Successful applicants have continued to fill TSC employment forms as acceptance of offer of employment by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
The employment exercise which is to replace 9,159 teachers who exited TSC in 2025 has entered its second week.
Most sub counties have concluded the interviews which focussed on verification of applicants documents and are now finalizing with filling and signing of employment forms and commitment letters.
In the advert, TSC declared 7,065 posts for primary schools, 12 posts for junior schools and 2,082 posts for secondary schools.
The employment is on permanent and pensionable terms to replace teachers who exited service through natural attrition.
Those qualified are teachers registered with TSC, holding a P1 certificate in the case of primary schools and a minimum of Diploma in Education in the case of junior schools and secondary schools.
The replacement jobs have opened employment opportunity for P1 teachers who have stayed in the cold for three years without any mass employment advert from TSC.
It has also created an opportunity for junior school intern teachers to try their luck for employment on permanent and pensionable terms.
The Commission has awarded 50 marks in the scoresheet to teachers who have served on internship terms.
Despite local teachers were given first priority according to the scoresheet in the order of Sub County, County and Region.
In the replacement guidelines TSC ordered the vetting panels headed by the TSC Sub County Directors to prioritize local applicants.
“Priority should be given to local applicants. Non-local applicants can only be considered once all local applicants have been exhausted,” read 2025/2026 recruitment guidelines.
This move automatically locked out non-local teachers despite their qualifications.
TSC ordered the Sub County selection panel to compile a Sub County merit list split into two. One for local applicants from the Sub County and another for no-local applicants.
The posting of the teachers to schools will start in April this year to address acute teacher shortages in schools.
The Commission listed a number of academic and professional documents that applicants were to present to the recruitment panel for verification exercise.
Applicants were required to present original and legible photocopies of the following, among other relevant documents for verification:-
List of documents required for verification for primary school teachers
1) National identification card;
2) Certificate of Registration as a teacher;
3) Evidence of the completion of Upgrade Diploma in Primary Teacher Education or UDPTE Certificate where applicable.
4) PTE Certificate;
5) KCSE certificates or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one resat exam);
6) KCPE certificate or it’s equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one resat exam);
7) Letter of Certification of results by KNEC (where applicable);
8) Primary and Secondary School leaving certificates and other relevant testimonials;
9) National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) Card (where applicable);
10) An Affidavit sworn under the Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act, Cap 15 of the Laws of Kenya to explain the variance in names.
List of documents required for verification for post primary school teachers (JSS and Secondary)
a) National identification card;
b) Certificate of Registration as a teacher;
c) Diploma/Degree certificate and official transcripts;
d) KCSE certificates or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re-sat exams);
e) KCPE certificate or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re-sat exams);
f) Primary and Secondary School leaving certificates and other relevant testimonials;
g) National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) Card (where applicable);
h) An Affidavit sworn under the Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act, Cap 15 of the Laws of Kenya to explain the variance in names;
i) Letter of certification of results by KNEC (where applicable).
However serving intern teachers are only required to present their identity cards during the
verification process.
Persons with disabilities shall be required to indicate their disability status together with the nature of disabilities to inform their placement;
After the verification exercise, the TSC Sub-County Director compiled a Merit List of all applicants whose documents have been verified.
TSC said the Merit Lists shall be made available to members of the public wishing to see them on request in a manner that will not jeopardize the recruitment process and in total adherence to the Data Protection Act, 2019.