TSC WORKSHOP TO ASSIST WITH TEACHER APPOINTMENT PROCESS

Picture Caption: Workshop Participants from the Highlands Region in Mt Hagen on Friday, 1st August, 2025.

THE Teaching Service Commission concluded a two–weeks Teacher Appointment Management System Update and Consultation Workshop on Friday, 1, August, 2025.
Education officers from the Highlands Region had a hands-on workshop on updating information include,

1. Teacher Appointment Acting and Substantive
2. Teaching Positions and Teacher Manpower Audit
3. Teaching Positions and School Structural alignment
4. Teacher Recruitment Admission
5. Teaching allowance with school locality and allowance specification
6. Teachers’ monthly returns and performance monitoring
7. Teachers’ recreational leave fare and monitoring
8. Teachers exit planning and manpower inventory

Teaching Service Commission Chairman Mr. Samson Wangihomie thanked all the participants for attending this important workshop adding that it will help the teacher appointment process.

Chimbu Provincial Education Advisor (PEA) Ms Kutna Bepwick on behalf the participant commended the Teaching Service Commission for conducting this important workshop.

Ms. Bepwick thanked the Commission for carrying out this workshop for the Highlands Region stating, “It is good to have hands on experience of what is happening, we are going into a lot of changes for our teachers as well as for our children in our schools,” she said.

She said in this workshop was focused on teacher appointments and integrating other important areas such as Higher Duty Allowance (HDA), Disadvantage School Allowances (DSA) etc.

“This workshop provides me with valuable insights that will enhance my decision-making process. By understanding the data management system, I can confidently send my officers to attend similar workshops in the future,” Ms Bepwick said.
“Having hands-on experience in data management equips me with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. This workshop ensures that decisions are not made in isolation but are based on real data from various areas.”
All the six highlands’ provinces took part in the workshop. Similar workshop will be conducted for Momase, Southern and New Guinea Highlands Region.