TSC Employment Requirements 2022
Teacher recruitment is done in accordance with the recruitment guideline issued by the Commission from time to time. The commission advertises the available vacancies and interested candidates submit the application forms to the County/Institutions where they would wish to be considered for employment.
The number of unemployed teachers is increasing every year in year out. TSC has not been able to absorb all trained teachers at once upon graduation.
Thousands of trained teachers are yet to be absorbed by TSC while several others have stagnated in the same job grade for years and they seeking promotions. But there is good news. 14,000 teachers will be employed in the coming mass recruitment.
According to TSC Chief Executive Officer Dr. Macharia, the commission requires 10 billion shillings for staffing. TSC also requires 5.3 billion shillings to recruit 8,000 teachers and 1.2 billion shillings to recruit 6,000 interns.
CEO Nancy Macharia also said that another 2 billion shillings are required for the promotion of teachers on a competitive basis and the remaining amount will go to other issues such as appraisals.
The looming double transition next year has attracted a lot of concern about the burden teachers will have bearing in mind that most secondary schools in the country are struggling with a shortage of teachers.
She further informed that teacher mentorship and coaching and the rollout of the biometric teacher registration require funding.
2021, over 300,000 teachers applied only 11,000 teaching slots which were advertised in the July mass recruitment. This is a clear indication that many trained teachers are desperately seeking a TSC job.
The news of the mass hiring of teachers comes a few days after the Teachers’ employer deregistered more than 68 teachers for various misconduct. 28 of the teachers who were deregistered committed their offenses during the month of March.
Most of the offenses committed by the teachers who were deregistered included sexual misconduct where most of them, male, was found to have had sexual relations with students that they teach. Others were deregistered for drug abuse while working while some for being absent from their workstations without notice.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR RECRUITMENT BY TSC
Graduate Teachers
Applicants must have:
- a minimum mean-grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE and C+ (plus) in each of the two teaching subjects or, a minimum of two (2) principles and one (1) subsidiary pass at ‘A’ Level.
- In addition, 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. TSC Employment Requirements
- Bachelor of Science with Education and Bachelor of Arts with Education with two teaching subjects.
NB: Bachelor of Education holders with C Plain mean grade and C Plain in the two teaching subjects at KCSE and have undertaken a diploma or A-Level also qualify
Diploma Teachers
Applicants must have:
- a mean grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE or its equivalent and with at least C+ (or Credit Pass) in the two teaching subjects or a minimum of one (1) principle and two (2) subsidiaries at ‘A’ level or
- In addition, they must have:
- A Diploma in Education from a recognized Teacher Training Institution.
- Diploma Teachers who graduated in 2008 or before with a mean grade of C (plain) and C (plain) in the two teaching subjects qualify for consideration. TSC Employment Requirements
Certificate Teachers
- Minimum grade C Plain in KCSE and above.
- PTE Certificate from KNEC.
- Mean grade of C-(minus) for visually and hearing impaired persons.
- Special Needs Education: KSL and Braille is considered as a second teaching subject e.g. Biology/KSL, Geography/Braille
