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TSC GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT OF TEACHER INTERNS, POST PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS -2022/2023/2024 FINANCIAL YEAR

TSC GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT OF TEACHER INTERNS, POST PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS -2022/2023 FINANCIAL YEAR

1.0       GENERAL INFORMATION

  1. Following the advertisement for recruitment of teacher interns, TSC Sub-County Selection Panels are required to conduct the selection exercise for the advertised vacancy (ies) in their Institutions.
  2. Applicants will be required to submit their applications to the Secretary, Teachers Service Commission online through teachersonline.go.ke for the institution where a vacancy has been declared. Applicants will be required to upload copies of professional and academic certificates together with any other relevant document as may be applicable.

 

  1. The Selection Panel is required to exercise the highest degree of transparency and accountability, as stipulated in the Public Officer Ethics Act, and TSC Code of Conduct and Ethics (CoCE, 2015).

 

  1. The TSC Regional Directors are required to induct TSC County Directors within their areas of jurisdiction, who in turn are expected to induct members of the Sub – County Selection Panels involved in the recruitment process on the relevant Sections of the Act and the Code of Regulations for Teachers (CORT, 2015) before the commencement of the selection exercise.
  1. TSC Sub-County Director MUST ensure that venues for interviews are accessible to applicants with disability.
  2. All applicants MUST be registered teachers as per Section 23(1) of the Teachers Service Commission Act, 2012. Applicants who are not duly registered shall not be considered for recruitment.
  3. TSC Sub-County Directors MUST confirm online registration status of the applicants at shortlisting stage to avoid engaging unregistered/deregistered teachers or ineligible applicants

 

 

 

  1. Upon generation of Applicants’ List from the system, the TSC County Director shall share the lists with TSC Sub-County Director who shall convene the Sub-County Selection Panel(s). The TSC Sub-County Selection Panel(s) shall verify applicants’ professional, academic and any other relevant documents before shortlisting a maximum of five (5) applicants per advertised post.

 

 

  1. Following the verification exercise, the TSC Sub-County Director shall compile a Merit List of all of applicants whose documents have been verified. The Merit Lists shall be used to recruit teacher interns and any subsequent recruitment process within the financial

 

  1. Upon invitation for interview, applicants shall be required to present originals and clear photocopies of the following documents: –
    1. National identification card;
    2. Certificate of Registration as a teacher;
    3. Diploma/Degree certificate and official transcripts;

d]            KCSE certificates or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re-sat exams);

  1. KCPE certificate or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re-sat exams);
  2. Primary and     Secondary     School     leaving     certificates      and                 other  relevant testimonials;
  3. National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) Card (where applicable);
  4. An Affidavit sworn under the Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act, Cap 15 of the Laws of Kenya to explain the variance in names;
  5. Letter of certification of results by KNEC (where applicable).

 

  1. All applicants, irrespective of gender, disability, ethnicity or Home County shall be given equal opportunities.

 

 

 

 

N/B: If applicants tie at aggregate grades, subject grades shall be considered.

 

  1. The names of interviewed applicants ranked in order of performance in the selection process for each vacancy (Appendix iii) shall be submitted to the Commission by the TSC County Director together with successful applicants’ recruitment documents.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. The TSC County Director shall forward the subject specific merit list to the Regional Director who will compile the Regional Subject Specific Merit The Regional Director Shall forward the Regional Subject Specific Merit Lists to the Director Staffing at the Headquarters. This data bank of interviewed candidates shall be used to replace those exiting service within the Financial Year or as it may be directed by the Commission.

 

 

 

  1. Applicants must present original and legible photocopies of the following documents: –
    1. National identification card;
    2. Certificate of Registration as a teacher;
    3. Diploma/Degree certificate and accompanying transcripts;
    4. KCSE certificates or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re­ sat exams);
    5. KCPE certificate or its equivalent (include certificates for attempts if one re­ sat exams);
    6. Letter of certification of results by KNEC (where applicable);
    7. Primary and Secondary School leaving certificates and other relevant testimonials;
    8. National Council of    Persons   with Disabilities      (NCPWD)                                   Card               (where applicable);
    9. An Affidavit sworn under the Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act, Cap 15 of the Laws of Kenya to explain the variance in

 

NB:         Provisional transcript(s) shall not be accepted.

