Following the advertisement for the replacement of teachers,
Boards of Management are required to conduct the selection exercise for the
advertised vacancy(ies) in their institutions.
The Selection Panel will be expected to exercise the highest
degree of transparency and accountability as Stipulated in the Public Officers
Ethics Act, TSC Code of Conduct and Ethics 2015.
The Head of Institution is required to induct the panel
members on the relevant sections of the Act and CORT 2015 before the
commencement of the selection exercise.
TSC County Director Mf/S7 ensure that the recruitment
process is done in strict adherence to the laid down protocols by the Ministry
of Health on containment of COVID-19 pandemic.
All applicants must be registered teachers as per Section
23(1) of the Teachers Service Commission Act. (2012). Applicants who are not
registered do not qualify to be recruited.
Applicants who apply for confirmation of results from KNEC
should give the address of the County Director where they have submitted their
applications.
Applicants whose names differ in the certificates and/or
identification cards are required to present an affidavit on their difference
in names.
Applicants with either KCPE or KCSE examinations (or their
equivalents) MUST present certified copies of the certificate(s) of the
national examination(s) in question for all attempts.
Applicants will be required to submit their applications to
the Secretary Teachers Service Commission through the online platform
www.teacheronline.tsc.go.ke for the institution where a vacancy has been
declared.
General Merit List will be sent to the County Director. Upon
receipt of the Merit List, the County Director shall share with the Sub-County
Directors and Heads of Institutions.
Heads of Institutions shall use the Merit List to organize
the interviews in consultation with their respective sub-county directors.
Upon invitation for an interview, applicants will be expected
to appear with originals and clear copies of the documents below.
- National
identification card.
- National
Council of Persons with Disability (NCPWD) Cara (where applicable):
- KCPE
certificate or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one
repeated exams):
- KCSE
certificates or its (include certificates for attempts in one repeated
exams); Diploma/Degree certificate and official transcripts: Certificate
of Registration as a teacher:
- Evidence
of service as a teacher intern (where applicable): Sworn Affidavit where
names appearing on the submitted documents differ;
- Primary
and Secondary School leaving certificates and other relevant testimonials.
The date, venue and time of the interview should be
displayed on notice boards at the County, Sub-Counties, Zonal and Institutional
offices.
Heads of Institutions should communicate to all shortlisted
applicants through SMS (Short Message Service) at least seven (7) days before
the actual date of the interview. This provision MUST be strictly observed to
ensure that all applicants are notified of the date of the interview venue and
time.
All applicants irrespective of gender, disability, ethnicity or Home County should be given equal opportunity. However, in case of a tie, consideration will be given the following aspects in their order of priority.
1. Applicant(s) with disability(ies)
2. Service as a teacher intern;
3. Preference to applicants who had not been previously employed by the Commission;
4. Preference to applicants who graduated earlier:
5. Quality of certificates presented i.e. higher aggregate KCSE grade should first be considered. If the applicants tie at the aggregate grade, the subject grades
should be used:
The names of the interviewed applicants ranked in order of
performance during the selection process for each vacancy (Appendix iii) will
then be submitted to the Commission by the County Director together with
Application for Employment forms.
Applicants who were previously employed by the Commission
MUST declare their past employment history and reason(s) for a break in service
(with evidence in the break-in-service).
Applicants who were previously employed by the Commission
and FAIL to declare their employment shall be disqualified. However, preference
will be given to applicants who have never been employed by the Commission.
TSC County Directors MUST ensure that Heads of Institutions
confirm the online registration status of the applicants to avoid engaging
unregistered/deregistered teachers in the selection process.
