TSC Recruitment Guidelines 2022-2023; TSC Releases New Guidelines for July 2022 Recruitment. See Why
The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, recently committed to employ a total of 5000 teachers on permanent and pensionable terms come July 2022 after receiving the 2022-2023 TSC Budgetary Allocation.
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To ensure fairness and transparency during the upcoming July 2022 TSC recruitment, the Commission uses criteria and standards that cut across all the 47 counties while paying special attention to people living with disabilities, PWDs.
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These standards and that guide the TSC selection process are technically known as TSC Recruitment Guidelines. Kindly note that the Teachers Service Commission has the mandate to review Recruitment Guidelines every time it advertises teaching vacancies to ensure that the selection criteria matches the current job market demands.
In this write-up, newspro endeavours to delve deeper into the newly released TSC recruitment guidelines 2022-2023.
TSC Circular on New Recruitment Guidelines and Vacancies July 2022
Click HERE to access the Official TSC Circular on Recruitment of Teachers in July 2022 once the Commission advertises 5000 teaching vacancies as earlier promised.
TSC ADVERTISED VACANCIES 2022 – REQUIREMENTS; HOW TO APPLY
The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, is a Constitutional Commission established under article 237 of the Constitution of Kenya.
Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission invites applications from suitably qualified teachers for the posts shown below.
Interested candidates, who meet the requirements & qualifications, should submit their applications online through the TSC Website – www.tsc.go.ke under ‘Careers’ or teachers online’ not later than 25th January, 2022
Teachers Service Commission is an equal employer and persons with disabilities (PWDs) are encouraged to apply.
Please note that the advertised vacancies are deployment and not promotional positions.
ADVERT NO. 1/2022 NATIONAL TRAINERS, CENTER FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION IN AFRICA (CEMASTEA) – 24 POSTS
Subject No. of posts
Biology 9
Chemistry 3
Mathematics 3
Physics 9
TOTAL 24
REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPLOYMENT TO CEMASTEA
To qualify for deployment, a teacher must: –
Be at a minimum grade of C4, T-Scale 9, Senior Master IV.
Be a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Education (Science) or its equivalent; –
Have been a County Trainer-CEMASTEA for at least three years;
Have demonstrated professionalism and good performance;
Have demonstrated proficiency in computer literacy and ICT integration in teaching;
Have participated in the performance appraisal process.
NB: Master’s Degree in a relevant area is an added advantage.
Applicants shall be required to upload the following documents during applications:
Letter of appointment to the current grade.
Highest Academic Qualification.
Letter of appointment as CEMASTEA County Trainer.
Certificate in Computer applications.
Certificate/s of Participation in the use of ICT integration in Education.
ADVERT NO. 2/2022 SENIOR LECTURER IV (TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES)- 130 POSTS
Subject No. of posts
Mathematics. 13
Physics/ Chemistry (Science And Technology ) 4
Biology/-Chemistry((Science And Technology ) 3
Computer Studies/-(ICT integration) 7
Physical Education. 11
English/Lit 8
Kiswahili/CRE 9
Home- Science. 17
Agriculture. 13
Art and Design (Art & Craft) 5
Fine Art(Art & Craft) 6
History/Geography-(Social studies) 3
Music. 18
Islamic Religious Education. 7
Woodwork. 2
French. 4
TOTAL 130
To qualify for deployment, a teacher must: –
Be at a minimum grade of C4, T-Scale 9, Senior Master IV.
Be a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or its equivalent.
Have participated in the performance appraisal process.
NB: Master’s Degree in a relevant area will be an added advantage.
Applicants shall be required to upload the following documents during applications:
Letter of appointment to the current grade.
Highest Academic Qualification.
Note:
Successful candidates for advert no. 2/2022 will be deployed to any public Teacher Training College where the vacancy exist.
TSC Advertises Slightly Over 1, 200 Recruitment Vacancies to be Filled in July/August 2022
The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has advertisedslightly over 1,200 teaching vacancies for teachers hailing from and willing to work in the far-flung North Eastern region counties that encompass Garissa, Moyale, and Mandera. The commission is seeking to hire teachers on both permanent, pensionable(844), and contractual terms(386).
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TSC List of Available Teaching Vacancies as of July-August 2022
S. No
Number of TSC Recruitment Vacancies
Category
Counties
Type of Recruitment Vacancies
Type of Service
Retirement Plan
Minimum Qualifications
1
764 Vacancies
Primary
Mandera, Garissa and Moyale
Permanent and Pensionable
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Career Progression Guidelines, CPGs
Public Service Super Annulation Scheme(PSSS)
A TSC registration certificate and TSC number
2
80 vacancies
Secondary Schools
Mandera, Garissa and Moyale
Permanent and Pensionable
Career Progression Guidelines, CPGs
Public Service Super Annulation Scheme(PSSS)
A TSC registration certificate and TSC number
TSC Recruitment Vacancies for Teachers Seeking Internship Teaching Positions in 2022
In the same breath, TSC also re-advertised 386 teacher posts (114 for primary schools and 272 for secondary schools) on contractual terms to fill vacancies in Garissa, Wajir, and Mandera counties.
S. No
Number of TSC Internship Recruitment Vacancies
Category
Counties
Type of Recruitment Vacancies
Type of Service
Retirement Plan
Minimum Qualifications
1
114 TSC Internship Vacancies
Primary
Mandera, Garissa and Moyale
Permanent and Pensionable
Career Progression Guidelines, CPGs
Public Service Super Annulation Scheme(PSSS)
A TSC registration certificate and TSC number
2
272 TSC Internship Teaching vacancies
Secondary Schools
Mandera, Garissa and Moyale
Permanent and Pensionable
Career Progression Guidelines, CPGs
Public Service Super Annulation Scheme(PSSS)
A TSC registration certificate and TSC number
“To qualify for recruitment, a candidate should be a Kenyan citizen, be hailing from Garissa, Mandera or Wajir Counties, be teaching under Board of Management in Garissa, Mandera or Wajir Counties,” read part of the notice.
Interested candidates who are not from the three counties need to be registered teachers with the commission, be holders of P1 certificates in the case of primary schools, and a minimum of a Diploma in Education in the case of secondary schools.
“Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications online through the Teachers Service Commission’s website, www.tsc.go.ke under ‘Careers’ or teachersonline.tsc.go.ke not later than 7th July 2022,” TSC added.
According to TSC boss Nancy Macharia, the government has been allocating funding resources to allow us to recruit an average of 5,000 teachers annually for our public schools. However, primary and post-primary institutions still have a shortage of 114,581 teachers.
The TSC boss attributed the shortage partly to the 100% transition policy by the government, which seeks to ensure all students who complete their primary education are fully enrolled in secondary schools.
TSC Recruitment Application Deadline July 2022
“Merit lists generated during this recruitment for both primary and secondary schools will be used in subsequent recruitment processes within the financial year,” the circular reads.
The deadline for submission of applications is July 7, and the list of shortlisted candidates will be uploaded on the commission’s website on July, 15.
According to the 2021 Annual Report of TSC, teacher shortage in primary and secondary schools stood at 99,213.
The report, which was presented to the National Assembly, said the figure represented 44,134 and 55,079 teachers for primary and secondary schools respectively.
