Knec briefing notes and guidelines for 2025 national exams & assessments
ROLES OF TSC SUB COUNTY DIRECTORS
❖ Identify, Vet and deploy invigilators to centers before the start of the examinations and assessments;
❖ Confirm that all invigilators deployed to administer and manage the assessment are registered and employed by the Teachers Service Commission;
❖ Maintain discipline of Centre Managers, supervisors and invigilators deployed to administer the national examinations;
❖ Monitor Centre Mangers ,supervisors and invigilators during conduct of the examinations and assessments in their respective Sub-County to ensure that they are conducted according to the KNEC rules and regulations;
❖ Verify Centre Manager, supervision and invigilation data before submission to KNEC.
The following are key to note during deployment:
Qualified, employed and registered with TSC
Have a CP2 account.
Not served in the same school for the last three years ( System is set this way).
Declare interest in the center.
Center managers must vet the deployed personnel
Every 200 = 1 supervisor, every 20 = 1 invigilator
KILEA / KPLEA- own learners.
Blind candidates- have an invigilator who can read braille
CENTRES WITH BOTH KJSEA AND KPSEA
❖ Centres with both KJSEA and KPSEA candidates will be allocated one (1) supervisor to manage both assessments provided the total number of candidates ranges between thirty (30) and two hundred (200).
❖ Where the numbers go beyond 200, an additional supervisor shall be engaged. This will be reflected in the CP2 system which will be opened on 26th September 2025.
KCSE SUPERVISORS
❖Will rotate weekly.
❖Prepare a handing over report that includes the following;
- List of invigilators
- Issues observed
- AB candidates
- Hardship cases
NOTE:
❖ During KCSE Oral and Practical examination papers, only supervisors shall be required to be at the examination centres.
❖ Sub-counties that have a challenge with recruitment should write to si@knec.ac.ke indicating the reason and assistance will be provided.
CHALLENGES
❖ Nominated officers / teachers missing the briefing meeting and the rehearsal sessions.
❖ Over recruitment;
❖ Non-Deployment into the CP2 system;
❖ Deployment of teachers who are not keen on the task;
❖ Cases of collusion between some TSC officers, and centre mangers aimed at allocating supervisors and invigilators of their choice in order to facilitate cheating through manipulation with monetary incentives ;
❖ Ineffective rotation of the Supervisors;
REQUIREMENT FOR PAYMENT
❖ Transfer of other Field officers during the examination;
❖ Online filling Attendance registers
❖ Downloaded Signed and authenticated attendance registers.
❖ Verification shall be conducted on the CP2 system
CHALLENGES RELATING TO PAYMENT
- Name Mismatch
- Lack of authenticated Register
- Wrong Phone number
- Forgetting password
QUERIES
write to si@knec.ac.ke stating their name, name of exam, center code where they worked, Phone Number and ID number
