Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has proclaimed that it will not register teachers who train in subjects that are not in their current curriculum.
Part of the guidelines for registration of new teachers read “Applicants for registration whose training is in subjects that are currently NOT in the curriculum do not qualify irrespective of having undertaken a Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) and/or Enhancement.”
Another part read “Those who have undertaken a PGDE with these courses are NOT eligible for registration as teachers.”
“These courses do not provide sufficient subject content and therefore the mastery of the content in two teaching subjects is not adequate as required.”
In addition, the commission explains that those with ‘Bachelor of Science or Arts Degree, with a post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) and 2 teaching subjects are qualified for registration.
The total 26 Bachelor Of Science And Arts Degree Teaching Courses banned by TSC include
- Natural resources
- Meteorology
- Forestry
- Animal husbandry
- Horticulture
- Farm machinery
- Fisheries
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Theology/Divinity
- Journalism
- Kiswahili and Communication
- Business Management/administration
- Banking and Finance
- Genomics
- Actuarial science
- Environmental science
- Criminology
- Biotechnology
- All courses related to engineering
- Industrial chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Hospitality and tourism
- Foods, nutrition and dietetics
- Technology and applied biology
- Microbiology
ELIGIBLE TO APPLY
All the applicants with Economics/Commerce/Accounting degrees are eligible to apply for Business Studies.
The diploma Teachers with English/other subjects are eligible for employment as English/Literature teachers if they have adequate units in both Language and Literature.
In addition,except for Agriculture, Business Studies, Home Science, and Computer Studies, all applicants must have studied the two teaching subjects at KCSE.
Those who did not study Business Studies and Computer Studies, a minimum of C+ (Plus) in Mathematics at KCSE is required.
For those who did not study Agriculture and Home Science, a minimum of C+ in Biology at KCSE is required.
Graduate Teachers must have completed at least eight (8) course units in each teaching subject. Furthermore, the teachers must have studied Special Methods in their two teaching subjects of choice, as well as a minimum of three (3) months of teaching experience.
Applicants who present enhancement certificate(s)/official transcripts in teaching subject(s) from recognized institutions are eligible for employment if they received a C+ (Plus) in the enhanced subject at KCSE.
Furthermore, proof of having taken units on the subject’s teaching methods throughout the undergraduate course is required.
with the applicants who have previously worked under contract and had their services terminated due to insufficient units in teaching subjects and have since obtained enhancement certificates with adequate units are eligible to apply.
The Kenya Sign Language (KSL) and Braille are taught as subjects in Special Needs Education, for example, Biology/KSL and Geography/Braille
