The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has released a comprehensive list of 38,849 primary school teachers who have been declared eligible for the World Bank-funded upgrading programme.
According to TSC, the shortlisted teachers are those who attained a minimum mean grade of C+ (plus) in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination, with at least C+ in two teaching subjects.
The training sponsored by the World Bank seek to instill key competencies into the teachers so that they can handle junior school classes.
The development has however sparked fears among teachers with a mean grade of C (plain) in their KCSE results, who are staring at exclusion in the training set to commence in November.
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Initially, the TSC had announced that it would upgrade all P1 teachers with KCSE mean grade C plain and above with at least C+ in two teaching subjects.
This earlier assurance had given many teachers confidence to submit their details for verification. The latest memo, however, appears to contradict that position, narrowing eligibility strictly to those with a C+ mean grade and above.
The upgrading Initiative, which is fully sponsored by the World Bank, is designed to equip teachers with new professional competencies required under the CBC framework.
The training will cover a wide range of areas, including learner-centered teaching methodologies, assessment strategies, integration of technology in teaching, and handling of junior school learners transitioning from upper primary.
