The centre for mathematics, science and technology education in Africa, CEMASTEA, has invited all junior secondary school teachers to attend an inset training program on Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) for Junior Secondary Schools

This will be In line with CEMASTEA’S mandate as stipulated in the Guidelines for Implementation of Junior Secondary Education.

The inset, which will adapt a cascade model, will be conducted at the county levels for 5 days, and it will be in two batches as follows:

Batch 1: Monday 23^rd to Friday 28^th April,2023

Batch 2: Monday 1^st to Friday 5^th May,2023

However, the counties of (1) Garissa (2) Isiolo (3) Lamu (4) Marsabit (5) Mombasa (6) Samburu(7)Tana River which have 200 JSS teachers or less will conduct the training in one batch from Monday 23^rd  to Friday 28^th  April 2023.

Allowances

Each JSS teacher will be paid a daily allowance of ksh. 2000. Further, there will be a transport allowance of between ksh. 500- ksh 1000 (to be reimbursed on the last day), depending on the distance from respective schools to the venue. The training will be strictly non-residential. Participants are highly encouraged to find accommodation near the training venues to minimize any inconvenience.

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Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has granted Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) the permission to implement the 2022 Strengthening Mathematics and Science Education (SMASE) for online national primary In-Service Education and Training (INSET) and County INSET.

This grant for teachers will run from May 2 to May 13 and will be implemented through virtual platforms daily from 4.00pm to 5.30pm.

CEMASTEA is in the process of disbursing funds for the implementation of the 2022 INSETs for national primary and counties.

The CTCDC has been asked to ensure the selected 32 Mathematics teachers and 32 Science teachers identified by counties to participate in the Online INSET to be enrolled in the Google Classrooms in order to facilitate smooth implementation of the programme.

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This implies that each county has submitted to TSC, a list 64 teachers that will participate in this year’s SMASE INSET. The participants will be paid a daily allowance of ksh. 3000 for participation and an airtime bundle allowance of 2000 ksh. The inset is scheduled to last 11 days.

Before commencement, TSC asked that the email addresses of the teachers should have reach CEMASTEA by April 27.

SMASE is a programme of excellence in teacher capacity development in Africa, its main goal is to contribute towards upgrading the capability of young Kenyans at primary level of education.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) recently advertised 154 vacancies for tutors in teacher training colleges and the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (Cemastea).

TTCs need 130 lecturers while 24 national trainers are required at the Cemastea. The new tutors are meant to cater for shortage created after the government phased out the certificate in teacher education and transitioned to the diploma in teacher education (DPTE) programme.

The advertisement is open to eligible teachers in secondary. TTCs require lecturers for various subjects with music requiring the most (18).

Application Procedure

• Open your browser, preferably chrome. Go to the TSC website, www.tsc.go.ke
• On the tabs, click ‘careers.’
• On the drop-down menu that appears, select ‘teachers’ then go to active promotions
• The two advertised posts appear, with the qualifications required.
• Scroll to access the post of your choice. For each of the posts, there is an ‘action’ on the far right.
• Click on the ‘action’ button and select ‘apply.’ You can opt to view before applying

• An application window, E-recruitment centre appears. On the far right of the window, insert your details, including surname, ID number, and TSC number.
• 
• Once the details are will inserted, click ‘continue.’
• You will receive an OTP confirmation code in your phone, which you will enter to confirm the authenticity of the details provided.
• Enter the required details, including your subject combinations, then click continue.
• Upload all the required transcripts and certificates, then submit your application.

REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPLOYMENT TO CEMASTEA
To qualify for deployment, a teacher must: –
i. Be at a minimum grade of C4, T-Scale 9, Senior Master IV.
ii. Be a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Education (Science) or its equivalent; –

iii. Have been a County Trainer-CEMASTEA for at least three years;
iv. Have demonstrated professionalism and good performance;
v. Have demonstrated proficiency in computer literacy and ICT integration in teaching;
vi. Have participated in the performance appraisal process.
NB: Master’s Degree in a relevant area is an added advantage.
Applicants shall be required to upload the following documents during applications:
a) Letter of appointment to the current grade.
b) Highest Academic Qualification.
c) Letter of appointment as CEMASTEA County Trainer.
d) Certificate in Computer applications.
e) Certificate/s of Participation in the use of ICT integration in Education

To qualify for deployment, a teacher must: –
i. Be at a minimum grade of C4, T-Scale 9, Senior Master IV.
ii. Be a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or its equivalent.
iii. Have participated in the performance appraisal process.
NB: Master’s Degree in a relevant area will be an added advantage.

Applicants shall be required to upload the following documents during applications:
a) Letter of appointment to the current grade.
b) Highest Academic Qualification.
Note:
Successful candidates for advert no. 2/2022 will be deployed to any public Teacher Training College where the vacancy exists.

The Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) has done a commendable job since March 2019, when schools were closed due to covid-19. In its theme dubbed, ‘ensuring continued learning during crisis times,’ CEMASTEA has trained more than 12,000 teachers online in Kenya alone since covid stuck. The teachers would register through a link that CEMASTEA posted in its twitter handle. Some were sourced from schools by SMASSE trainers. The teachers, who were not necessarily science or mathematics teachers, and were from various countries, were organized into cohorts and each cohort was taken through a four week training on how to handle their learners during crisis times. The platforms for training were zoom or Google classroom. After the training, some teachers immediately organized learners within their communities and started teaching.

The in-service Education and Training also produced about 1,163 County Trainers in all the 47 counties.

CEMASTEA Director Jacinta Akatsa, confirmed that the training exercise had seen to it that quality training and learning continued amid schools’ closure during the wake of the pandemic.

Among the awards given were certificates, trophies, laptops and cash money, to motivate the teachers.

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“Besides the awards, it was by dint of collaboration between e-Kitabu and CEMASTEA that an online competition was conceived and introduced to enable teachers to develop and deliver content online to learners using a suitable learning management system. The competition started at the County level and proceeded to the regional and national levels,” stated Akatsa during the virtual ceremony to celebrate this milestone.

“It calls for professional flexibility, patience, personal strength and endurance to deliver in unpredictable circumstances where technology such as the internet can suddenly fail midstream. Teaching remotely is truly challenging and only the best and dedicated can excel,” said Dr Nthamburi, the TSC director of quality assurance, in recognition of CEMASTEA efforts.

The categories of Kenyan teachers that CEMASTEA awarded were;

• The best teachers and trainers per region. Each teacher in this category received a lap-top, a trophy and a certificate of excellence.
• Three teachers and three trainers who emerged the best nationally .This category received a laptop, a trophy, a certificate of excellence, and cash. Overall winners received Ksh. 100, 000 each, first runners’ up received KSh.75, 000 and second runners’ up received Ksh. 50,000.
• All teachers who participated in the training received a certificate of participation.