Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi: Tutors should sign contracts
What you need to know:
- Prof Kaimenyi said management based on performance was the standard practice and should be embraced by teachers.
- Prof Kaimenyi also said there was need for competitive recruitment of principals.
Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi has renewed his call to have teachers sign performance contracts.
Prof Kaimenyi said management based on performance was the standard practice and should be embraced by teachers.
He spoke on Monday when he met Teachers Service Commissioners.
Prof Kaimenyi also said there was need for competitive recruitment of principals.
For many years, teachers have opposed the introduction of performance contracts.
PAY INCREASE
The Global Monitoring Report — Education for All 2000-2015 released this month by Unesco indicates that about 20 per cent of Kenyan teachers in public primary schools do not teach at any given time when they are required to be in class.
This means that more than 40,000 of the 200,000 teachers abscond classes.
The Salaries and Remuneration Commission has embarked on job evaluation of public workers, expected to be ready by August.
A study by Kenya National Union of Teachers released last week indicates that teachers’ first priority is salary increment. The teachers say they need good pay to help them settle loans and perform effectively.
The study investigated the depth and scope of the needs of teachers.
It revealed that at least 50 teachers visit Knut offices on any given day to seek assistance.
