TSC Curriculum Support Officers (CSO) Roles and Duties.
The Curriculum Support Officer (CSO) is a unit established by the Teachers Service Commission to decentralize commission activities.
Curriculum Support Officers (CSO) are appointed at the zonal level or any other level within the sub-county to ensure high-quality instruction and learning.
The Curriculum Support Officer is accountable to the Sub-County Director for the following responsibilities:
Identifying the training requirements of school administrators and teachers and advising the Commission appropriately;
Communicating with the Sub-County Director and school administrators, offering support services to teachers, and regularly advising on teaching strategies, appropriate textbooks, lesson demonstrations, and identified issues;
Organizing and directing, in collaboration with the Sub-County Directors, seminars, workshops, retreats, and in-service programs on curriculum delivery and implementation;
Advising teachers on the essential resources, such as resource books, consumables, audio-visual aids, and other tools for effective teaching and learning;
Assisting teachers in the creation and application of suitable instructional aids and other reference materials;
Keeping teachers informed about changes in the curriculum, methodology, topic coverage, and any other emergent difficulties in the teaching service;
Creating work plans for the Curriculum Support Center;
Visiting schools, observing teaching approaches, demonstrating lessons, and advising teachers on the most effective teaching methods and strategies.
Assisting with the establishment and organization of subjects and examinations/panels, as well as examinations and evaluations in schools at the zonal level;
Providing teachers with professional guidance and counseling and sharing information on curriculum, evaluation, textbook selection, and training;
Collecting and transmitting statistics on school enrollment, staff establishment, staff changes, and other pertinent information to the Sub-County Director;
Participating in the planning and administration of extracurricular activities;
Improving teaching and learning through collaborating with the Quality Assurance and Standards Officer;
Preparing periodic progress reports for forwarding to the appropriate offices;
Performing any additional duties that may be required to promote teaching standards
TSC Curriculum Support Officers (CSO) Roles and Duties