Under the Medium-Term Plan III of the Vision 2030, the government empowered TSC to recruit 5,000 teachers annually to alleviate the teacher shortage.
In an effort to support the implementation of CBC, the commission trained 131,275 master trainers and teachers.
During the period, 42,795 teachers were registered.
In addition, 13,124 teachers were employed by the commission and 6,705 teachers were posted, transferred, or deployed in different stations.
Some 8,124 exited service through natural attrition, while a further, 12,000 intern teachers were hired.
Also, 115,110 teachers were promoted through a competitive process, affirmative action, and common cadre establishment, the report said.
TSC, Teachers Service Commission has worked on quite a number of adjustments to the employment score sheet for this year in preparation for the July 2022 recruitment process.
A number of questions have however been raised by some teachers who were not pleased with the commission’s decision to reduce the internship marks, especially for intern teachers.
This year’s new score sheet states that an intern teacher who has worked for a maximum of three years would score 15 marks compared to the usual 30 marks.
This is a contrast to freshly employed interns, who only have 5 marks to show for their internship contract, those serving their second year will receive 10 marks.
According to the Commission, with the same marking scheme going forward, it will not conduct interviews to replace teachers who have left the teaching profession as has been the tradition but it shall make use of past data from the preceding mass recruitment to replace the teachers.
In the latest revelation, it is now clear that the e number of candidates who will be invited for interviews during the employment exercise has been reduced as it is made evident in the score sheet.
Under the new Scoresheet, school administrators have been given the authority to limit invitations to the top five applicants on the merit list for the mass recruiting of 2022. Consequently, this will prevent the unnecessary crowd that is typically present during recruitment exercises as indicated below.
TSC recruitment panel will invite the next five best candidates for interviews, which will then be rescheduled, if none of the top five applicants matches the requirements.
A given candidate who is unhappy with the process should file a written complaint to the TSC County Director as soon as possible and send a copy to the TSC Headquarters no later than seven (7) days following the selection process;
TSC Breaking News Today indicates that teachers who recently applied to fill replacement vacancies advertised in 2022 by the Teachers Service Commission on the teachers’ online platform have been shortlisted.
In Nakuru County, Nakuru North Sub-county, a total of 1,044 teachers have been shortlisted for the ongoing 2022 TSC Replacement Recruitment interviews that will end in a week’s time. See the list below
According to the 2022 TSC merit lists of shortlisted teachers per county and region, at the disposal of newspro.co.ke, teachers with evidence of Internship stand a higher chance of being recruited on permanent and pensionable terms to substitute their predecessors who exited service in 2021 either through natural attrition or retirement.
The TSC Replacement Vacancies 2022 were left vacant by some teachers who attained the mandatory TSC retirement age which has been set at 60 years.
The TSC Replacement merit lists at our disposal contains crucial information that is likely to help in predicting the outcome of the TSC interviews which have been slotted in the next few weeks.
The TSC Replacement interview dates and venues will be soon indicated in the SMS notification that will be sent to Shortlisted applicants individually.
To download previous TSC Replacement Recruitment Merit Lists per County, Click and follow the links below
The Long Wait Over! TSC Advertises 5000 Fresh Recruitment and 8,230 Replacement Teaching Vacancies to be Filled in July-August 2022
Teachers who have been thirstily eyeing the lucrative TSC recruitment slots can, at last, breathe a sigh of relief. This follows the latest TSC recruitment breaking news today indicating that the Teachers Service Commission will employ 5000 fresh recruits to address teaching gaps occasioned by the influx of learners in both primary and especially secondary schools in line with the 100 percent transition policy.
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TSC List of Available Teaching Vacancies as of July-August 2022
S. No
Number of TSC Recruitment Vacancies
Category
Counties
Type of Recruitment Vacancies
Type of Service
Retirement Plan
Minimum Qualifications
1
764 Vacancies
Primary
Mandera, Garissa and Moyale
Permanent and Pensionable
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Career Progression Guidelines, CPGs
Public Service Super Annulation Scheme(PSSS)
A TSC registration certificate and TSC number
2
80 vacancies
Secondary Schools
Mandera, Garissa and Moyale
Permanent and Pensionable
Career Progression Guidelines, CPGs
Public Service Super Annulation Scheme(PSSS)
A TSC registration certificate and TSC number
TSC Recruitment Vacancies for Teachers Seeking Internship Teaching Positions in 2022
In the same breath, TSC also re-advertised 386 teacher posts (114 for primary schools and 272 for secondary schools) on contractual terms to fill vacancies in Garissa, Wajir, and Mandera counties.
S. No
Number of TSC Internship Recruitment Vacancies
Category
Counties
Type of Recruitment Vacancies
Type of Service
Retirement Plan
Minimum Qualifications
1
114 TSC Internship Vacancies
Primary
Mandera, Garissa and Moyale
Permanent and Pensionable
Career Progression Guidelines, CPGs
Public Service Super Annulation Scheme(PSSS)
A TSC registration certificate and TSC number
2
272 TSC Internship Teaching vacancies
Secondary Schools
Mandera, Garissa and Moyale
Permanent and Pensionable
Career Progression Guidelines, CPGs
Public Service Super Annulation Scheme(PSSS)
A TSC registration certificate and TSC number
“To qualify for recruitment, a candidate should be a Kenyan citizen, be hailing from Garissa, Mandera or Wajir Counties, be teaching under Board of Management in Garissa, Mandera or Wajir Counties,” read part of the notice.
Interested candidates who are not from the three counties need to be registered teachers with the
The Teachers Service Commission, TSC,has advertised 5,000 teaching vacancies to support the government policy on 100 percent transition of learners from primary to secondary schools and to address the existing teacher shortage.
The teachers recruited will serve on Permanent and Pensionable terms of service.
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications online through the Teachers Service Commission’s website, www.tsc.go.ke under ‘ Careers’ or teachersonline.tsc.go.ke not later than 7th July 2022.
A. SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS (3,972 POSTS).
To qualify for recruitment, a candidate should meet the following minimum requirements:
i) Be a Kenyan citizen;
Must be a holder of at least a diploma in education;
Must be a registered teacher with the Teachers Service
TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES (28 POSTS).
To qualify for recruitment, a candidate should meet the following minimum requirements:
i) Be a Kenyan citizen;
Must be a holder of at least a bachelor’s degree in Education;
Must be a registered teacher with the Teachers Service
PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS (1,000 POSTS)
To qualify for recruitment, a candidate should meet the following minimum requirements:
1. Be a Kenyan citizen;
2. Must be a holder of a PI certificate;
3. Must be a registered teacher with the Teachers Service
GENERAL INFORMATION
Please note that:
The Teachers Service Commission Recruitment Guidelines 2022/2023 Financial Year
(available in the Teachers Service Commission’s website: www.tsc.go.ke) shall apply.
The list of shortlisted candidates, interview dates, and venues will be published on the Teachers Service Commission’s website by 15th July 2022.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to present original academic and professional certificates.
Successful candidates must not fill more than one Application for Employment Form. Filling out two or more Application for Employment Forms will lead to
Manual applications will not be
Successful candidates will be posted to serve in any part of the country and not necessarily in the county or school where they were
vii) Merit lists generated during this recruitment for both primary and post primary institutions will be used in subsequent recruitment processes within the financial year.