 

 

 

  1. The selection panel shall verify that: –
    1. The applicant meets the requirements stipulated in the TSC advertisement;
    2. All submitted original academic and professional certificates, as well as official transcripts are authentic.

 

 

  1. The TSC Sub-County Director shall certify photocopies of the certificates and confirm they are true copies of the applicant’s original academic and professional certificates prior to the

 

  1. Once the interview process is completed, a vacancy specific Merit List based on the interview results shall be compiled and communicated to all applicants at the end of interview exercise.

 

 

  1. It is the responsibility of the TSC the:

County Director/Representative to ensure that

 

  1. Exercise is fair and transparent;
  2. The Selection Panels are satisfactorily sensitized on the recruitment process;
  3. The interviews are conducted as stipulated in these guidelines and any other circulars applicable to the process;
  4. Only the successful applicant(s) on the Merit List are engaged as teacher

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

Chairperson, Board of Management Head of the Institution

Subject Specialist

Chairperson Secretary Member

 

(d)

 

(e)

Parent Association (PA) Chairperson TSC County Director/ Representative TOTAL

Member Member

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

Chairperson Secretary Member

 

 

 

 

N/8: The TSC Sub-County Director shall ensure that the Selection Panel is well sensitized to conduct the interview within the COVID-19 containment measures as set by the Ministry of Health or any other pandemic as may advised by the Ministry of Health from time to time.

 

 

 

  1. The Secretary, Selection Panel shall provide to the selection panel a list of all shortlisted applicants as received from the TSC County Director.

 

  1. The selection panel shall interview only those who meet the set The TSC Sub­ County Director should note any inconsistency (ies), adhere to the guidelines and guide the applicants /selection panel and the Commission accordingly.

 

 

  1. An applicant with disabilities related to hearing and/or speech shall be allowed the company of a sign language interpreter.

 

5.0       QUALIFICATIONS

 

          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 two (2) Principles and one (1) Subsidiary pass at ‘A’ Level. In addition, they must have either:

 

 

 

 

N.B: Applicants with the following qualifications are also eligible;

 

  1. Diploma in Education Holders with a Mean Grade of C+ (Plus) and C+ (Plus) in the two teaching subjects at KCSE and have undertaken a Bachelors of Education Degree.

 

  1. Those who obtained Mean Grade C (Plain) at KCSE and C (Plain) in the subjects of study at A-Level and obtained at least 1 Principle and 2 Subsidiaries for Sciences, 2 Principles and 1 Subsidiary for Arts prior to undertaking a Bachelor of Education Degree.

 

                     Diploma Teachers

Applicants must have a minimum Mean Grade of C+ (Plus) at KCSE or its equivalent with at least C+ (Plus) in the two teaching subjects.

N.B:     Hearing and visually impaired teachers who enrolled for training with Mean Grade of C

(Plain) and C (Plain) in the two teaching subjects are eligible.

 

Applicants must have a minimum Mean Grade of C+ (Plus) at KCSE or its equivalent with at least C+ (Plus) in the two teaching subjects or one (1) Principle and two (2) Subsidiaries at ‘A’-Level in subjects studied. In addition, they must have either:

  1. Bachelor of Education Technology (BeD TECH); or,

 

  1. Bachelor of Science (BSc) in any relevant technical Subject (s) /Course; or

 

 

 

 

  1. A Diploma in a technical

 

Further, applicants under category (ii) above MUST possess a Diploma in Technical Teacher Education from Kenya Technical Trainers College (KTTC), previously known as Kenya Technical Teachers College.

N.B:

 

 

-Sociology

Fisheries Anthropology Biotechnology Theology / Divinity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The TSC County Directors should: –

 

  1. Ensure that the Internship Agreement and the Offer of Internship Letter have all the attachments required as provided for in the approved checklist/s;
  2. Vet the recruitment documents to verify that the applicant(s) recruited qualify for engagement as a teacher intern as per the provisions of the recruitment guidelines;
  1. Compile complaints received and submit appropriate action taken or recommendations to the

 

7.0       DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE TSC HEADQUARTERS

 

The TSC County Director is required to hand over the following documents to the TSC Headquarters:

  1. Duly signed Internship Agreement and Offer of Internship Letter together with:
    1. Certified copies of:
      • National Identification Card;
      • Certificate of Registration as a teacher;
      • Academic certificates;
      • Professional certificates and all official transcripts;
      • Letter of Certification of results by KNEC (where applicable);
      • NCPWD Card (where applicable);
      • An Affidavit sworn under the Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act, Cap.

