The Teachers Service Commission TSC Chief Executive Officer, Nancy Macharia,has disclosed that the commission is planning to confirm the 46,000 intern teachers automatically.
These teachers are currently serving on contract terms and now their status will change to permanent and pensionable positions after completing two years.
TSC recruited 46,000 intern teachers last after extending their contract in January this year for an additional year with the commission citing on lack of budgetary allocation.
During the first recruitment, a total of 21,500 interns teachers were deployed to JSS.
Expressing the commission’s commitment to addressing the teachers concerns , Dr. Nancy Macharia has assured these teachers that they would be accorded first priority in filling vacancies at schools.
According to Macharia, these teachers would be automatically absorbed without the need for advertising the positions.
The latest announcement from the commission aims to provide a clear pathway for the intern teachers thus ensuring their job continuity and a transition towards permanent and pensionable employment by 2025.
TSC decided the extension of the teacher contracts allowing for the commission to take necessary administrative steps as well as aligning with it’s budgetary constraints.
There has been a lot of opposition from both Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers KUPPET, following TSC extension of intern contract and failure to confirm these teachers.
The KUPPET secretary-general Akelo Misori was at the forefront expressing concern over the prolonged internship period.