8,230 replacement vacancies
The Teachers Service Commission is also declaring 8,230 vacancies to replace teachers who exited service through natural attrition i.e. 6,539 posts for primary schools and 1,691 posts for secondary schools.
The teachers recruited will serve on Permanent and Pensionable terms of service.
The Teachers Service Commission is an equal opportunity employer as per the constitutional provisions and law and persons with disabilities (PWDs) are encouraged to apply.
CAUTION:
The recruitment exercise is free of charge. The Teachers Service Commission forewarns applicants against fraudsterswho might extort money from unsuspecting personspurporting to assist in recruitment.
REPORTING OF FRAUD
Any fraudulent activity should be reported to the nearest Teachers Service Commission office or Teachers Service Commission headquarters through the following telephone lines: (0202892193) and (0202892131) or write to The Secretary, Teachers Service Commission, through the email address dirstaffing@tsc.go.ke
In addition, any such fraudulent activity should be reported to the nearest police station.
Details on available vacancies are on the Teachers Service Commission’s website: www.tsc.go.ke
TSC Promises not to lock out P1 teachers who have not upgraded
There were fears that teachers holding Primary Teacher Education (PTE) certificate but have not upgraded to Diploma Primary Teacher Education (DPTE) will be locked out of TSC employment.
However Teachers Service Commission (TSC) CEO Dr. Nancy Macharia during a media workshop in Naivasha assured the teachers that they will still be employed despite the policy change.
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“Remember when we were training certificate P1 teachers it was a government policy. All those trained before the policy came in place must be employed and they will not be disadvantaged,” Macharia said.
TSC is expected to employ more teachers after the Education ministry recommended an increase of Sh15 billion to its annual budget.
According to the Draft 2022 Budget Policy Statement (a roadmap for 2022-23 budget) the document proposes an increase from the current Sh281.7 billion to Sh296.6 billion, an increase of Sh14.9 billion.
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The increased funding under the Teacher Resource Management implies that the commission is set to recruit more teachers and cater for an increment of teachers’ salaries.
“TSC is determined to see that teachers are properly staffed. It is working with Ministry of Education to ensure enough teachers are provided by recruiting 5,000 teachers every year and also by engaging intern teachers,” reads a section of the policy.
In October 2021, thousands of unemployed P1 teachers reported to various Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs) to start the nine month diploma upgrade program.
Last month the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) ordered the trainee teachers be registered for assessments by 3rd December.
The Diploma upgrade program is scheduled to run for nine months where six months will cover class work and three months for teaching practice.
Recently TTC Principals met in Naivasha and had suggested the upgrade program be extended by six more months.
A taskforce had recommended both P1 and ECDE teachers to undergo the mandatory training which started in October. The trainees will be issued with a Diploma certificate at the end of the training.
The upgrading programme shall take 4 terms for DPTE (Diploma Primary Teacher Education) and 5 terms for DECTE (Diploma Early Childhood Teacher Education).
Both will have course work and a full term for practicum .
Graduates for the Upgrading Program shall be expected to teach all the subjects offered in the area of training.
The taskforce said blended learning and distance learning for the Diploma upgrade programme will be considered in due course.
However the teacher trainees are expected to boost their employment opportunities upon graduating with the Diploma.
The total number of the content and pedagogical hours in the Upgrading Programmes will be 786 hours for DPTE and 1176 hours for DECTE.
CALENDAR FOR DIPLOMA UPGRADING STUDENTS
For ECDE upgrading, they will do all the learning areas in DECTE with more hours than in PTE upgrading but will both have a teaching practicum of 300 hours.
However P1 teachers will only study the subjects which they didn’t do in college.
“The CBTEC expects a primary school teacher to be grounded in all the subjects offered in primary schools, therefore upgrading PTE teacher trainee will be exempted from the subjects they had specialised in and take only those they did not take in the certificate course,” reads a taskforce report.
This programme currently only affects PTE and ECDE who are not in any form of employment.
“All teachers in service with Teacher Service Commission (TSC), County Governments and Private Schools will be expected to start the blended upgrade program when the school calendar normalizes having been disrupted by COVID 19 Pandemic,” said taskforce.
REQUIREMENTS FOR P1 AND ECDE TEACHERS WHO WANT TO UPGRADE TO DIPLOMA.
For P1 teachers who want to upgrade to Diploma Primary Teacher Education (DPTE) they must meet the following requirements;
1. The applicant must possess a valid PTE Certificate
2. The applicant must be registered by the Teachers Service Commission.
3. The duration of the course shall be 1500 Hours.
4. The Course shall be fully residential.
5. The trainee shall take all courses specified in the upgrading programme of Diploma in Primary Teacher Education
6. The trainees shall undertake a Teaching Practicum of 300 Hours.
7. To be awarded the Diploma, the trainee must complete the required hours for Course Work and the stipulated assessment by the Kenya National Examination Council.
8. Applicants shall be required to produce evidence of adherence to positive morals and good behavior.
For ECDE teachers who want to upgrade to Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education (DECTE) they must meet these key requirements;
1. The applicant must possess a valid ECDE Certificate.
2. The applicant must be registered by the Teachers Service Commission.
3. The duration of the Course shall be1890 Hours.
4. The course shall be fully residential.
5. The trainee shall take all courses specified in the upgrading programme of Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education (DECTE).
6. The trainees shall undertake a Teaching Practicum of 300 Hours.
7. To be awarded the Diploma, the trainee must complete the required hours for Course Work and pass the stipulated assessment by the Kenya National Examination Council.
8. Applicants shall be required to produce evidence of adherence to positive moral values and good behavior.
TSC internship 2021-2022: Schools to benefit greatly as TSC moves to give serving teacher interns priority in hiring
The latest decision made by the Teachers Service Commission to give currently serving teacher interns an edge in all TSC recruitment Interviews be it TSC mass recruitment or replacement of available TSC permanent and pensionable teaching vacancies in Kenya has created a tenous and frivolous fuss.
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TSC Job seekers who pregnant with optimism look forward to joining the commission on permanent and pensionable will henceforth be forced to slice their appetites for quick cash flow from TSC coffers after the Commission chose to revise the marks awarded to interns from 10 to 30 in the hiring process.
Is this one way of sanctifying TSC Internship contracts or a way of forcing those teachers who are extremely opposed to them to swallow their pride and reconsider their choices?
The teachers’ employer is simply locking out those who have never had a chance to work as apprentices but still possess the appropriate credentials.
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From the point of view of the principles of justice, transparency and fairness, the argument holds water in that all recruitment candidates should be subjected to a non-discriminatory interview process that gives prime recognition to the academic credentials that give one suitability to teach.
Yet this point of view fails to recognise the importance of experience, no matter how short, in filling staffing shortages across the country at a time when schools are trying to recoup lost time after the pandemic disrupted education in a scale never seen before.
For the TSC, hiring people who can hit the ground running to help learners whose brains have been deprived of stimulation for close to a year, makes more sense than recruiting those who will require months or longer to get attuned to the learning and teaching environment.
Even before the pandemic hit, the basic education sector was already grappling with teacher shortages running into more than 100,000, leaving thousands of learners behind even in basic skills such as reading, writing and math.
