Kenya's TSC to retrain Media Technology, Film and Theatre teachers from 23 November

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC), which employs teachers in Kenya's public schools, has told its regional and county directors to nominate senior-school teachers of Media Technology, Film and Theatre for retraining, with the details due by Friday 30 October 2026, the Kenyan education news site Education News Hub reported on 19 October.

The first group will train in person from 23 November to 12 December 2026 at regional hubs, and a second group in April 2027. The instruction is in a TSC memo dated 16 October 2026, reference TSC/D(TPM)/MEMOS/CDS/40/VOL.III/74, addressed to all regional directors and county directors.

The programme is meant to strengthen the Competency-Based Education (CBE) curriculum under its Sports and Creative Arts pathway. It is for teachers in Grades 10, 11 and 12, the senior-school years. Kenya is phasing out its old 8-4-4 system in favour of CBE, and senior-school students are split into pathways. Education News, another Kenyan outlet, reported on 19 October that the training covers all 47 counties.

TSC has run similar exercises before. A memo dated 17 November 2025 set retooling for senior-school teachers who had not been retooled in August 2025, with subject-based face-to-face sessions on 15–19 December 2025.

Three groups of teachers qualify. The first is TSC-registered teachers and teacher training college tutors with recognised teaching qualifications who now teach these subjects under CBE, in regular or special needs education. The second is TSC-employed teachers and tutors with a certificate, diploma, degree or postgraduate qualification in fields such as mass communication, film and theatre, graphic design, animation, sound production, editing, photography or videography.

The third group, TSC-registered teachers who lead drama, film, journalism or media clubs, may also be considered. Nominees are expected to be able to use email, access a learning management system and operate a computer, and all must be confirmed through the official TSC nomination process.

County directors identify the teachers and collect each one's full name, TSC number, phone number, school, subject, sub-county and county. The details are submitted through an online form and sent to a TSC email address, using the template set in the memo.

Training will take place at nine regional hubs:

Source: Education News Hub, 19 October 2026.