
TSC Recruitment Requirements For Teachers in Kenya
This is an outline of TSC recruitment requirements for teachers who would like to be hired by the Teachers Service Commission in Kenya.
Before being hired by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) of Kenya, primary and secondary teachers in Kenya must fulfill certain recruitment standards.
The TSC is in charge of finding and hiring registered teachers, sending them to different institutions, promoting and moving them about, enforcing discipline against them, and—most importantly—providing them with uniform terms and conditions of employment.
You must fulfill the following qualifications if you are a graduate and hope to work with TSC as a teacher.
1. You must be a citizen of Kenya.
2. You must be under 45 years of age.
3. In accordance with Section 23 of the Teachers Service Commission Act 2012, you must be registered as a teacher. Those without registration certificates must affix a printout of their online registration or a copy of their payment receipt.
4. You must possess authentic academic and professional certificates.
- Certificates CPE/KCPE
- Certificates KCE/KCSE ( include first attempt certificate if repeated)
- School Leaving Certificates with a PTE Certificate
- Candidates who lack academic and professional credentials must provide proof that they have applied for KNEC confirmation, and it is the owners of the concerned teacher’s responsibility to follow up with KNEC within 14 days.
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Graduate Teachers
Graduate teachers must meet the following qualifications.
- A minimum of two principles and one subsidiary pass at “A” Level, or a minimum mean score of C+ in KCSE and C+ in each of the two teaching topics.
- a bachelor’s degree in education with two teaching specialties
- Bachelor’s degree in education combined with two teaching subjects or in education combined with an arts degree.
They must also have completed a diploma in education or the A-Level system in the relevant fields and hold a bachelor’s degree in education with a mean grade of C Plain and C Plain in the two teaching subjects at KCSE.
For students who finished the course before December 31, 2015, bridging or pre-university certifications may be taken into consideration.
Diploma Teachers
- Education degree from a reputable teacher-training program
- A C+ or better on the KCSE, with a credit pass in each of the two teaching courses, or an A-level minimum of 1 principle and 2 subsidiaries.
Consideration is given to diploma teachers who graduated in 2008 or earlier with a mean grade of C plain and C plain subject grades.
Technical Teachers
- A minimum of 1 principle and 2 subsidiaries at A-level or a minimum mean grade of C+ at KCSE is required for applicants.
- A Bachelor of Science in any pertinent technical area or course OR a Bachelor of Education Technology degree (Bed Tech).
- Advanced certification in a technical field
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