When the TSC, the government’s single biggest employer with more than 330,000 employees, introduced a policy of hiring interns in 2019, it was prompted by the need to prevent the teacher-shortage crisis from deteriorating to insuperable levels.
It was a prescient policy that allowed the commission to populate schools with young, fully trained education graduates or diploma holders on the cheap, but who are able to dispense valuable services to learners rather than leaving them unattended while waiting for the government to allocate funds for the recruitment of permanent and pensionable teachers.
When the idea of hiring intern teachers was first broached in 2009, the Kenya National Union of Teachers rushed to court to stop it, arguing that it contravened employment laws.
The union, however, withdrew the case after an agreement with the TSC that the interns would be gradually absorbed in the commission on permanent terms or given priority during recruitment.
Thousands of intern teachers are now working in schools though on a rather meagre salary of Sh15,000 for those in primary schools and Sh20,000 for those in secondary.
This exiguous salary, which the TSC calls an allowance, has served as a discouragement to thousands of fully trained education graduates and diploma holders and many have given it the cold shoulder.
It is natural then that those who spurned the offer must feel hard done by when they see those who chose to go through the pains of working for a pittance given priority in the race for permanent employment.
Most organisations, both private and public, place a huge premium on experience while recruiting.
And most have a clear preference for those who have worked with them as interns because they know their way around the work environment, have already created friendships, and are well familiar with the targets, deadlines and objectives.
Most media houses, for example, give priority to part-time correspondents when recruiting for full-time reporters or editors.
Permanent employees without prior internship experience take time to settle and adjust to the work environment, much to the consternation of employers because the recruits start earning full salaries and allowances on day one yet may not get engaged in any meaningful work until the third or fourth month.
A university education graduate or a diploma holder who has worked for a year as an intern stands head and shoulders above those without internship experience.
The interns get a valuable opportunity to learn and understand the modern-day learner who is erratic, digitally aware and more exposed to the outside world than previous learners.
They get to intimately understand the school environment and the intrigues and intricacies of classroom teaching, peculiar out-of-class experiences as well as come into contact with the more informal world of little kings, queen bees and bullies among the students.
The interns also allow their more experienced colleagues more time to deal with more important issues in school such as syllabus completion, discipline, career guidance, and individualised teaching.
Interns would generally lend themselves to more humdrum but critical tasks such as collating learners’ reports, preparing class lists based on the information given by the veterans, providing cover for absent teachers, and working with prefects to keep a record of disciplinary cases.
In the era of Covid-19 when many schools are smarting from disruptions, principals and senior teachers have little time or motivation to take new recruits through orientation of any kind as they rush to repair the damage caused by the virus.
Instead, they are more than glad to welcome well-motivated and positive employees excited by the improved pay and the exalted status of permanent and pensionable.
By giving the interns a 30 per cent grade head-start in the ongoing recruitment process, the TSC is being provident and prudent. The policy will also gain more traction among unemployed teachers, and our schools will be better off for it.
TSC Replacement Recruitment 2022; Why TSC Blocked Some Teachers From Accessing the Online Recruitment Portal For Advertised Posts 2022
TSC Clarifies Why Some Teachers Can’t Access Online Recruitment Portal For Advertised Posts
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Teachers Service Commission has cleared air on why the online recruitment portal is not open replacement of primary school teachers.
Read also: New TSC score sheet for 2022 Recruitment, TSC Guidelines for employment
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There was uproar after the online system only allowed secondary school teachers to apply for the advertised vacancies.
Teachers’ employer has now come out to give the way forward for the affected teachers.
In a statement today TSC says primary school teachers will not apply for the replacement vacancies through the online platform but will be selected from the merit list compiled during the recruitment of additional teachers in July 2021.
“In the January 2022 advertisement on natural attrition, primary school teachers will be selected from the merit list compiled during the recruitment of additional teachers – July 2021,” reads the statement.
Of the 2,945 vacancies to replace teachers exiting service through natural attrition, 2,053 posts are for primary schools and 892 posts for secondary schools.
The teachers recruited will serve on Permanent and Pensionable terms of service.
Eligibility
To qualify for recruitment, a candidate should meet the following basic requirements:
Be a Kenyan citizen;
Must be a holder of a P1 certificate in the case of primary schools and a minimum of a diploma in education in the case of secondary schools;
Must be a registered teacher with Teachers Service Commission.
Mode of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications online through the Commission’s website, www.tsc.go.ke under ‘Careers’ or teachersonline.tsc.go.ke not later than 1st February, 2022.
Specific information on available vacancies per county/or schools is in the Commission’s website: www.tsc.go.ke.
TSC Recruitment guidelines for replacement of primary school teachers 2022-2023
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TSC full guidelines for replacement of primary school teachers
GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS ON PERMANENT & PENSIONABLE TERMS – PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
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(a) Following the advertisement for recruitment of teachers for Primary schools on permanent and pensionable terms, you are required to conduct a selection exercise for candidates wishing to be employed and submit the County Merit List to the TSC Headquarters.
The list should be ratified by the County Selection Panel.
(b) Applicants will be required to submit their applications to the Secretary Teachers Service Commission through online platform www.teacheronline.tsc.go.ke for the county where a vacancy has been declared.
(c) The selection panel will be expected to exercise the highest degree of transparency and accountability, as stipulated in the Public Officers Ethics Act and TSC Code of Conduct and Ethics (CoCE, 2015).
The TSC County Director is expected to induct members of the County Selection Panel on the relevant Sections of the Act and the Code of Regulations for Teachers (CORT, 2015) before the commencement of the selection exercise.
(d) The TSC County Director MUST ensure that the recruitment process is done in strict adherence to the laid down protocols by the Ministry of Health on containment of COVID-19 pandemic.
(e) TSC County Director MUST ensure that venues for selection process are accessible to applicants living with special needs.
(f) All applicants MUST be registered teachers as per Section 23(1) of the Teachers Service Commission Act, 2012. Applicants who are not duly registered shall not be considered for recruitment.
(g) Applicants whose names differ in the academic and professional certificates and/or identification cards MUST present an Affidavit to explain the variance in names.
(h) Applicants who re-sat either KCPE or KCSE examinations (or their equivalents) MUST present certified copies of the certificate(s) of the national examination(s) in question for all attempts.
(i) Applicants who apply for confirmation of results from KNEC should give the address of the TSC County Director of the County where they applied for recruitment.
It is there responsibility to ensure that the results are received for consideration during the verification of the academic certificates.
(j) System generated Merit List will be prepared by the TSC County Director.
TSC County Director shall distribute the Lists to the TSC Sub-County Directors. The Sub-County Directors shall use the Merit List(s) to communicate selection date and venue in consultation with the County Director.
(k) During the selection, each applicant shall be given a serial number.
Applicants must present original and legible photocopies of the following, among other relevant documents:
i) National identification card;
ii) Certificate of Registration as a teacher;
iii) Evidence of service as a teacher intern (where applicable);
iv) PTE Certificate;
v) KCSE certificates or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re-sat exams);
vi) KCPE certificate or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re-sat exams);
vii) Proof of payment for the Statement of confirmation of results by KNEC (where applicable);
viii) Primary and Secondary School leaving certificates and other relevant testimonials.
ix) National Council of Persons with Disability (NCPWD) Card (where applicable);
x) Sworn Affidavit where names appearing on the submitted documents differ;
(k) All applicants, irrespective of gender, disability, ethnicity or Home County shall be given equal opportunities.
