TSC Titles For Teachers in Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Institutions

Tutors employed by Teachers Service Commission (TSC) are categorised into two major groups, administrators and non-administrators, in thirty six (36) job titles.

The administrator group constitute Headteachers, Deputy Headteachers and Senior Teachers in primary institutions as well as Principals, Deputy Principals, Senior Masters and Senior Lecturers in post primary institutions (Secondary and Tertiary).

The remaining job titles comprise of teachers who are non-administrators.

It is worth noting that promotion from one TSC title (Job Evaluation Grade) to the other requires a minimum of three years for non-administrators while for administrative posts, teachers are subjected to intensive interviews.

Teachers salaries are pegged on these designated titles. Of importance to note also is that, a teacher can only be appointed to headship position if his or her title falls under the administrators group.