
Upon commencement of the TPD program, a teacher will be given a certificate which is renewable every five years.
Subsequent applicants for the TSC registration certificate will be issued with both certificates after starting the training.
After completing all TPD modules, teachers will be eligible for re-certification and TSC promotions.
WORTH NOTING IS THE FACT THAT TPD MODULES ARE PART OF THE CAREER PROGRESSION GUIDELINES, CPGs. THIS THEREFORE MEANS THAT PRACTISING TSC EMPLOYED TEACHERS MUST UNDERTAKE TPD MODULES. ANY TEACHER WHO WILL FAIL TO UNDERTAKE THE TPD MODULES AS STIPULATED IN THE CPGs WOULD HAVE VIOLATED THE TSC CODE OF CONDUCT HENCE LEGIBLE FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION FROM THEIR EMPLOYER, TSC.
INSTITUTIONS CONTRACTED BY THE TSC TO OFFER TPD MODULES FOR ALL TSC EMPLOYED TEACHERS 1. Kenyatta University, KU 2. Mount Kenya University, MKU 3. Riara University 4. Kenya Education Management Institute, KEMI
TSC Guidelines, Instructions for the Recruitment of Freshly Graduated Intern Teachers in all Secondary Schools Applicable November-December 2021 to 2022: TSC Releases Fresh Guidelines for the Absorption of Newly Graduated Teachers into the Mandatory TSC Internship Program for a Minimum Period of 12 Months. Get all the Verified Information on the Ongoing TSC Internship Recruitment Exercise 2021-2022 Here. For Instant TSC Breaking News, Follow the following Link; TSC Breaking News Today
TSC Releases New Internship Recruitment Instructions Applicable November 2021-2022
The sole constitutionally empowered Teachers’ employer, TSC, revises recruitment guidelines to ensure equitable distribution of available TSC internship vacancies from time to time.
The latest TSC Internship Recruitment Guidelines were reviewed in 2021 and are applicable for a maximum period of two years, up to 2022 unless the Commission seems it necessary to review the guidelines.
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The 2021-2022 TSC Internship Recruitment Guidelines ushered in an era of equality for both diploma and degree teacher graduates seeking to fill the available TSC Internship vacancies.
For the first time, the Commission offered a level play ground by equalizing the marks awarded to Shortlisted candidates for TSC Internship interviews based on academic qualifications.
Diploma graduates seeking TSC Internship Vacancies in 2022 are henceforth awarded based on academic qualifications as follows:
Distinction-35
Credit-30
Pass-25
Degree teacher graduates seeking available TSC Internship vacancies in 2022 are henceforth awarded based on academic qualifications as follows;
First Class-35
Second Class- Both Upper and Lower Divisions-30
Pass-25
Besides, the Commission trashed manual applications for TSC internship jobs that previously saw job seekers traverse various counties incurring insurmountable cost of travelling just to drop Application Letters in favour of online Applications to the Secretary of the Teachers Service Commission through www.teachersonline.tsc.go.ke
Panel members are also to be notified and sensitized against contravening the Public Officers Ethics Act and the TSC Code of Conduct and Ethics CoCE, 2015. The aforementioned codes oblige the TSC county directors or their representatives to induct member of the TSC internship Recruitment panel on how the interviews shall be conducted to ensure transparency prior to the live interviews.
Since TSC Internship Recruitment is a free and fair exercise, interview venues should be easily accessible to applicants with special needs.
Following the upsurge in the number of deregistered/unregistered teachers, TSC internship Recruitment panels are hereby urged to be vigilant of applicants who are not duly registered and disqualify them. TSC county directors must confirm online the registration status of applicants to avoid engaging deregistered/unregistered teachers for Interviews.
TSC system generated merit lists will be availed by county directors who are expected to disseminate them to sub county directors and school heads for use during interviews.
Once invited for the interview, applicants must present original and clear copies of academic and professional documents listed below:
Identification Card or passport
TSC Certificate of Registration as a teacher
Diploma or Degree Certificate
Certified/ Stamped Transcripts
KCSE Certificate (s)
KCPE Certificate (s)
School leaving Certificates- Primary and Secondary
NCPWD Card for Persons with Disability
Sworn Affidavit where names differ on submitted documents
Proof of payment for Confirmation of Results by Knec where Applicable.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) launched the Teacher Professional Development (TPD) program in Karen at the Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) on 22 September 2021, which will have a diverse impact on the teaching fraternity.