(I) In the event of a tie, consideration for selection will be determined as per the order of priority shown hereunder:
i) Applicants’ disability status;
ii) Whether the applicant(s) has previously participated in the TSC Teacher Internship Programme;
iii) Applicants who had not been previously employed by the Commission;
iv) Applicants who graduated and were registered as teachers earlier;
v) Strength of academic and professional certificates presented.
N/B: If applicants tie at PTE points, aggregate KCSE grades shall be considered.
(m) The selection date and venue must be displayed on notice boards at the Commission’s County, Sub-County and Zonal offices at least seven (7) days before the selection exercise.
(n) The selection panel shall vet each applicant to establish if he/she meets the requirements of the TSC advertisement.
(a) Applicants who were previously employed by the Commission MUST declare their past employment history and reason(s) for break in service (with justification for the break in service).
Applicants who previously worked with the Commission and FAIL to declare their past employment shall be disqualified. Preference shall be given to applicants who have never been employed by the Commission.
2.0. SUB COUNTY SELECTION PANEL
The Selection Panel shall comprise of the following members:•
i) The Sub County Director – Chairperson
ii) TSC Sub County Human Resource Officer – Secretary
iii) Zonal Curriculum Support Officers (2) – Members
Total – 4
The sub-county Director MUST ensure that the Ministry of Health COVID-19 containment measures are adhered to by both panel members and the applicants at all times.
3.0 VERIFICATION EXERCISE
i. The TSC Sub County Director shall verify the TSC registration status of all applicants;
ii. The TSC Sub County Director shall present a list of all applicants to the Selection Panel;
iii. Applicants must appear in person before the Selection Panel on the set date.
3.1 AUTHENTICATION OF ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENTS
a) Original academic and professional certificates shall be scrutinized to verify their authenticity.
b) The TSC Sub County Director shall certify photocopies of the certificates and other documents before forwarding them to the TSC County Director.
c) Any applicant(s) who present forged/fake academic, professional and other documents commit(s) an offence and shall be disqualified and/or deregistered.
SCORE SHEETS IN RECRUITING PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
TSC full guidelines for replacement of primary school teachers
Score sheet 1
TSC full guidelines for replacement of primary school teachers
Score sheet 2
3.2 SELECTION CRITERIA
Applicants shall be awarded marks as per the score sheet (Appendix 1 (a) and (b)
Where applicants tie in scores, the panel shall refer to (k) of these guidelines.
4.0 DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED TO TSC COUNTY DIRECTOR
The Sub County Selection Panel shall be required to submit the following to the
TSC County Director:
i. List of all applicants who presented documents for verification at the Sub County level (Appendix II);
ii. Sub County Merit List (Appendix III);
iii. Summary of complaints raised (if any) together with action taken;
iv. Minutes of the Sub-County Selection Panel duly signed by the Chairperson and Secretary clearly showing how the final list of the successful candidates was agreed upon.
4.1 COUNTY SELECTION PANEL
a) After submission of Merit Lists by the TSC Sub County Directors, TSC County Director shall constitute a selection panel comprising the following members;
i. TSC County Director Chairperson
ii. TSC Deputy County Director Secretary
iii. County Human Resource Officer Member
iv. TSC Sub County Director Member
TOTAL 4
The TSC County Director MUST ensure that the Ministry of Health COVID-19 containment measures are adhered to by panel members.
b) The TSC County Director shall be required to convene a County Panel to ratify Sub County Merit Lists for onward submission to the TSC Headquarters within the stipulated timeline.
c) The selected applicants from the Merit List shall correctly fill the TSC Application for Employment Form (APPT 1) without erasing or defacing it.
d) The Merit List compiled during the selection process at the beginning of the financial year shall be used in subsequent recruitments within the financial year. Selected applicants shall be informed through the Short Message Service (SMS).
NB: It is the responsibility of the TSC County Director to ensure that the exercise is fair and transparent. The County Director must also ensure that all documents are in order and appropriately signed/certified before submitting them to the TSC Headquarters.
5.0 COMPLAINTS
a) Any applicant who is dissatisfied with the exercise should submit to the TSC County Director a written complaint immediately and send an email to the TSC Headquarters through, dirstaffinq@tsc.go.ke not later than seven (7) days after the selection exercise;
b) The TSC County Director should, within seven (7) days analyze and address all complaints raised after the selection process has been completed and thereafter submit a report to the Headquarters on the action taken.
c} Where the complaint is made against the TSC County Director, the TSC Headquarters shall investigate the allegations and take appropriate action.
6.0 DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED TO TSC HEADQUARTERS
The TSC County Director shall submit the following to the TSC Headquarters;
i. County Selection Panel minutes duly signed by the Chairperson and Secretary;
ii. Current Merit List {Appendix IV}
iii. List of all selected applicants drawn from the current merit list (Appendix V)
iv. List of all invited applicants who did not appear for verification (Appendix VI)
v. List of applicants with special needs (Appendix VII)
vi. Duly filled Application for Employment Forms (APPT I) for the selected applicants;
vii. Original statement of confirmation of PTE/KCSE/KCPE results from KNEC for applicants without original certificates;
viii. Certified copies of the following documents in the order indicated below:•
a) National identification card
b) Certificate of Registration as a teacher;
c} Evidence of service as a teacher intern (where applicable};
d) PTE Certificate;
e) KCSE certificates or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re-sat exams};
f) KCPE certificate or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re-sat exams};
g) Proof of payment for the Statement of confirmation of results by KNEC (where applicable}; Primary and Secondary School leaving certificates and other relevant testimonials.
h} National Council of Persons with Disability (NCPWD) Card (where applicable};
i} Sworn Affidavit where names appearing on the submitted documents differ;
j} KRA PIN certificate, Bank form and Bank plate to facilitate appointment on payroll.
vii) Written commitment by the applicant to serve in any county posted to, for a minimum period of five (5) years, and three (3) years in case of North Eastern region;
viii) Panel score sheet (Appendix I) both in soft (excel) via ddstaffingp@tsc.go.ke and hard copy for the selected applicants;
7.0 IMPORTANT NOTES
a} Merit Lists shall be made available to members of public wishing to see them on request in a manner that will not put the recruitment process into jeopardy.
b} Under no circumstances should the Application for Employment Form be defaced or photocopied for use.
c} All enquiries arising from these guidelines should be made to the TSC County Director.
d} Notwithstanding the decentralization of the function of teacher’s recruitment pursuant to Section 20 of the TSC Act, the Commission is not precluded from carrying out recruitment directly from the TSC Headquarters.
8.0 Attached find the following Appendices;
a} Appendix (a): Panel Score Sheet for primary school teachers.
b) Appendix 1(b}: Panel Score Sheet for primary school teachers with Special Needs
c) Appendix II: Sub County Registration list of applicants who present documents for verification.
d} Appendix Ill: Sub County Merit List.
e) Appendix IV: County Merit List
f) Appendix V : List of selected applicants
g) Appendix VI: List of applicants who did not appear for verification
h} Appendix VII: List of applicants with special needs
TSC Opens Window to allow intern teachers to apply for January 2022 replacement vacancies
TSC Lets intern teachers to apply for January 2022 replacement vacancies
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has given all current intern teachers a chance to apply for the advertised 892 posts for secondary schools and 2,053 posts for primary schools it announced yesterday despite the period they have served.
