The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has kicked off the process to deploy a total of 2,014 teachers recruited to replace those who left service through natural attrition.

The Commission has ordered immediate posting of the teachers to schools with severe staffing gaps.

The teachers will start to receive their employment and posting letters to schools from Wednesday 11th June.

In the advert TSC lined up 2,014 teaching slots where 1,309 are for primary schools, 32 for junior schools and 673 for secondary schools.

The employment is on permanent and pensionable (PNP) terms. The Commission listed a P1 certificate as minimum requirement for those who applied for primary schools slots and a diploma in education in the case of junior and secondary schools.

Intern teachers were awarded 50 marks during the document verification exercise putting them far ahead.

However the Commission still gave priority to local teachers regardless of their qualifications.

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 the guidelines.

TSC priority was in the order of teachers from local sub county, then local county then local region before considering teachers from other counties.

The year of graduation and internship was key for majority of those who secured the replacement teaching jobs.

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 Commission listed the academic and professional documents that must be presented 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:-

Intern teachers were only required to present their Identity Cards (ID) during the verification exercise.

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).

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has kicked off the process to deploy a total of 2,014 teachers recruited to replace those who left service through natural attrition.

The Commission has ordered immediate posting of the teachers to schools with severe staffing gaps.

The teachers will start to receive their employment and posting letters to schools from Wednesday 11th June.

In the advert TSC lined up 2,014 teaching slots where 1,309 are for primary schools, 32 for junior schools and 673 for secondary schools.

The employment is on permanent and pensionable (PNP) terms. The Commission listed a P1 certificate as minimum requirement for those who applied for primary schools slots and a diploma in education in the case of junior and secondary schools.

Intern teachers were awarded 50 marks during the document verification exercise putting them far ahead.

However the Commission still gave priority to local teachers regardless of their qualifications.

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 the guidelines.

TSC priority was in the order of teachers from local sub county, then local county then local region before considering teachers from other counties.

The year of graduation and internship was key for majority of those who secured the replacement teaching jobs.

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 Commission listed the academic and professional documents that must be presented 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:-

Intern teachers were only required to present their Identity Cards (ID) during the verification exercise.

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).