The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has reiterated that the retraining of teachers should be mandatory.
However, section of teachers do not support the training launched by the Teachers Service Commission.
KNUT Secretary-General Collins Oyuu emphasized the importance of employer training and development, noting that the recently launched training program has been surrounded by a lot of false claims.
He added that in order to quell the ongoing opposition, TSC should provide information on the retraining program.
Oyuu said, “There’s a lot that is being said about the teacher professional development some say that the teachers will be required to travel for the training, this is not entirely true.”
The KNUT Secretary-General has therefore urged TSC to iron out the issues raised over the program and all stakeholders to be engaged in the matter.
The retraining program policy requires teachers in public schools to renew their professional certificates after every five years.
They will also be required to undertake in-service professional training lasting for five years upon which they will get their certificates renewed.
Teachers will then be be given a number of points after the completion of each module.
The professional development will run for 30 years and has six modules each lasting five years.
The training will be conducted during holidays and teachers will be required to pay Sh6,000 for each year.
It will be facilitated by Kenyatta University, Mount Kenya University, Riara and Kenya Education Management Institute.
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