Early January the Commission posted a total of 1,995 intern teachers to schools.
The Commission had advertised 1,995 teacher internship posts in September 2021 where 1,038 posts went to primary schools and 957 posts to secondary schools.
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TSC said the recruitment of the intern teachers was in support of the Governments initiative to develop a pool of young talents for the Kenyan Labour Market.
“TSC is determined to see that teachers are properly staffed. It is working with Ministry of Education to ensure enough teachers are provided by recruiting 5,000 teachers every year and also by engaging intern teachers,” reads a section of the policy.
TSC also extended internship for 4,005 teachers whose one year term ended in December 2021. TSC employs at least 6,000 intern teachers each year.
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Interns attached to primary schools get a monthly stipend of Kshs. 15,000/= while those in secondary schools get Kshs. 20,000/=.
In the year 2020 recruitment of teachers on permanent terms TSC failed to automatically confirm intern teachers, instead it awarded them ten marks for serving under internship.
However in the new score sheet it released to guide recruitment of teachers in July 2021, TSC directed 30 marks to be awarded to applicants who will provide “evidence of internship service”.
There are still complains by some teachers on why intern teachers should be awarded 30 marks when some have served for less than two months under internship.
Some years ago TSC used to bar intern teachers from applying for permanent and pensionable jobs once under internship.
The teachers were only allowed to apply after finishing their contract. However this has changed.
Letter of internship for a teacher
Yesterday the Commission declared 2,945 vacancies to replace teachers exiting service through natural attrition i.e. 2,053 posts for primary schools and 892 posts for secondary schools.
REPLACEMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOLTEACHERS EXITING SERVICE THROUGH NATURAL ATTRITION – JANUARY, 2022
To qualify for recruitment, a candidate should meet the following basic requirements:
Be a Kenyan citizen;
Must be a holder of a P1 certificate in the case of primary schools and a minimum of a diploma in education in the case of secondary schools;
Must be a registered teacher with Teachers Service Commission.
Mode of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications online through the Commission’s website, www.tsc.go.ke under ‘Careers’ or teachersonline.tsc.go.ke not later than 1st February, 2022.
Specific information on available vacancies per county/or schools is in the Commission’s website: www.tsc.go.ke.
General Information Please note that:
The Teachers Service Commission Recruitment Guidelines 2021/2022 FY shall apply.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
In the case of primary schools, successful candidates will be posted to serve in any part of the country where vacancies exist and not necessarily in the county where they were recruited. iv) Shortlisted candidates will be required to produce original professional and academic certificates;
Successful candidates must not fill more than one Application for Employment Forms. Filling of two or more Application for Employment Forms will lead to disqualification;
Preference will be given to applicants who have not previously been employed by the Teachers Service Commission;
Manually filled applications will not be accepted.
For detailed information on available vacancies per county/or schools, applicants are advised to visit the TSC Website www.tsc.go.ke
ROADMAP FOR RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS – JANUARY 2022
S/NO ACTIVITY TIME LINES DURATION
1. Advertise Vacant Posts Wednesday 19th January, 2022
2. Virtual Sensitization of Regional Directors Friday 21st January,2022 1 Day
3. Online Applications Wednesday 19th January, 2022– Tuesday 1st February, 2022 14 Days
4. Collection of Employment Forms by County Directors Friday 28th, January, 2022 1 Day
5. Generation and Sending of Merit Lists to County Directors Wednesday 2nd February, 2022 – Thursday 3rd February, 2022 2 Days
6. County Selection Process and Filling of Application for Employment Forms by Successful Candidates Friday 11th February, 2022 – Thursday 17th February, 2022 5 Days
7 Concurrent vetting at the Headquarters Friday 18th February, 2022 – Monday 21st February, 2022 2 Days
8 Vetting and Handling of Complaints at County Level Tuesday 22nd February, 2022 – Friday 25th February, 2022 4 Days
9. Receiving of Documents at the TSC Headquarters Monday 28th February, 2022 – Thursday 3rd March, 2022 4 Days
10. Capturing of Details of Successful
Candidates, Opening of Files, Printing, Signing, Dispatching of Offer Letters & Initiation of Posting on Entry/Exit Reports Module. Friday 4th March, 2022 – Friday 25th March, 2022 15 Days
11. Reporting of Teachers to schools Monday 25th April, 2022
COUNTY DIRECTORS TO SUBMIT REPORTING STATUS BY 25TH MAY, 2022
TSC ADVERTIZES VACANCIES FOR TEACHERS AT CEMASTEA 2022
The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, is a Constitutional Commission established under article 237 of the Constitution of Kenya.
Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission invites applications from suitably qualified teachers for the posts shown below.
Interested candidates, who meet the requirements & qualifications, should submit their applications online through the TSC Website – www.tsc.go.ke under ‘Careers’ or teachers online’ not later than 25th January, 2022
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Teachers Service Commission is an equal employer and persons with disabilities (PWDs) are encouraged to apply.
Please note that the advertised vacancies are deployment and not promotional positions.
ADVERT NO. 1/2022 NATIONAL TRAINERS, CENTER FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION IN AFRICA (CEMASTEA) – 24 POSTS Subject No. of posts Biology 9 Chemistry 3 Mathematics 3 Physics 9 TOTAL 24 REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPLOYMENT TO CEMASTEA To qualify for deployment, a teacher must: –
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Be at a minimum grade of C4, T-Scale 9, Senior Master IV. Be a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Education (Science) or its equivalent; – Have been a County Trainer-CEMASTEA for at least three years; Have demonstrated professionalism and good performance; Have demonstrated proficiency in computer literacy and ICT integration in teaching; Have participated in the performance appraisal process. NB: Master’s Degree in a relevant area is an added advantage.
Applicants shall be required to upload the following documents during applications:
Letter of appointment to the current grade. Highest Academic Qualification. Letter of appointment as CEMASTEA County Trainer. Certificate in Computer applications. Certificate/s of Participation in the use of ICT integration in Education.
ADVERT NO. 2/2022 SENIOR LECTURER IV (TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES)- 130 POSTS
Subject No. of posts Mathematics. 13 Physics/ Chemistry (Science And Technology ) 4 Biology/-Chemistry((Science And Technology ) 3 Computer Studies/-(ICT integration) 7 Physical Education. 11 English/Lit 8 Kiswahili/CRE 9 Home- Science. 17 Agriculture. 13 Art and Design (Art & Craft) 5 Fine Art(Art & Craft) 6 History/Geography-(Social studies) 3 Music. 18 Islamic Religious Education. 7 Woodwork. 2 French. 4 TOTAL 130
To qualify for deployment, a teacher must: –
Be at a minimum grade of C4, T-Scale 9, Senior Master IV. Be a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or its equivalent. Have participated in the performance appraisal process. NB: Master’s Degree in a relevant area will be an added advantage.
