The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will close its online application portal for thousands of jobs it advertised in July.
The Commission gave candidates until today, July 7th, to apply for the jobs online through the TSC link https://hrmis.tsc.go.ke/app/login. There will be no manual applications.
Dr Macharia said the shortlisted candidates, interview dates and venues will be published on the TSC website by July 15.
They will then be expected to present original academic and professional certificates during the interview.
“Successful candidates will be posted to serve in any part of the country and not necessarily in the county or school where they were interviewed,” she said.
Dr Macharia added that the merit lists that will be generated during the recruitment exercise will be used in subsequent recruitment processes within the financial year.
In the July 2022 recruitment advert TSC plans to hire a total of 14,460 teachers this month.
To qualify for recruitment, TSC said all candidates must be registered teachers. Those applying to teach in a primary school need to have a P1 certificate as the minimum qualification.
Applicants for secondary school jobs must have a diploma in education while those targeting TTCs need a Bachelor of Education degree.
The employment of the new teachers will still leave many jobless and schools not adequately staffed.
Secondary schools are worst hit as they need over 60,000 teachers while in primary, there’s a shortage of close to 50,000 tutors.
The commission blames the shortage on the mushrooming of schools and the challenges of implementing the 100 per cent transition policy.
In this recruitment the commission has declared 5,000 new vacancies that it intends to fill this month and 8,230 others to replace teachers who have exited service through natural attrition.
It will apply affirmative action in recruitment for schools in Garissa, Mandera and Wajir counties, which are greatly under-staffed and shunned by many because of security concerns.
Of the new vacancies, 3,972 will go to secondary schools to help cope with the shortage created by 100 per cent transition policy, 1,000 to primary institutions while teacher training colleges will get 28 tutors. They will be recruited under permanent and pensionable terms of service.
TSC was allocated Sh298.4 billion in the current budget, Sh2.5 billion of which is for the recruitment of new teachers and Sh1.2 billion for hiring of interns on contractual basis. It is yet to advertise the internship positions.
To fill vacancies that have been left vacant by exits, the commission will recruit 6,539 teachers for primary and 1,691 others for secondary schools. These too will be on permanent and pensionable terms.
TSC has lined up 844 permanent positions for schools in the north. Through affirmative action, the jobs are earmarked for teachers from the region.
This is a re-advertisement after the commission failed to get enough teachers in a previous recruitment drive. Primary schools will get 764 teachers while 80 will be posted to secondary institutions.
“To qualify for recruitment, a candidate must be teaching under board of management in Garissa, Mandera or Wajir counties, if not hailing from the three counties,” said Ms Nancy Macharia, the TSC chief executive.
The move is meant to encourage teachers from the region to apply. In the past, teachers from other regions have shunned working there over insecurity while unions have advocated for posting of local tutors. In addition, 386 contract teachers will be engaged.
ROADMAP FOR RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS – JULY, 2022
| ACTIVITY | TIME LINES | DURATION |
| Presentation of proposal for the identified vacancies to the Board | Monday 20th June, 2022 | 1 Day |
| Advertise Vacant Posts | Tuesday 28th June, 2022 | 1 Day |
| Virtual Sensitization of Regional & County Directors | Friday 1st July,2022 | 1 Day |
| Online Applications | Tuesday 28th June 2022 – Thursday 7th July, 2022 | 10 Days |
| Collection of Employment Forms by County Directors | Tuesday 5th July, 2022 | 1 Day |
| Generation of Applicants’ Lists by County Directors Validation of applicants at the HQs | Friday 8th July, 2022 | 1 Day |
| Shortlisting of Applicants by the County Selection panel Compilation of the regional shortlist | Monday 11th July 2022 – Tuesday 12th July 2022 | 3 Days |
| Publishing of the list of shortlisted candidates on the TSC website | Wednesday 13th July, 2022 – Friday 15th July, 2022 | 3 Days |
| County Selection Process and Filling of Application for Employment Forms by Successful Candidates | Thursday 21th July, 2022 – Wednesday 27th July, 2022 | 5 Days |
| Vetting and Handling of Complaints at County Level | Thursday 28th July, 2022 – Wednesday 3rd August, 2022 | 3 Days |
| Receiving of Recruitment Documents at the TSC Headquarters | Thursday 4th August, 2022 – Friday 5th August, 2022 | 2 Days |
| Compilation of Successful Applicants’ Lists and Processing of Appointment Letters | Monday 8th August, 2022 – Friday 27th August, 2022 | 15 Days |
| Reporting of Teachers to Schools | Thursday1st September, 2022 | |
| COUNTY DIRECTORS TO SUBMIT REPORTING STATUS BY 3RD OCTOBER, 2022 |
TSC CEO Dr Nancy Macharia listed the following minimum recruitment requirements for the advertised posts.
A) SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
To qualify for recruitment, a candidate should meet the following minimum requirements:
i) Be a Kenyan citizen;
ii) Must be a holder of at least a diploma in education;
iii) Must be a registered teacher with Teachers Service Commission.
B) TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES
To qualify for recruitment, a candidate should meet the following minimum requirements:
i) Be a Kenyan citizen;
ii) Must be a holder of at least a Bachelors degree in Education;
iii) Must be a registered teacher with Teachers Service Commission.
C) PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
To qualify for recruitment, a candidate should meet the following minimum requirements:
i) Be a Kenyan citizen;
ii) Must be a holder of a PI certificate;
iii) Must be a registered teacher with the Teachers Service Commission.