Sorry, we can't afford Sh6,000 refresher course, teachers tell TSC

Teachers want the Government to shoulder the cost of training. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

An uproar has hit the national rollout of teachers’ professional training as opposition grows over the payment of the Sh6,000 annual fees.

Teachers who spoke to The Standard want the Government to shoulder the cost, arguing that tutors paid for their initial training in colleges and argue that the refresher courses as a responsibility of the employer.