Teachers with degrees will be considered for administrative positions in the upcoming promotions, Teachers Service Commission Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia has said.
Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) Secretary-General Wilson Sossion and Bonchari MP Oyioka Oroo had earlier lamented that teachers with high academic qualifications are not being considered for promotions.
According to Emuhaya MP Omboko Milemba, almost half of teachers in secondary schools are in job group L while a quarter are in job group M.
Mr Sossion said regulation 73 provides the general guidelines for promotion of teachers, which include merit, seniority, existence of vacancy, academic and professional qualifications and other criteria.
Mr Milemba demanded that the promotions be carried out devoid of any discrimination based on one’s region of origin.
“We want to see all teachers who qualify promoted,” said Mr Milemba.
Nancy Macharia (TSC CEO) assured MPs that the teachers will be promoted in a competitive manner. She said the commission is doing everything possible to ensure that teachers are motivated to serve students.
The looming promotions will see teachers in job group L promoted to M while those in job group M will move to job group N.
Those in Job Group L holding administrative grade C5 currently take home between Sh49,912 and Sh55,644.
Starting July this year, their salaries will increase to between Sh55,909 and Sh58,171 when the third phase of their CBA is implemented. Senior headteacher, senior master II and deputy principal IV, who all fall in job group M, will also reap big during the promotions. They currently take home between Sh66,177 and Sh80,242 but come July, their salaries will rise to between Sh77,840 and Sh82,717.
Principals of secondary schools currently in job group M and N and who earn between Sh77,840 and Sh90,612 will also have their salaries raised to between Sh93,850 and Sh102,807.
Principals of secondary schools currently in job group M and N and who earn between Sh77,840 and Sh90,612 will also have their salaries raised to between Sh93,850 and Sh102,807.
Teachers serving in job group N will be promoted to job group P, which covers senior principals taking home between Sh99,730 and Sh114,632 per month. Their current administrative grade is D3.