TSC Five Year Strategic Plan Regarding Teachers Ending 2027

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The teachers service commission TSC has issued it’s five year strategic plan in an effort to support President William Ruto’s Bottom-Up Economic Agenda (BETA) ending also in 2027.

According to TSC, the plan aims to address the teacher shortage in educational institutions by ensuring  employment  and evenly dispersement  of instructors to public schools.

 

The teachers service through TSC’s CEO, Nancy Macharia has emphasized on the value of the teaching service in delivering the knowledge and abilities needed which are to complete the BETA project’s goals and objectives.

As per to the agenda , the commission plans to hire a total of 211,870 teachers over the next five years .This will help  to meet the growing demands of the education sector.

While attending a function at the Kenya School of Government in Lower Kabete, Nairobi,  TSC CEO Dr.Nancy Macharia said that the need for an additional budget of Sh134.5 billion while making a presentation of the TSC Strategic Plan 2023 to 2027.

 

Macharia further mentioned that  this strategic plan will serve as the cornerstone for scheduling and allocating resources, proper  support of  both the educational goal supported by BETA as well as ensuring  that there is  effective performance of the commission’s mandate.

Through  this plan, the government intends to create a one-year paid national internship program for teacher graduates of universities,those from technical colleges, and colleges of education and medicine in accordance with President Ruto’s Agenda.

TSC CEO, Nancy Macharia, speaking during the launch of the Teachers Service commission strategic plan 2023-2027 event at Kenya School of Government on July 6, 2023

TSC CEO, Nancy Macharia, speaking during the launch of the Teachers Service commission strategic plan 2023-2027 event at Kenya School of Government on July 6, 2023; image/ courtesy

However, TSC will improve the teacher internship program and assess the internship policy in order to accomplish this aim,plans that will  both  contribute to the Agenda’s ultimate realization.

The TSC boss equally  indicated  plans to establish an Institute for teacher support and professional development,that is likely  to enable the commission to identify issues, potential risks as well as  offer workable solutions.

The commission will also develop and put into place an affirmative action framework in teacher management.

This is also meant to adhere to the UNESCO teacher deployment practice and ensure equitable recruiting and deployment practices at the entry level.

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