15 of the Laws of Kenya to explain the variance in names (where applicable);

  1. Two (2) passport size colour photographs in respect of successful applicant(s);
  2. Original Medical Examination report in form GP

 

  1. A list of all interviewed applicants in order of merit for the advertised vacancies in

(Appendix (Ill a);

 

 

  1. List of applicants with disabilities; (Appendix VI);

 

  1. Duly signed Minutes of the Selection Panel and the Sub-County Selection Panel;

 

  1. Completed selection score guide duly signed;

 

 

 

8.0       COMPLAINTS

 

  1. Any applicant who is dissatisfied with the process should submit to the TSC County Director a written complaint immediately and send an email to the TSC Headquarters through email address: dirstaffing@tsc.go.ke not later than seven (7) days after the selection process;

 

  1. The TSC County Director should within seven (7) days analyze and address all complaints raised after the selection process has been completed and promptly inform the Headquarters on the action taken;

 

 

9.0      IMPORTANT NOTES

 

  1. Clarification and advice on issues of qualifications arising from these guidelines, should be sought from the TSC County Directors.

 

ii)              Notwithstanding the decentralization of the function of teacher recruitment pursuant to Section 20 of the TSC Act, the Commission is not precluded in carrying out recruitment directly from the TSC Headquarters.

 

Ensure guidelines are adhered to within their regions;

  1. Coordinate the teacher recruitment process within their respective regions;
  2. Sensitize County Directors and oversee the sensitization of other officers including members of the Selection panels involved in the process;
  3. Ratify the Merit Lists for use during recruitment;
  4. Shall undertake measures to resolve complaints arising from the process within their regions.

 

Attached find the following Appendices for use during the selection exercise

 

Appendix I:

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix II: Appendix Ill a: Appendix Ill b:

 

Appendix IV: Appendix V: Appendix VI:

  1. Selection Score Guide for Post Primary Institution Teachers

 

  1. Selection Score Guide for Post Primary Institution teachers with disabilities
  2. Grading System

 

Board of Management and TSC Checklists List of interviewed applicants.

List of all applicants clearly showing those who never turned up for interview

Declaration Form I Declaration Form II

List of applicants with disabilities

 

 

 

 

SECRETARY [CHIEF EXECUTIVE

 

 

APPENDIX 1 (a)

 

SELECTION SCORE GUIDE FOR TEACHER INTERNS – POST PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS

 

Applicants should be awarded marks during the selection in accordance with the areas specified below.

 

APPLICANT’S NAME                                         QUALIFICATION                        TSC No.                                                                            _

 

  SCORING AREAS MAXIMUM SCORE ACTUAL SCORE AVERAGE

SCORE BY THE PANEL

A (I) Academic and Professional qualifications

 

Bachelors of Education (BED) Degree

(i)   First Class—————

(ii)     Second Class ——-

     
   

35

  30

25

  (iii) Pass
OR  
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree + PGDE or  
Bachelor of Science (BSC) + PGDE  
(i)       First CIass

(ii)     Second Class———————-

35

30

(iii) Pass 25
MAXIMUM SCORE 35
(II) Diploma+ Dip. Tech. Education        
  (i)   Distinction———– 30
  (ii) Credit                     —————– 25
  . (iii) Pass——

 

OR

Diploma in Education

  ——– 20
  (i) Distinction 30
(ii)     Credit

(iii)    Pass—

 

MAXIMUM SCORE

  25
  20
30
B Length of stay since qualifying as a teacher

 

i.           2010 and before                   —–

ii.           2011                           –—-                  —-

iii.           201 2 ——– —-                                               

iv.           2013 —–                                    ————–

V.   201 4

     
  60
  55
  50
  45
  40
  35

 

 

  vi.            201 5 ————–

vii.   2016                                                         

viii.  2017                                                          

ix.            2018 —-

X.  2019                                                        

xi.            2020——————

xii.            2021 to date

 

MAXIMUM SCORE

————-

 

 

——-                       —

 

———————-

——             —

30    
25
20
15
10
05
60

 

 

N.B: For purposes of scoring part C, the year an applicant satisfactorily qualified to be a teacher as per the Commission policies shall be the year used to determine the length of stay since graduation and not the certificate is used to score part A of this score sheet.

