TSC confirms, issues pnp letters to 46,000 intern teachers

TSC confirms and gives 46,000 intern teachers PNP letters.

A total of 46,000 teachers who were serving internships have finally been confirmed to permanent and pensionable (pnp) terms by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).

The teachers’ employment and appointment letters, printed by the Commission, indicate that they will now be working on PNP beginning in January 2025.

Primary head teachers who also serve as acting junior secondary school (JSS) principals were asked to pick up the letters at the TSC sub-county offices in numerous sub-counties.

After more than a year of contract service, several intern teachers have attested to obtaining the employment letters.

This is the biggest conversion to intern teaching that has ever occurred. Thanks to President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza administration plan, it has increased the number of teachers on PNP by 56,000 since 2022.

46,000 instructors were employed by TSC and participating in internships.

In February 2023, 21,550 junior school and 4,000 primary school intern instructors were hired.

In April 2023, 450 secondary school intern instructors were hired. In September 2023, 2,000 primary school and 18,000 junior school intern instructors were hired.

TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia disclosed that the intern teachers’ confirmation to PNP was almost finished at the KCSE 2024 exam monitoring.

Macharia, accompanied by PS Belio Kipsang and other education stakeholders, stated, “I would like to confirm that we are nearing the end of completing the conversion of the 46,000 intern teachers, some of whom have served for two years.”

When schools reopen for the first term in January 2025, the teachers will begin working on permanent terms after receiving employment and appointment letters.

Teachers will receive higher pay along with other advantages including comprehensive health insurance, paid time off, and loans.

After statutory deductions, the net compensation for a primary school teacher is Sh 32,000, while the net pay for a graduate secondary school teacher, including those in junior secondary, is Sh 47,000.

A primary school intern teacher used to make Sh 13,000 a month, whereas secondary school teachers received Sh 17,000 after deductions for SHIF, NSSF, and House Levy.

In October, TSC posted a total of 46,000 permanent teaching positions, with 6,000 of the positions being in elementary schools, 39,550 in junior schools, and 450 in high schools.

Including non-interns, some 314,000 teachers applied for the positions. However, based on the recruitment criteria it made public, the Commission promoted all of the intern teachers and guaranteed them permanent positions.

Serving intern teachers in elementary, middle, and high schools received 50 points from TSC.

The junior secondary intern teacher with the lowest tenure received a maximum score of 62 points on the scoreboard, while the non-intern teacher with the lowest score received a maximum score of 45 points.

According to TSC’s prior statements, teachers will only be hired on a permanent basis following their completion of the internship.

To enhance junior secondary education in January of next year, TSC is now hiring an additional 20,000 teachers for internships.

TSC confirms and gives 46,000 intern teachers PNP letters.