The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has started to send messages to teachers, who applied for replacement jobs, inviting them for documents verification exercise.
The applicants experienced delays in getting invitation SMS as TSC officials were caught up in promotion interviews for primary and post primary school teachers.
“Congratulations! Kindly come to Ganze Primary School on Monday the 17/2/2025. Time 8:30am with the original and copies of the following documents. ID card, TSC Registration certificate, KCPE, KCSE, Dip/Degree certificates, all levels leaving certificates, official transcripts and graduation page where your name appears. Please notify if you received this sms. Add affidavit if names vary. For SCD – Ganze,” read a SMS sent to a teacher by TSC Ganze Sub County Director office.
In the replacements which is on permanent and pensionable terms TSC declared 8,707 slots to replace teachers who exited the Commission through natural attrition.
TSC advertised 5,862 posts for primary schools, 21 posts for junior schools and 2,824 posts for secondary schools in the replacements.
The posting of the teachers to schools is expected to start end of this month till May 2025 when it will end.
The Commission has listed the academic and professional documents that must be presented to the recruitment panel for verification exercise.
Applicants are 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 shall compile 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.
In this recruitment TSC has awarded 30 marks to teachers employed by TSC on internship terms.
The Commission has also awarded 5 marks to holders of PTE certificates who upgraded to UDPTE.