TSC announces recruitment of 1,042 teachers

The Teachers Service Commission plans to recruit 1,042 teachers to replace those who have exited the service through death, retirement and resignation.

Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia said 826 teachers are for primary schools and 216 for secondary schools and colleges.

"Eligible candidates should meet the following basic requirements: Be a Kenyan citizen, must be 45 years of age and below, must have original professional and academic certificates and must be registered as a teacher as per Section 23 of the Teachers Service Commission Act 2012," Mrs Macharia said.

APPLICANTS

She said applicants for vacancies in primary schools must have a P1 Certificate and will be selected from the county merit lists compiled during the recruitment exercise in June last year.

"Successful candidates will be deployed to serve in stations in any part of the country and not necessarily in the county where they were recruited," Mrs Macharia added.

She went on: "Applicants for vacancies in post primary institutions must be holders of a minimum of Diploma in Education certificate.

"Interested candidates should apply to the secretary, board of management of the school/institution where the vacancy has been advertised and submit a copy to the TSC county director [not later than May 18]."

SHORTAGE
The country is grappling with a shortage of 155,000 teachers.

The TSC wants Sh16 billion to hire 68,000 interns, while 20,000 be given permanent jobs at Sh10 billion.

Mrs Macharia said primary schools are short of 40,972 teachers and secondary schools 63,849.

The campaign to achieve a 100 per cent transition rate from primary to secondary schools has also created the need for some 50,789 more teachers for four years.

"To date, the commission has in its register 291,785 teachers who are unemployed. This figure outweighs the total shortage of teachers in the public institutions," she said.