The Teachers Service Commission TSC has an official link for teachers who are interested in applying for deployment to to other institutions via visiting the Commission’s online portal (TSC Online).
Important Deployment Requirements
For one to be deployed, they must meet the following requirements;
- Has to be a Kenyan citizen.
- Possess a P1 certificate.
- Be a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and certification in at least two subjects.
- Have scored at least a C+ Mean average in the KCSE is required.
- Be a TSC Teacher currently in service
Not that with the Primary school teachers with the following qualifications will qualify to teach junior secondary.these include;
1. Being in possession of Diploma and Degree in Special Needs Education
2. Being in possession of Degree in Early Childhood Development Education
3. Have a Diploma certificate in Education (Primary option)
4. Be a holder of Diploma in Education under Secondary option
5. Have scored a Degree in Education (Secondary option) even with lack lack of C+ at KCSE or C+ in teaching subjects.
Inorder to apply for tsc deployment,teachers will use this link tsconline.tsc.go.ke/tsc-teacher/deployment
It is also important to note that recent changes in qualifications for P1 teachers to teach junior secondary schools (JSS) have become necessary as a result of the implementation of the competency-based curriculum in Kenya.
Following the introduction of this curriculum, more details on the educational focus has shifted to secondary schools, thus reducing the workload in primary schools significantly.
PS Belio Kipsang monitor opening of a Junior Secondary School (JSS) and distribution of textbooks for Grade 7 learners at Arap Moi Primary, In Kajiado County, on January 2023.Image/Courtesy
The new Junior high schools play a critical role in educating students in grades 7, 8, and 9.
The system is meant to prepare for the new Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) 2-6-3-3-3 system after doing the national exam for the sixth grade.
Inorder to adapt to these changes,all the primary schools have been selected by the Ministry of Education and Culture to convert into secondary schools.
The Ministry promised to ensure taking appropriate steps to improve the infrastructure of these branches of Junior Secondary Schools (JSS).
