The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has revealed that approximately 2,000 records submitted by teachers under the P1 world bank upgrade initiative contain discrepancies.
According to the teachers’ employer , the details those teachers did not match existing TSC records, while several teachers’ qualifications differed from those listed in the official database.
Besides, a number of teachers reported that their information was not captured during the data-collection exercise.
TSC has instructed both Regional and County Directors to verify and update the records.
The regional and county bosses have been directed to include each teacher’s KCSE index number and the year of sitting for KCSE, in order to ensure greater accuracy.
This verification requirement comes in the context of commission’s recently-announced upgrade programme for serving P1 teachers, developed in collaboration with the World Bank and other education stakeholders.
The initiative is designed to support P1 teachers whose credentialing has not yet advanced beyond certificate level, enabling them to retrain or upgrade to diploma or degree standing.
Under the upgrade programme, teachers who originally hold a Primary Teacher Education (PTE) certificate and meet minimum entry qualifications are eligible.
The program targets teachers with KCSE mean grade of C+ (plus) and at least a C+ in two teaching subjects , while those with a KCSE mean grade of C (plain) but at least a C+ in two teaching subjects may qualify for a diploma upgrade.
Following successful completion of the upgrading training, teachers are expected to be promoted from Job Group C1 to C2 under TSC’s Career Progression Guidelines.
The programme is strategically timed with the full rollout of the new Competency‑Based Curriculum (CBC) at the junior school level, and is seen as a key element in ensuring that Junior Secondary Schools are staffed by teachers with upgraded qualifications and strengthened pedagogical competence.
Education stakeholders have welcomed the P1 TSC teachers world bank upgrade program, noting that it promises to enhance instructional quality and offer tutors much-needed career advancement pathway.