DINAH MUKALO
Teachers are leaving Teachers Service Commission TSC in mass, according to the teachers, steward and delayed promotions are also pushing them out of Kenyan classrooms.
With thousands seeking to practice abroad where employments are friendly speaking while signing contracts after securing well paying jobs in America, the educators called on the government to streamline and better numeration of teachers to reduce the mass exodus that will eventually lower the quality of education offered to learners
Peter Rutin a representative of the Pisan international job placement consultants, claimed that most countries have been struggling with teachers shortage since the Covid 19 period since most of the trained professionals succumbed to the pandemic
Currently Kenya’s education sector is already facing a huge shortage of more than one hundred thousands teachers. This is even as the government put on eyes the plant and employment of 46 thousand interns of jss on permanent and pensionable terms
Reasons for leaving to abroad
higher salary
better benefits
career progression
working conditions
quality life
job security