Role of Managing Authorities in Employment and Appointment of teachers etc

(1) Managing Authorities shall recruit, interview and select persons to fill vacancies for principals, vice-principals and teachers and shall offer employment to the selected persons in accordance with sections 28 and 29 and subject to section 17 (2) (a) of this Act and Rules made under this Act. (2) Managing Authorities may, with the approval of the appoint who have successfully completed the required probationary period under their management pursuant to section 29 of this Act. (3) Managing Authorities are empowered to, (a) grant release to teachers who have so requested in accordance with Rules made under this Act; Education and Training [CAP. 36.0143 (b) transfer teachers within their management in accordance with section 31 (1) of this Act; (c) grant leave of less than ten days such as sick, professional development, compassionate, urgent personal, paternity, and special leave in accordance with Rules made under this Act; (d) indicate support or otherwise, with justification, on applications for extended study leave, secondment or for posting as (e) take disciplinary action for minor offences against teachers under their management in respect of oral and written warnings or reprimands; and (f) with the approval of the Commission, take disciplinary action against teachers under their respective management for major offences in accordance with this Act and the Rules made thereunder. (4) The Minister shall by Rules made under this Act specify minor offences and major offences for the purpose of subsection (3) of this section, and prescribe the procedure for the making and investigation of complaints. (5) Nothing in subsection (3) (f) of this section [relating to major offences] shall preclude a Managing Authority from suspending a teacher accused of a major offence pending a reference to Commission as required by the said subsection. (6) A teacher aggrieved by disciplinary action taken against him by the Managing Authority may within 21 days proffer an appeal to the Tribunal in accordance with section 20 of this Act. 44 (7) In determining whether to approve a Code of Conduct proposed by a managing authority under subsection (2) of this section, the Minister may seek the advice of the Ministry, the Education Council or the TVET Council, as the case may be.