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TPD will commit teachers in all public schools to undergo refresher courses, which will have a huge impact on their entire careers. This is because the TPD will be used to promote teachers as provided in the Career Progression Guidelines (CPG) of the TSC.
The CPG of TSC is in existence from 8th November 2017, TPD modules are the prerequisites for promotion of teachers from one job grade to another job.
Further the CPG document states, “As per the provision in Rule 48 of the Code of Regulation for Teachers, teachers are required to undergo professional development programs to enhance their career progression.
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For a teacher to qualify for promotion, one must undergo career progression and complete it as per the CPG, meet the minimum qualification per grade, acquire the necessary experience and perform their duties at a satisfactory level. Will have to do
In 2020, 331,232 teachers will be directly affected by this demand of the Commission. However, according to the 2021 Economic Survey report, teachers who are on study leave and out of primary, secondary and teacher training colleges in disciplinary matters.
This means that the TPD module will be a new tool to be used for the promotion of teachers apart from the academic credentials of the teachers.
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According to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TSC, the TPD module will run for the full time as long as the teachers are in the profession.
The module is structured into six levels of competency where each level will take five years to finish after which each teacher will be required to renew their teaching certificates. Teachers who have not complied may lose their teaching certificates if they fail to undergo training.
The Economic Survey report for 2021 showed that out of 218,077 teachers in public primary schools, 419 teachers have master’s and doctoral (PhD) degrees, 17,930 teachers have bachelor’s degrees, and 21,632 have diplomas while 178,024 have Teachers are certificate holders.
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These figures exclude teachers on unpaid study leave and teachers with disciplinary cases against them. On the other hand, in secondary schools and teacher training colleges, the Economic Survey report for 2021 indicated that out of 113,155 teachers, 1725 have master’s and doctoral (PhD) degrees, 108,109 have bachelor’s degrees, 11 have education has a postgraduate diploma and has 3,310 teachers. Had a diploma
Entry requirements for the TPD module have not yet been disclosed and it is not yet disclosed whether this will be addressed in the near future. We will let you know once the entry requirements are released.
2021-2022 KCSE Results for KAPROPITA Girls High School
The school mean grade stands at B- of 7.59 points (KCSE Results 2020) released in 2021. Stay tuned for the official release of the 2021 KCSE Results this April 2022 for the Knec KCSE examinations administered between March 2022 and April 2022 then click Here to access verified KCSE Results for KAPROPITA Girls High School and other KCSE Top Performing Schools in Kenya per County.
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Background Information
Since its inception decades ago, Kapropita Girls, Baringo has proved to be a hallmark of academic excellence in KCSE results ranking.
The school’s enrollment stands at over 600. Get to know Kapropita Girls High School’s details including the school’s latest KCSE performance, contacts, Alumni, location, Pay Bill, account number, uniform, and admissions.
The school is located in Kinyo Sub-Location, Kapropita Location, Kabarnet Division, Baringo Central District in Baringo County within the Great Rift Valley Region of Kenya.
Latest Validated School Contacts
Current Postal Address:Address– 11, Kabarnet Town, Code 30400.
E-mail Address:
Latest Phone contact: 254 721 827 379
Website: Admissions: application, enrolment rate, criteria, and requirements
The school admits at least 150 students per year. The main selection criterion is the students’ previous performance in KCPE results.
Interested applicants should however tender their interest when selecting their preferred secondary schools at the primary level long before the KCPE results get released.
Admission Requirements
Upon admission, you are expected to carry the following:
Admission letter
Primary school Leaving certificate or a letter of identification from the student’s former school
A copy of your birth certificate
Two recent passport-size photographs (NOT PHOTOSHOPPED) duly signed and stamped at the back by either your former school head or clergyman.
On the official reporting date, parents are advised to strictly adhere to the stipulated timelines for admission.
Upon admission, students are expected to pay school fees as per the stipulated timeline. The fees should be deposited in the school’s account number provided in the student’s admission letter.
When depositing fees, the student should indicate the name, form, and admission number correctly to avoid confusion.
Other charges include school ID-Kshs 200.
Note:
The above fee is exclusive of school uniforms and other personal effects.
The commission shall be levied on crossed money orders or upcountry cheques.
