Teachers fight TSC’s new plan on training

Education CS Amina Mohammed is encircled by delegates as they attempted to greet her after the opening of the 14th annual Kenya Primary Schools Head Teachers Association (KEPSHA) conference in Mombasa County. [Gideon Maundu/Standard]

Teachers have opposed a plan that will force them to undergo training at their own cost so they can be considered for promotion.

If adopted, the new arrangement by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will lead to the abolishing of Government-sponsored training programmes and automatic promotions.