 

C (i) Communication ability        
a)      Communication  skills   1  
b)      Presentation————————                    —

(ii)      Knowledge of current trends in Education Sector ——                          ———–         ———-

(iii)       Special talents (Leadership awards and acknowledgement)                —-              ————

 

NB: No candidate should score zero in this section

 

MAXIMUM SCORE

1  
2  
1  
   

 

I

 

5

 
GRAND  TOTAL 100    

 

We certify that the information entered above is correct to the best of our knowledge.

 

Sign                                                  _

 

(Secretary, Sub-County Selection Panel)

Sign                                        _

 

(Chairperson Sub-County Selection Panel)

 

Name                                   _

 

 

Date                                    _

Name                                       _

 

 

Date                                       _

 

APPENDIX 1 (b)

 

SELECTION SCORE GUIDE FOR TEACHER INTERNS WITH DISABILITIES POST PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS

 

  SCORING AREAS MAXIMUM SCORE I ACTUAL SCORE AVERAGE SCORE BY THE PANEL
Al. Academic and Professional qualifications

Bachelors of Education (BED) Degree

(i)   First Class—             —          ——

(ii)    Second Class ——————–

(iii)    Pass———————————-

 

0 R

Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree+ PGDE or Bachelor of Science (BSC) + PGDE

(i)      First Class—————————————- ­

(ii)    Second Class                                                 ­

(iii)    Pass———            ———————

 

 

MAXIMUM  SCORE

     
  35
  30
  25
   

35

  30
  25
   

35

II OR      
  Diploma+ Dip. Tech. Education 30
  (i)      Distinction—————– 25
  (ii) Credit——————————————– 20
  (iii) Pass— –  
  OR  
  Diploma in Education  
  (i) Distinction—————————————————– ­ 30
  (ii) Credit——­                                                                — , 25
  (iii) Pass———————– 20
  MAXIMUM  SCORE 30
B Length of stay since qualifying as a teacher      
  i.      2010 and before——————— 60
  ii.      2011——- —— 55
  iii.      2012———————- 50
  iv.       2013 45
  V.            2014 ——— —                 ——– 40
  vi.      2015 35
  vii.      201 6 30
  . viii.      201 7 25
  ix.      2018 20

 

 

  X.   2019 —–                        ————            —

xi.            2020————————————————-

xii.            2021 to date ———             —————–

 

MAXIMUM SCORE

15

10

05

 

60

   

N.B: For purposes of scoring part C, the year an applicant satisfactorily qualified to be a teacher as per the Commission policies shall be the year used to determine the length of stay since graduation and not the certificate is used to score part A of this score sheet.

C. [i) Communication ability        
a)    Communication skills —   1
b)      Presentation                  ——–         –   1
[ii)   Knowledge of current trends in Education    
Sector —————————– —— 2
[iii)    Special talents (Leadership awards acknowledgement) ——–

 

NB: No candidate should score zero in this section

 

MAXIMUM SCORE

and  
  1
   

 

5

GRAND TOTAL 100    

 

We confirm that the information entered above is correct to the best of our knowledge.

 

Sign                                           _

 

(Secretary, Sub-County Selection Panel)

Sign:                                             _

 

(Chairperson Sub-County Selection Panel)

 

Name                                        _ Date          _

Name:                                           _ Date:             

 

APPENDIX I (c)

 

GRADE POINT AVERAGE {GPA) GRADING SYSTEM

 

 

 

S/NO. GPA CLASS MARKS
1 3.7-4.00 First Class 81 -100
2 3.0-3.6 Upper Second 71 -80
3 2.3-2.9 Lower Second 61 -70
4 1.7 – 2.2 Pass 51 -60
5 0-1.6 Fail 50 and below

 

APPENDIX     11

 

CHECK LISTS

 

llOARD OF MANAGEMENT CHECK LIST

 

The successful applicant will be required to submit the following to the TSC Sub-County Director: –

  1. Original and clear copies of the following: –
    1. National Identity card (both sides);
    2. NCPWD card (where applicable);
  1. Certificates and testimonials; KCPE, KCSE, ‘A’ Level, Diploma,Degree etc;
  2. Letter of certification of results by KNEC (where applicable);
  3. Official Academic transcripts;
  1. Bank Plate/Card (front face);
  2. Duly filled pay point particulars’ form;
  3. NHIF Card;