Sponsored students should produce a letter of commitment from their sponsors.
Personal cheques shall not be accepted.
Payment in cash will not be accepted.
The fee structure for the whole year is usually attached to the student’s admission letter.
School Uniform
Students can buy school uniforms during the official reporting date in school or from any other uniform centers and outlets that stock them.
Pay bill
To be updated soon.
Medical care
The school provides basic medical care for all students. Serious cases are referred to as the nearest Level 4 or five hospital or other medical facilities recommended by the school for NHIF services.
Code of conduct
Every student is expected to strictly adhere to the set school rules and regulations. A copy of the school rules shall be provided during admission.
Besides, students are expected to uphold the following values: hard work, discipline, courtesy, diligence, perseverance, determination, and foresight at all times.
Curriculum and subjects offered
The school offers a broad 8-4-4 curriculum to accommodate the wide range of learners’ needs.
The subjects offered include Maths, English, Kiswahili, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, History, Geography, CRE, Agriculture, Business Studies, Physical Education among others
Diet
The school diet majorly comprises Ugali, maize, beans, sukuma wiki, cabbages, Githeri, Meat, Eggs, Rice, Tea, Bread, and fruits.
TSC OUTLINES NEW GUIDELINES, DELEGATES THE ROLE OF HIRING SCHOOL HEADS: TSC NEWS
The Teachers Service Commission, TSC has come up with new guidelines that will govern the process of hiring school administrators: principals, primary school heads, deputies, senior masters, and teachers.
According to the latest TSC Circular, the power to interview and hire school administrators now lies with regional directors of education.
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SCHOOLS WITH TWO OR MORE HEADS ON PAPER
This decision was arrived at after the Commission realized that some schools were having more than one head, contrary to the current TSC staffing rules.
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In a bid to salvage the situation resulting in erroneously promotions, the Commission has delegated this responsibility to regional directors.
According to the Commission, this will help promote efficiency in the appointment and deployment of administrators in public schools.
NEW GUIDELINES AND POLICY
The new TSC guidelines are tied to the Commission’s policy on the appointment and deployment of institutional administrators, Career Progression Guidelines, CPGs, the Code of regulation, and other rules governing the teaching sector.
CAREER PROGRESSION GUIDELINES, CPGs
The current TSC Career Progression Guidelines, CPGs introduced a competitive recruitment process for available administrative positions in all public schools.
In the guidelines, the promotion of teachers depends on available vacancies in the given institutions, minimum qualifications per grade, and relevant Teacher Professional Development, TPD Modules.
Other relevant factors include work experience and satisfactory performance.
The policy does not however include higher academic qualifications as a possible criterion to be used in the selection process.
This issue has been an eyesore causing friction between the Commission and teachers’ unions.
TSC SCHEMES OF SERVICE
The new guidelines replace TSC schemes of service which were stratified into three major categories: scheme of service for non-graduate teachers, the scheme of service for graduate teachers, and scheme of service for technical teachers and lecturers.
In the new guidelines, all teachers will be required to undertake professional development modules to facilitate their Career Progression as per the provisions of Regulation 48 of the TSC Code of Regulations for Teachers.
GRADES
To rise through the ranks to higher TSC grades, teachers and lecturers must meet the minimum qualifications prescribed by the Commission and or the work experience required for each grade.
In the new guidelines, the TSC has established eight grades for primary school teachers, 10 grades for secondary school teachers and six grades for teachers at the Centre for Mathematics, Science, Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA), eight grades for tutors in TVET colleges, seven grades in Technical Training Colleges, TTCs and eight for teachers in KISE.
SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION CENTRES
Special Needs Education centers for primary education level have got five grades, eight grades in secondary education level, and eight in TVET institutions.
QUALIFICATIONS
Primary school teachers serving under the current Career Progression Guidelines, CPGs are expected to have a C (plain) in KCSE and a Primary Teacher Education (PTE) certificate. The minimum entry grade for the visually and hearing impaired teachers who would like to pursue a PTE is a C- Minus.
Secondary school teachers are expected to have a C+ plus in KCSE and a Diploma in Education, Bachelor’s degree in Education, or a Postgraduate Diploma in Education.
Special needs education secondary school teachers should have a C+ in KCSE and a Diploma in Special Needs Education or a C+ plus in KCSE and a Bachelor’s degree in Special Needs Education.