Applicants shall be required to upload the following documents during applications:
Letter of appointment to the current grade. Highest Academic Qualification. Note:
Successful candidates for advert no. 2/2022 will be deployed to any public Teacher Training College where the vacancy exist.
Latest TSC 2022 Recruitment guidelines and marking schemes for teachers; 2022 teacher recruitment guidelines
TSC LATEST GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS POST PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS (SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES)
1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
Following the advertisement for recruitment of teachers by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), Boards of Management (BoM) are required to conduct the selection exercise for the advertised vacancy(ies) in their institutions.
The Selection Panel will be expected to exercise the highest degree of transparency and accountability, as stipulated in the Public Officers Ethics Act, and TSC Code of Conduct and Ethics 2015. The Head of Institution is required to induct the panel members on the relevant sections of the Act and CORT 2015 before the commencement of the selection exercise.
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The TSC County Director MUST ensure that the recruitment process is done in strict adherence to the laid down protocols by the Ministry of Health on containment of COVID- 19 pandemic.
All applicants must be registered teachers as per Section 23 (1) of the Teachers Service Commission Act, 2012. Applicants who are not registered do not qualify to be recruited.
Applicants who apply for confirmation of results from KNEC should give the address of the County Director where they have submitted their applications.
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Applicants whose names differ in the certificates and/or identity cards are required to present sworn affidavit on the difference in names.
Applicants who re-sat either KCPE or KCSE examinations (or their equivalents) MUST present certified copies of the certificate(s) of the national examination(s) in question for all attempts.
Applicants will be required to submit their applications to the Secretary Teachers Service Commission through online platform https://www.teacheronline.tsc.go.ke for the institution where a vacancy has been declared.
Related news; TSC guidelines for intern teachers recruitment, score sheet and marking scheme 2022
A LIST OF DOCUMENTS THAT YOU MUST SUBMIT DURING TSC INTERVIEWS
Upon invitation for interview, applicants will be expected to appear with originals and clear copies of the following documents:
i) National identification card
ii) National Council of Persons with Disability (NCPWD) Card (where applicable);
iii) KCPE certificate or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one repeated exams);
iv) KCSE certificates or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one repeated exams);
v) Diploma/Degree certificate and official transcripts;
vi) Certificate of Registration as a teacher;
vii) Evidence of service as a teacher intern (where applicable);
viii) Sworn Affidavit where names appearing on the submitted documents differ;
ix) Primary and Secondary School leaving certificates and other relevant testimonials.
The date, venue and time of the interview should be displayed on notice boards at the County, Sub-Counties, Zonal and Institutional offices.
Heads of Institutions should communicate to all shortlisted applicants through SMS (Short Message Service) at least seven (7) days before the actual date of interview. This provision MUST be strictly observed to ensure that all applicants are notified of the date of the interview, venue and time.
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Applicants to be given priority during recruitment
S/N Nature of Applicant Description
1 Disabilty Applicant (s) with disability(ies)
2 Intern Offered Service as a teacher intern
3 Fresh Preference to applicants who had not been previously employed by the Commission
4 Early graduates Preference to applicants who graduated earlier
5 Teaching Practice If the applicants tie at the aggregate grade, the teaching practice grades should be used
All applicants, irrespective of gender, disability, ethnicity or Home County should be given equal opportunity. However, in case of a tie, consideration will be given on the following aspects in their order of priority:
i) Applicant (s) with disability(ies);
ii) Service as a teacher intern;
iii) Preference to applicants who had not been previously employed by the Commission;
iv) Preference to applicants who graduated earlier;
v) If the applicants tie at the aggregate grade, the teaching practice grades should be used
See also; TSC interview questions and their answers- 2022 recruitment
The names of interviewed applicants ranked in order of performance during the selection process for each vacancy (Appendix iii) will then be submitted to the Commission by the County Director together with Application for Employment forms.
Applicants who were previously employed by the Commission MUST declare their past employment history and reason(s) for break in service (with evidence in
break in service). Applicants who were previously employed by the Commission and FAIL to declare their past employment shall be disqualified. However, preference will be given to applicants who have never been employed by the Commission.
TSC County Directors MUST ensure that Heads of Institutions confirm online registration status of the applicants to avoid engaging unregistered/deregistered teachers in the selection process.
Also read; TSC Guidelines for recruitment of primary school teacher; marking scheme for interns 2022
2.0. AUTHENTICITY OF ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
(a)Applicants must present original and legible photocopies of the following documents: –
National identification cards;
National Council of Persons with Disability (NCPWD) Card (where applicable);
Certificate of Registration as a teacher
KCPE (or its equivalent) Certificates (include certificates for attempts if one repeated exams);
KCSE (or its equivalent) Certificates (include certificates for attempts if one repeated exams);
Diploma/Degree Certificates and official transcripts;
Primary and Secondary Schools leaving certificates;
Evidence of service as a teacher intern (where applicable);
Sworn Affidavit where names in the submitted documents differ.
NB: Provisional transcript(s) shall not be accepted.
(b)The selection panel shall vet each applicant to verify that: –
(i) He/she meets the requirements of the TSC advertisement;
(ii) All submitted original academic and professional certificates, as well as official transcripts are authentic.
(iii) The proof of application for confirmation of results from KNEC has been availed where the certificates are missing.
NB: The onus is on the concerned applicant to follow up with KNEC for the confirmation of results within fourteen (14) days after the interview date.
(iv) Where results have been confirmed, the original statement of confirmation of results MUST be submitted together with Application for Employment Form.
(c) The Secretary, Board of Management shall certify photocopies of the original certificates and confirm to the Sub-County Director that they are true copies of the candidate;s original certificates.
(d) Once the interview process is completed, the results must be communicated to all applicants on the same day. Successful applicant(s) shall be issued with the TSC Application for Employment Form (s).
(e) It is the responsibility of the TSC County Director/Representative to ensure that the: –
(i) Exercise is fair and transparent;
(ii) Successful applicant(s) on the Merit List fill the Application for Employment Form (s).
(g) The completed Application for Employment Form(s) together with other relevant documents should be submitted to the TSC County Director office by the TSC Sub-County Director. The TSC County Director, upon verification and ensuring that all the requirements are met by the successful candidates, will submit the recruitment documents to the TSC Headquarters within the stipulated timelines.
(h) Any applicant(s) who present forged/fake academic, professional and other documents commit(s) an offence; shall be disqualified and considered for deregistration subject to a disciplinary process.
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3.0 SELECTION PANEL
The following members shall comprise the selection panel:
S/N Pannelist Responsibility in recruitment panel
1 BOM Chairperson Chairperson
2 Principal Secretary
3 Subject teacher/ specialist Member
4 TSC County Director/ Representative Member.
(a) Chairperson, Board of Management Chairperson
(b) Head of the Institution Secretary
(c) Subject Specialist Member
(d) TSC County Director/ Representative Member
TOTAL 4
3.1 SELECTION PANEL FOR SCHOOLS WITHOUT BOMs
S/N Pannelist Responsibility in recruitment panel
1 TSC County Director/ Representative Chairperson
2 Principal Secretary
3 Subject teacher/ specialist Member
4 PA Chairperson Member.
(a) TSC County Director/ Representative – Chairperson
(b) Head of the Institution – Secretary
(c) Subject Specialist – Member
(d) PA Chairperson – Member
TOTAL 4
The TSC County Director shall ensure that the Selection Panel is well sensitized to conduct the interview within the COV1D- 19 containment measures as set by the Ministry of Health.