AUTHENTICITY OF ACADEMIC AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION
1)
Applicants must present original and legible photocopies of the following
documents:-
- National
Identification cards;
- National
Council of Persons with Disability (NCPWD) Card (where applicable)
- Certificate
of Registration as a teacher
- KCPE
(or its equivalent) certificates (include certificates for attempts if one
repeated exams);
- KCSE
(or its equivalent) certificates (include certificates for attempts if one
repeated exams);
- Diploma/Degree
Certificate and official transcripts;
- Primary
and Secondary schools leaving certificates;
- Evidence
of service as a teacher intern (where applicable);
- Sworn
Affidavit where names in the submitted documents differ;
NB: Provisional transcripts shall not be accepted.
The selection panel shall vet each applicant to verify
that:-
- He/she
meets the requirements of the TSC advertisement;
- All
submitted original academic and professional certificates, as well as
official transcripts, are authentic.
- The
proof of application for confirmation of results from KNEC has been
availed in cases where the certificates are missing
NB: The onus is on the concerned applicant to follow up with
KNEC for the confirmation of results within fourteen (14) days after the
interview date.
Where results have been confirmed, the original statement of
confirmation of results shall be submitted together with the Application for
Employment Form.
The Secretary Board of Management shall certify photocopies
of the original certificates and confirm to the Sub-County Director that they
are true copies of the candidate’s original certificates.
Once the interview process is completed, the results must be
communicated to all applicants on the same day. The successful applicant(s)
shall be issued with the TSC Application for Employment Form(s).
It is the responsibility of the TSC County
Director/Representative to ensure that the:-
- Exercise
is fair and transparent;
- Successful
applicants on the merit list fill the application for Employment Form(s).
The Secretary, Board of Management should ensure the
Application for Employment Form(s) is correctly filled by the applicant(s)
without erasing.
The completed Application for Employment Form(s) together
with other relevant documents should be submitted to the TSC County Director’s
office by the TSC Sub-County Director.
The TSC County Director, upon verification and ensuring that
all the requirements are met by the successful candidates, will submit the
recruitment documents to TSC Headquarters within the stipulated timelines.
Any applicants who present forged/fake academic,
professional and other documents commit(s) an offence; shall be disqualified
and considered for deregistration subject to a disciplinary process.
SELECTION PANEL
Chairperson, Board of Management |
Chairperson |
Head of the Institution |
Secretary |
Subject Specialist |
Member |
TSC County Director/Representative |
Member |
TOTAL |
4 |
SELECTION PANEL FOR SCHOOL WITHOUT BOMs
TSC County Director/Representative | Chairperson |
Head of the Institution | Secretary |
Subject Specialist | Member |
PA Chairperson | Member |
TOTAL | 4 |
NB: the TSC County Director shall ensure that the Selection
Panel is well sensitized within the COVID-19 containment measures as set by the
Ministry of Health.
SELECTION CRITERIA
a)
The Secretary, Board of Management shall present a system-generated list
received from the County Director of all applicants to the selection panel.
b)
The selection panel shall conduct interviews for those who meet the criteria.
The County Director should note any inconsistency(ies), make a decision(s)
based on the guidelines and advise the applicants/panel and the Commission
accordingly.
c)
Applicants shall present themselves in person to the selection panel. The panel
shall score each applicant based on the selection score guide (Appendices 1(a)
and 1(b)
d)
NB: An applicant whose special need is related to hearing and/or speech shall
be allowed to be accompanied by a sign language interpreter.
QUALIFICATIONS
1. Graduate Teachers
Applicants MUST have a mean grade of C+ at KCSE and C+
(plus) in each of the two teaching subjects or two (2) principles and one (1)
Subsidiary pass at ‘A-Level. Besides, they must have:
- A
Bachelor of Education Degree with two (2) teaching subjects.
- A
Bachelor of Science or Arts Degree plus a Post Graduate Diploma in
Education (PGDE) with two teaching subjects.
- Bachelor
of Science with Education/Bachelor of Arts with Education with two
teaching subjects.
NB:
- Bachelor
of Education holders with Mean Grade of C (Plain) and C (Plain) in the two
teaching subjects at KCSE and have undertaken a Diploma in Education or
gone through the A-Level system in the relevant area(s) are eligible.
