TSC Promotions 2021; Commission now Primes itself for rescheduled 1, 000 Promotions for Diploma Teachers Next Week
TSC Lines Up 1,000 Promotions for Diploma Teachers Next Week
The Teachers Service Commission, TSC in April 2021 was forced to postpone the 2021 TSC promotions Interviews for Diploma Teachers with higher qualifications following numerous complaints that were raised by the shortlisted interviewees through the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers, Kuppet.
Kuppet was forced to write a letter addressed to the Teachers Service Commission, during the last week of April 2021 requesting for the postponing of TSC promotions Interviews for diploma teachers who were committed at that time- marking the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE 2020 national exams in various marking centres distributed across Nairobi.
Kuppet managed to convince TSC to put off the interviews till later to allow the teachers who were facing the dilemma of either attending the interviews or going for Knec KCSE marking.
New Interview Dates for Postponed TSC Promotions Interviews for Diploma Teachers with Higher Qualifications 2021
The latest details hitting our newsdesk this morning indicate that more than 3,800 diploma teachers in Secondary schools should arm themselves now to battle for the 1000 TSC Promotions Vacancies advertised by their employer.
In an official Circular addressed to the regional directors, TSC Director of Staffing Rita Wahome says the Interviews will now be conducted next week.
According to the new TSC Promotions Interview Schedule, the postponed interviews for diploma teachers in Secondary schools will be conducted between May 24, 2021 and May 28, 2021
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TSC promotions 2021– The Teachers’ employer, Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has put off the scheduled Interviews for diploma teachers promotions 2021 and set new dates.
This move follows a public outcry and the outpouring of complaints from the affected teachers who would have missed out on this golden opportunity for a possible pay rise.
The afore-mentioned diploma teachers are qualified and interested in attending the upcoming TSC promotions interviews but some of them are currently offering essential services- marking the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE 2020) examinations.
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The Commission has already compiled and dispatched lists of successful applicants who have been shortlisted to fill the 1,000 slots available for diploma teachers in 2021 to their respective counties now that all Applications are done online.
The affected teachers can therefore take a deep sigh of relief after the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) intervened.
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Many of the affected teachers had already reported to the designated Knec marking centres in Nairobi only for them to receive invitations for the interviews, issued on a very short notice.
Following many complaints, the union conducted a survey among the examiners to establish the depth of this problem.
Indeed, many examiners were having torrid times trying to decide wether to shun the marking exercise and attend the interviews or not.
“In the circumstances, we urge the Commission to immediately call off the interviews slated for this month and conduct the same in May or on any convenient dates after the marking of the KCSE exams.” Reads a demand letter from Kuppet Secretary General Akello Misori.
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In July 2020, the Commission embarked on the final phase of promotion of teachers for the financial year 2020/2021. A calendar of activity for the interviews was prepared with the last set of interviews scheduled to take place from 26/4/2021 to 30/4/2021.
However as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic which disrupted the Education calendar in the country, the scheduled interviews have conflicted with marking of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) national examination currently taking place.
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Consequently, the Commission has re-scheduled the interviews for advert Number 2/2021, 3/2021, 4/2021, 6/2021, and 7/2021 to a date to be communicated in due course.
TSC is seeking to promote all the diploma holders before the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) comes to an end in July this year.
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Kuppet is also demanding answers on behalf of some some teachers being invited for fresh interviews when they had done the same in December 2020, and are yet to receive any communication on the outcome.
The Commission has also not released promotion results for teachers who attended interviews in February this year.
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Thousands of teachers who attended the interviews are patiently waiting for the results; whose processing must have been slowed down by involvement of the TSC Senior Secretariat staff in administration of the KCPE and KCSE examinations.
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A total of 32,431 teachers were shortlisted and interviewed in February. The teachers are fighting for the 15,226 available promotion vacancies. The Commission is seeking to fill 1,341 vacancies for Deputy Principal I and another 1,096 vacancies for Deputy Principals II.
A majority of the interviewees will be battling out for the 6,680 vacancies available for teachers in grade C3 (Formerly L). Successful candidates will be promoted to grade C4 (Senior Master IV) which is the entry grade to the administrative positions in Post Primary Learning Institutions.
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