The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has started to invite teachers for training of teachers who will mark the Grade 9 Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA).
Knec has invited teachers who applied for training as KJSEA examiners and item writers.
The physical training will start on Monday 14th April to Thursday 17th April 2025.
Teachers who were shortlisted and attended the online training have confirmed receiving SMS to attend the face to face training.
Knec has so far listed the following training centres based on the subjects.
Kiswahili – Machakos Girls
English – Maryhill Girls
Business Studies (BST) – Murang’a TTC
Agriculture – Kilimambogo TTC
Mathematics – St. Francis Girls, Mang’u
Geography – Sunshine Secondary School
History – Sunshine Secondary School
Christian Religious Education (CRE) – Machakos TTC
Biology – St. George Secondary School
Chemistry – St. Georges Secondary School
Physics – St. George’s secondary school
The training which was initially scheduled to start in March was postponed to April after it emerged teachers will be caught in school activities in month of March.
Successful applicants were first shortlisted and later invited through SMS for the online training which was largely introduction and orientation before the main course.
After completing the online course orientation teachers are now set to have physical training in the listed training centres.
However a significant number of teachers have raised complaints that they have been locked out some after making a mandatory payment of sh. 10,500.
Some are unable to get to the online orientation course. They say the course package is inaccessible.
After shortlisting Knec required the teachers to complete their registration by making payment of sh. 10,500 through a paybill number then validate the payment on the Knec examiners portal.
This was a hard nut to crack for some teachers who claim the process led to their loss. Knec asked those facing challenges to contact it for direction.
The first cohorts of the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) will sit for their final assessment in junior school, KJSEA, from October to November this year.
The KJSEA will involve projects, practicals and theory papers. In May the candidates will start with the Creative Arts and Sports Project which will run till July.
The whole of July they will also do a Pre-Technical Studies Project. The candidates will sit for eight days theory and practicals from 24.10.2025 to 05.11.2025.
The registration of candidates for 2025 KJSEA was completed on the midnight of 28th March 2025.
Knec has listed twenty four KJSEA examinable papers the teachers will be trained on.
Below is the advert that was shared by Knec with requirements and application procedures.
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) will conduct training of examiners for Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) in the months of March and April 2025.
The training fee is Kenya Shillings Ten Thousand Five Hundred (Kes. 10,500) and will ONLY be made by the shortlisted applicants who will be notified on how to make payments through a text message (SMS) and via the application portal.
The training will be conducted first online and later on physical in a residential venue.
Shortlisted trainees will be directed on how to access the online training materials.
The venues for the residential training will be communicated to the qualified trainees later where the exercise will be strictly residential.
Interested and qualified teachers are therefore invited to apply in the subjects listed below.
1.0 KJSEA ASSESSMENT
Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) will train KJSEA examiners in the following papers;
| S/NO. | PAPER NAME | PAPER CODE |
| 1.1 | English (Composition and Literacy analysis) | 901/2 |
| 1.2 | Kiswahili (Insha na utangulizi walesahi) | 902/2 |
| 1.3 | Mathematics | 903 |
| 1.4 | Kenya Sign Language (KSL) | 904/2 |
| 1.5 | Integrated Science Practical | 905/2 |
| 1.6 | Biology | 905/3 |
| 1.7 | Chemistry | 905/4 |
| 1.8 | Physics | 905/5 |
| 1.9 | Agriculture and Nutrition Practical | 906/2 |
| 1.10 | Agriculture | 906/3 |
| 1.11 | Home Science | 906/4 |
| 1.12 | History | 907/1 |
| 1.13 | Geography | 907/2 |
| 1.14 | CRE | 908 |
| 1.15 | IRE | 909 |
| 1.16 | HRE | 910 |
| 1.17 | Art | 911/1 |
| 1.18 | Music | 911/2 |
| 1.19 | Physical health Education (PHE) | 911/3 |
| 1.20 | Computer Studies | 912/1 |
| 1.21 | Business Studies | 912/2 |
| 1.22 | Woodwork | 912/3 |
| 1.23 | Metalwork | 912/4 |
| 1.24 | Building and Construction | 912/5 |
2.0 CRITERIA FOR TRAINING AN EXAMINER
2.1 General requirements for trainee examiners
2.1.1 Must be a practicing teacher/tutor in the relevant subject areas in the level of examination or above
2.1.1 Must be registered and/or employed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) or Public Service Commission
2.1.3 Must have a Diploma in Education and above
2.1.4 Must have a minimum teaching experience of three (3) years
2.1.5 Must NOT be on interdiction or any other form of disciplinary action from TSC/employer
2.1.6 Must be recommended by his/her head of institution
2.1.7 Must be 50 years of age and below
2.1.8 Tutors from Teachers Training Colleges and TVET institutions are encouraged to apply for Home Science
3.0 APPLICATION PROCEDURE
3.1 Applicants are required to do the following;
3.1.1 Access the KNEC examiners portal using the link https://examinersapp.knec.ac.ke
3.1.2 Those with CP2 accounts should log into the portal using their usernames and passwords
3.1.3 Those who would have forgotten their CP2 passwords should click on reset password button and enter their mobile number in the format (2547********) and submit to get new passwords for logging to the system
3.1.4 Those without CP2 accounts should click on create account and follow instructions to acquire login credentials to access the system
3.1.5 Upon successful log in, the applicants will then complete their personal profile and save.
On the dashboard click on apply for training and all the declared vacancies will be available for the applicants to choose and apply
Only qualified teachers who have presented all the required documents will be shortlisted for the exercise as a first come, first served basis.
Chief Executive Officer
The Kenya National Examinations Council
P.O Box 73598 – 00200, NAIROBI
