More than 3,000 Technical and vocational educational training trainers have been promoted to serve in different job grades.
Education CS Ezekiel Machogu said out of the promotions, 12 officers have been promoted to chief principal officers.
Machogu was speaking during a workshop with the Kenya Association of TTI Principals on Wednesday.
"Three hundred and seventeen officers have been promoted to the grade of Senior Principals and vocational and technical trainer 1 Job Group 'P'," Machogu said.
He added that another 1373 officers have been elevated to serve as principals of vocational and technical trainers.
Some 1027 officers will now serve as principal vocational and technical trainers 1.
"231 trainers promoted to senior vocational and technical trainer, and another 309 to serve as assistant trainers," he said.
However, the trainers are requesting to be transferred back to Teachers Service Commission and not PSC.
On the other end, TSC is expected to recruit four chief principals to serve in teachers' training colleges.
In an advert seen by the Star, TSC had invited applications from suitably qualified teachers.
"Interested candidates, who meet the required qualifications, should submit their applications online through the TSC portal," the advert read.
TSC directed interested teachers to submit their applications on or before January 31.
The commission said manual applications brought by applicants will not be considered.
"A teacher must have served as Senior Principal at T- Scale 14 for a minimum period of three years," the advert reads.
TSC also requires teachers to have a satisfactory rating in the performance appraisal and performance contracting process.
"Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution and meet any other requirement deemed necessary by the Commission," the advert read.
Before appointment to hold any position, the commission said successful individuals shall be required to present valid Chapter 6 documents.