Article 237. Teachers Service Commission

(1) There is established the Teachers Service Commission.

(2) The functions of the Commission are–

(a) to register trained teachers;
(b) to recruit and employ registered teachers;
(c) to assign teachers employed by the Commission for service in any public school or institution;
(d) to promote and transfer teachers;
(e) to exercise disciplinary control over teachers; and
(f) to terminate the employment of teachers.

(3) The Commission shall–

(a) review the standards of education and training of persons entering the teaching service;
(b) review the demand for and the supply of teachers; and
(c) advise the national government on matters relating to the teaching profession.