4.0 SELECTION CRITERIA
(a) The Secretary, Board of Management shall present a system generated list received from the County Director of all applicants to the selection panel.
(b) The selection panel shall conduct interviews for those who meet the criteria. The County Director should note any inconsistency (ies), make decision(s) based on the guidelines and advise the applicants /panel and the Commission accordingly.
(c) Applicants shall present themselves in person to the selection panel. The panel shall score each applicant based on the selection score guide.
NB. An applicant whose special need is related to hearing and/or speech shall be allowed to be accompanied by a sign language interpreter.
5.0 QUALIFICATIONS
1. Graduate Teachers
Applicants must have a minimum mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE and C+ (plus) in each of the two teaching subjects or two (2) Principles and one (1) Subsidiary pass at College in addition, they must have:
(a) A Bachelor of Education Degree with two (2) teaching subjects.
(b) A Bachelor of Science or Arts Degree plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) with two teaching subjects.
(c) Bachelor of Science with Education/Bachelor of Arts with Education with two teaching subjects.
NB:
i) Bachelor of Education holders with Mean Grade of C (Plain) and C (Plain) in the two teaching subjects at KCSE and have undertaken a Diploma in Education or gone through the A-Level system in the relevant area(s) are eligible.
ii) Bridging/Pre-university certificates for those who completed the course before December 31st 2015 may be considered.
2. Diploma Teachers
Applicants must have a minimum Mean Grade of C+ (Plus) at KCSE or its equivalent with at least C+ (Plus) (or Credit pass) in the two teaching subjects or one (1) Principle and two (2) Subsidiaries at college Level.
In addition, they must have: a Diploma in Education from a recognized Teacher Training Institution.
NB:
a) Diploma Teachers who graduated in 2008 or before with a Mean Grade of C (Plain) and C (Plain) in the two teaching subjects are eligible;
b) Hearing and Visually impaired teachers who enrolled for training with Mean Grade of C (Plain) and C (Plain) in the two teaching subjects are eligible.
3. Technical Teachers
Applicants must have minimum Mean Grade of C+ (Plus) at KCSE or its equivalent with at least C+ (Plus) (or Credit Pass) in the two teaching subjects or one (1) Principle and two (2) Subsidiaries at `A;-Level. In addition, they must have:
(a) Bachelor of Education Technology (Bed TECH); OR
(b) (i) Bachelor of Science (BSc) in any relevant technical Subject (s) /Course; or
(ii) Higher Diploma in a technical course; or (iii) A Diploma in a technical course.
Further, applicants under category (b) above MUST possess a Diploma in Technical Teacher Education from Kenya Technical Teachers College (KTTC) or a Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from a recognized University.
NB:
1) Applicants whose training is in subjects that are currently not in the Curriculum do not qualify, irrespective of their having undertaken a Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) and/or enhancement. This category includes but not limited to Bachelor of Science /Bachelor of Arts in:
Natural Resources
Meteorology
Forestry
Animal Husbandry
Horticulture
Farm Machinery
Fisheries
Anthropology
sociology
Theology/Divinity
Journalism etc.
2) Applicants with Economics/Commerce/Accounting can apply for Business Studies and those with Social Education and Ethics (SEE) for CRE/IRE vacancies.
3) Diploma Teachers with English/other subjects qualify for employment as English/Literature teachers
4) All applicants must have studied the two teaching subjects at KCSE except for Agriculture, Business Studies, Home Science, and Computer. For those who did not study Business Studies and Computer, one should have attained a minimum of C+ (Plus) in Mathematics in KCSE. For those who did not study Agriculture and Home Science, one should have attained a minimum of C+ in Biology at KCSE.
5) Graduate Teachers should have studied ❑ minimum of eight (8) course units in each teaching subject.
6) Applicants presenting enhancement certificate(s)/official transcripts in teaching subject(s) from recognized institution(s) qualify for employment if they scored at least a C+ (Plus) in the enhanced subject at KCSE.
7) Applicants previously employed under contract and whose services were terminated due to inadequate units in teaching subjects and have since obtained enhancement certificates with adequate units are eligible to apply.
8) Applicants applying for computer studies MUST have taken teaching methods course in the subject.
9) For applicants trained in Special Needs Education, Kenya Sign Language (KSL) or Braille are considered as teaching subjects e.g. Biology/KSL and Geography/Braille.
6.0 VALIDATION OF DOCUMENTS BY THE TSC COUNTY DIRECTOR
The TSC County Directors should: –
Ensure that the Application for Employment Forms have all the attachments required;
Vet the recruitment documents to verify that the applicant(s) recruited qualify for employment as per the provisions of the recruitment guidelines;
Ensure that all documents are duly signed as required; including the score sheets, Minutes of the Selection Panels and Section C of the Application for Employment form confirming that the candidate qualifies/merits to be employed;
Compile complaints received and submit appropriate action taken or recommendations to the Commission.
7.0 DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE TSC HEADQUARTERS
The TSC County Director is required to hand over the following documents to the TSC Headquarters:
(a) Duly filled Application for Employment Form(s) together with a copy of the acknowledgement of receipt of application for employment, certified copies of Certificate of Registration as a teacher, academic certificates, professional certificates and all official transcripts, identity card, NCPWD Card (where applicable), Affidavits (where applicable), evidence of service as an intern (where applicable) and two passport size photographs in respect of successful candidate(s);
(b) A list of all interviewed applicants in order of merit for the advertised vacancies in (Appendix (III a),
(c) A copy of the system generate list of all applicants clearly showing those who failed to attend the interview (Appendix III b);
(d) List of applicants with special needs (Appendix VI).
(e) Duly signed Minutes of the Board of Management Meeting;
(f) A commitment letter duly signed by the applicant binding him/her to teach in the station for a minimum period of five (5) years, and three (3) years in the case of North Eastern Region;
(g) Completed selection score guide duly signed;
(h) Copy of teacher registration certificate;
(i) Certified copy of a bank plate;
Duly completed pay point particulars form;
(k) Copy of KRA PIN certificate;
(I) Copy of NHIF Card;
8.0 COMPLAINTS
a) Any applicant who is dissatisfied with the process should submit to the TSC County Director a written complaint immediately and send an email to the TSC Headquarters through, dirtm@tsc.go.ke not later than seven (7) days after the selection process;
b) The TSC County Director should within seven (7) days analyze and address all complaints raised after the selection process has been completed and thereafter inform the Headquarters on the action taken;
c) Where the complaint is levelled against the TSC County Director, the TSC Headquarters shall investigate the allegations and take appropriate action.
9.0 IMPORTANT NOTES
(a) Under no circumstances should the Application for Employment Form(s) be defaced or photocopied for use.
(b) Clarification and advice on issues of qualifications arising from these guidelines, should be sought from the TSC County Directors.
(c) Notwithstanding the decentralization of the function of teacher's recruitment pursuant to Section 20 of the TSC Act, the Commission is not precluded in carrying out recruitment directly from the TSC Headquarters.
