Teachers Service Commission (TSC) says it will not promote teachers who have acquired their master’s degree while in service.
According to TSC human resources director Julius Olayo, it is entirely the Salaries and Remuneration Commission’s (SRC) responsibility to promote teachers who have pursued a master’s degree or PHD.
“We have a number of you who went back to class and got masters and PhDs, but you are wondering why the commission is not considering those papers when you come back.
These promotions are controlled by SRC and TSC can do nothing about it,” said Dr. Olayo.
Olayo intimated the need for the teacher to know that the TSC follows Career Progression Guidelines.
He was addressing concerns of the principals who were attending the Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (Kessha) conference yesterday, which had put TSC on the spot over the delay in promoting teachers.
“Let us not peg promotions on the category of school one is posted, as this has cost many deserving teachers promotions for years,” said Kessha chairperson Kahi Indimuli.
“We need to ease off that stagnation,” he said. Indimuli cited the need for TSC to recognise teachers with higher education qualifications.
“The truth of the matter is that a principal is not just a teacher, and when that evaluation was done, they were given a higher grade than other teachers.
Those grades are D3, D4, and D5,” he said, adding that to move from one grade to another, one must have served in the previous grade for three years.
The principals also proposed the introduction of senior chief principals in schools where there are many students.
This will see the schools have two principals who will ease the principals’ workload.
They further proposed an introduction of deputy principals who should take care of the boarding services and deputy principals to oversee guidance and counseling due to the increase of cases of indiscipline.