- Bridging/Pre-university
certificates for those who completed the course before December 31st 2015
may be considered.
2. Diploma Teachers
Applicants must have a minimum Mean Grade of C+ (plus) at
KCSE or its equivalent with at least C+ (Plus) or Credit Pass) in the two
teaching subjects or one(1) Principle and two (2) Subsidiaries at ‘A-Level.
Also, they must have a Diploma in Education from a recognized Teacher Training
Institution.
NB:
- Diploma
Teachers who graduated in 2008 or before with a Mean Grade of C (Plain) in
the two teaching subjects are eligible;
- Diploma
Teachers who graduated in 2008 or before with a Mean Grade of C (plain)
and C (Plain in the two teaching subjects are eligible;
- Hearing
and Visually impaired teachers who enrolled for training with a Mean Grade
of C (Plain) in the two teaching subjects are eligible.
3. Technical Teachers
Applicants must have a minimum Mean Grade of C+ (Plus) at
KCSE or its equivalent with at least C+ (Plus) (Credit Pass) in the two
teaching subjects or one (1) Principle and two (2) subsidiaries at ‘A-Level.
Besides, they must have:
Bachelor of Education Technology (Bed TECH); OR
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in any relevant technical Subjects
(s)/Course:
OR
Higher Diploma in a technical course; or A Diploma in a
technical course.
Further, applicants under category (b) above MUST possess a
Diploma in Technical Teacher Education from Kenya Technical Teachers College
(KTTC) or a Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from a recognized
University.
- Applicants
whose Training is in subjects that are currently not in the curriculum
does not qualify irrespective of their having undertaken a Post Graduate
Diploma in Education (PGDE) and/or enhancement. This category includes but
not limited to Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of ARTS IN:
- Natural
Resources
- Animal
Husbandry
- Farm
Machinery
- Forestry
- Meteorology
- Horticulture
- Journalism
- Theology/Divinity
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Fisheries
Applicants with Economics/Commerce/Accounting can apply for
Business Studies and those with Social Education and Ethics (SEE) for CRE/IRE
vacancies.
Diploma Teachers with English/other subjects qualify for
employment as English/Literature teachers.
All applicants must have studied the two teaching subjects
at KCSE except for Agriculture, Business Studies, Home Science and Computer.
For those who did not study Business Studies and Computer,
one should have attained a minimum of C+ (Plus) in Mathematics in KCSE.
For those who did not study Agriculture and Home Science,
one should have attained a minimum of C+ in Biology at KCSE.
Graduate Teachers should have studied a minimum of eight (8)
course units in each teaching subject.
Applicants presenting enhancement certificate(s)/official
transcripts in teaching subject(s) from a recognized institution(s) qualify for
employment if they scored at least a C+ (Plus) in the enhanced subject at KCSE.
Applicants previously employed under contract and whose
services were terminated due to inadequate units in teaching subjects and have
since obtained enhancement certificates with adequate units and are eligible to
apply.
Applicants applying for Computer Studies MUST have taken
Teaching Methods course on the subject.
For applicants trained in Special Needs Education, Kenya
Sign Language (KSL) or Braille are considered as teaching subjects e.g.
Biology/KSL and Geography/Braille.
VALIDATION OF DOCUMENTS BY THE TSC COUNTY DIRECTOR
The TSC County Directors should do the following:
- Ensure
that the application for Employment Forms has all the attachments
required.
- Vet
the recruitment documents to verify that the applicant(s) recruited
qualify for employment as per the provisions of the recruitment
guidelines;
- Ensure
that all documents are duly signed as required; including the score
- Ensure
that all documents are duly signed as required: including the score
sheets, Minutes of the Selection Panels and Section C of the Application
for Employment form confirming that the candidate qualifies/merits to be
employed:
- Compile
complaints received and submit appropriate action taken or
recommendations to the Commission.