TSC Interviews Recruitment For 14,000 Teacher Recruits Officially Kicks Off

TSC Interviews Recruitment For 14,000 Teacher Recruits Officially Kicks Off

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With the key aim of  helping fill the staffing gap in public primary and post primary learning institutions, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) , has  officially begun the recruitment process for a total of 14,460 teachers.

The teachers’ employer has posted the information about the shortlisted applicants for positions in special needs and secondary schools on its website.

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The teachers’ employer is taking this action for the first time, demonstrating its commitment to increasing transparency throughout the recruiting process.

All the in-county interviews and document vetting are now underway, and successful applicants will be employed in accordance with the timeline listed on the TSC portal

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As per the commision,TSC Chief Executive Officer Dr. Nancy Macharia, the new teachers will also assist in supporting the 100% transition policy.

TSC Boss Dr. Macharia said that a total of 5,000 teachers will be posted to public primary, secondary and training institutions on permanent and pensionable terms of service.

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out of this number , Secondary schools will get 3,972 teachers while 1,000 will be posted to primary schools and 28 to teacher training colleges.

As per to Dr. Nancy Macharia,all the 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

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Merit lists generated during the recruitment for both primary and post primary institutions will be used in subsequent recruitment processes within the financial year, the statement read. To further ease the burden and improve learning standards, the TSC said it will replace 8,230 teachers who left the service through natural attrition. Of these, 6,539 teachers will be posted to primary and 1,691 to secondary schools.

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The above  announcement was a positive step towards addressing the deficit of more than 100,000 teachers facing primary and post primary institutions nationwide.

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She  recently said the government was committed
to ensure there were enough teachers to handle the huge number of learners joining secondary schools. She added that priority will be given to sub-county secondary schools, which admit the bulk of learners.

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Garissa, Wajir, and Mandera counties, the Commission also intends to hire 844 teachers on permanent and pensionable terms, including 764 for primary schools and 80 for secondary schools.

In addition the commission also intends to hire 386 teachers on contract in the hard to staff areas. 114 teachers will be assigned to primary schools, and 272 to high schools.

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The computer (TSC) requirements state that qualified candidates must be Kenyan citizens who have registered with the Commission.

The P1 certificates are required for candidates applying to teach in primary schools, whereas Bachelor’s degrees in education are required for candidates applying to teach in secondary and technical colleges, respectively.

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