Education Focus Magazine MarchApril Edition (2) compressed - Flipbook - Page 5
NATIONAL NEWS
Outgoing Teachers Service
Commission Chief Executive
Officer Dr Nancy Macharia.
1,645 JSS teachers absorbed
by TSC
BY CORRESPONDENT
The Teachers Service Commission sub-county
The teachers successfully secured replacement
directors have started the replacement of JSS intern
teaching jobs in secondary schools after 5,862
teachers.
replacement slots were advertised to replace
According to Teachers News in an article published
those who exited service through natural
on March 28, 2025, the Teachers Service
attrition.
Commission (TSC) was set to start the replacement
The Commission has already issued the
of junior secondary school (JSS) intern teachers.
teachers with appointment letters and they
The TSC sub-county directors are initiating the
have since reported to their stations to start
replacement process using the existing merit lists.
their new roles.
At least 1,645 JSS intern teachers secured
TSC carried out vetting exercise from 17th to
permanent and pensionable (PNP) employment in
28th February 2025 which entailed documents
secondary schools when TSC advertised
verification for shortlisted applicants.
replacement slots.
Those picked proceeded with filling of
The intern teachers are part of the 20,000 JSS
employment forms and were later issued with
interns recruited and posted to schools in January
posting letters.
this year for a one-year internship term.
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