 

TSC CHECK LIST

The TSC Sub-County Director is required to submit to the TSC County Director the following:

 

  1. Minutes of the selection panel duly signed and clearly showing how many applicants were shortlisted for interview from the system generated merit list and the selection criteria used;

 

  1. Completed selection score guide duly signed;

 

  1. Certified copies of the following: –
    1. National Identity card (both sides);
    2. NCPWD card (where applicable);
  1. Certificates; KCPE, KCSE, ‘A’ Level, Diploma, Degree etc;
  2. Letter of Certification of results from KNEC (where applicable);
  3. Official Academic transcripts;
  1. Bank plate/Card (front face);
  2. Duly filled pay point particulars form;

 

  1. NHIF card;

 

APPENDIX Ill a

 

LIST OF INTERVIEWED CANDIDATES

 

 

 

INSTITUTION .......…........…....……...….....PRINCIPALS MOBILE NO.......….……....... ADVERTISED SUBJECTS …………………………...

 

REGION ……………………………………..             COUNTY …………………………………………  SUB-COUNTY ……………………………………….

 

S/NO NAME, ID NO., AND MOBILE NUMBER    

 

F/M

SCORING      AREAS APPLICANT’S

 

SIGNATURE

REMARKS
TSC/NO SECTION

(a)

SECTION

(b)

SECTION

(c)

TOTAL RANKING    
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     

 

 

We confirm that the information entered above is accurate and that we shall be held responsible for any inaccuracies.

 

 

Sign ……………………………………

 

(Secretary, Sub-County Selection Panel)

 

Name …………………………TSC No……………..

Sign……………………………….

 

(Chairperson, Sub-County Selection Panel)

Date …………….      Name ……………………………      Date ………………

 

APPENDIX Ill b

 

LIST OF ALL APPLICANTS

 

 

INSTITUTION ………………………………………………… PRINCIPAL’S MOBILE NO……………………… ADVERTISED SUBJECTS ……………………………

 

REGION …………….……………......….                 COUNTY………...…………………..…...…….  SUB-COUNTY .………………………………......

 

 

S/NO NAME, ID NO., AND MOBILE NUMBER    

 

F/M

SCORING     AREAS APPLICANT’S

 

SIGNATURE

REMARKS
TSC/NO SECTION

(a)

SECTION

(b)

SECTION

(c)

TOTAL RANKING    
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     

 

 

We confirm that the information entered above is accurate and that we shall be held responsible for any inaccuracies.

 

 

Sign ……………………………………

Principal/Secretary BOM

 

Name …………………………TSC No……………..

Sign………………………………………..

Chairperson BOM

 

Date …………….      Name ……………………………      Date ……………

 

 

 

SUBMISSION OF RECRUITMENT DOCUMENTS TO TSC COUNTY DIRECTOR

 

 

 

I confirm that the TSC Sub-County Director of………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Sub-

county submitted all the required documents as contained in the TSC checklist in

Appendix II.

 

 

 

Sign ……………………………………..

 

TSC Sub -County Director

 

 

 

Name …………………………………….

 

 

 

Date ………………………………………

Sign …………………………………….

 

Principal/Secretary BOM

 

 

 

Name ………………………………….

 

 

 

Date ……………………………………

 

 

SUBMISSION OF RECRUITMENT DOCUMENTS TO TSC HEADQUARTERS

 

I confirm that the TSC County Director of ………………………………………. County has submitted all the required recruitment documents as per the TSC checklist (Appendix II) to the TSC Headquarters.

 

Name ………………………………….  Name ………………………………………

 

TSC COUNTY DIRECTOR                                       STAFFING OFFICER (TSC HQS)

 

 

Designation ……………………………        Designation …………………………………..

 

 

Date…………………………………… Date …………………………………………

 

 

Sign ………………………………….. Sign ……..………...………........……....

 

 

LIST OF APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES

 

 

REGION ………………………………………. COUNTY ……………………………………………….

 

Sf N 0 NAME TSC/NO. NCP WD NO. F/M  

INSTITUTION

SUBJECTS COMBINATION MARKS SCORED REMARKS
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 

 

 

I confirm the information entered above is correct to the best of my knowledge.

 

 

Name:                                                                               Sign………………………………..

TSC COUNTY DIRECTOR

 

Date:

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