Refusal by TSC to acknowledge higher qualifications of in-service teachers

Prayer

I, the UNDERSIGNED, on behalf of concerned teachers, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, the Government of Kenya is committed to ensuring the policy of objectives for teacher education are aligned to meet aspirations of the Constitution, Kenya’s Vision 2030 and UNESCO’s Education 2030 Agenda espoused in Sustainable Development Goal No.4; THAT, Section 35 (2) (a) of the Teachers Service Commission Act, 2012 emphasises the need for the Commission to require every registered teacher to undertake career progression and professional development programmes; THAT, in recognition that continuous professional development of teachers is important in updating and development of the competences of the teaching staff through acquisition of new skills, the Ministry of Education has integrated education and training in national development plans and strategies; THAT, in the interest of self-improvement, many teachers have progressively advanced their qualifications by pursuing and successfully earning higher qualifications ranging from diplomas to bachelors, masters and even doctoral degrees; THAT, the ILO/UNESCO Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers (1966) states that teaching is a form of...