TSC GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT OF TEACHER INTERNS, POST PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS -2022/2023 FINANCIAL YEAR
1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
The TSC County Director together with the TSC Sub-County Directors MUST 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
TSC Sub-County Director MUST ensure that venues for interviews are accessible to applicants with disability.
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.
TSC Sub-County Directors MUST confirm online registration status of the applicants at shortlisting stage to avoid engaging unregistered/deregistered teachers or ineligible applicants
Applicants whose names differ in the academic and professional certificates and/or identification cards MUST present an Affidavit, sworn under the Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act, Cap 15 of the Laws of Kenya to explain the variance in names.
Applicants who re-sat 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 the Copies of the certificates must be certified by the Sub-County Directors.
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.
The TSC Sub-County Director shall invite shortlisted applicants for the verification of documents through a Short Messaging Service (SMS). The message shall include interview date, venue and time of the The verification of documents shall be conducted at least seven (7) days from the date of invitation.
The list of shortlisted applicants by subject combination shall immediately be submitted to the TSC County Director who shall verify the lists, compile and submit the lists the TSC Regional County Director who shall in turn verify the lists, compile and submit the lists to the HQs for publishing on the TSC website.
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
Upon invitation for interview, applicants shall be required to present originals and clear photocopies of the following documents: –
All applicants, irrespective of gender, disability, ethnicity or Home County shall be given equal opportunities.
Persons with disabilities shall be required to indicate their disability status together with the nature of disabilities to inform their placement;
The Commission shall ensure that 5% of all the advertised slots are reserved for the recruitment of teachers with disabilities in accordance to the provisions of Constitution and the Law.
In the event of a tie, consideration for selection will be determined as per the order of priority shown hereunder:
N/B: If applicants tie at aggregate grades, subject grades shall be considered.
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.
Applicants who have served under teacher internship programme or have been employed by the Commission are not
During the interview, the Sub-County Selection Panel shall develop a vacancy – specific Merit List. The Merit List shall be used in the subsequent recruitment processes involving a similar vacancy in the sub-county within the financial year or as directed by the Commission from time to time.
The Sub-County Selection Panel shall submit the vacancy specific merit list to the TSC County Director.
The TSC County Director shall compile Subject- Specific Merit List for county. This data bank shall be used to replace teacher interns in the county within the financial
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.
Where candidates are exhausted from the subject specific county data bank, replacement shall be done using the regional data bank. Where candidates are exhausted within a region, vacancies shall be filled using the Subject Specific National data bank or as it may be directed by the
NB: Provisional transcript(s) shall not be accepted.
County Director/Representative to ensure that
The Secretary, Sub-County Selection Panel should ensure that successful applicant(s) from the Merit List is/are engaged as teacher interns.
All relevant recruitment documents shall be submitted to the TSC County Director’s office by the TSC Sub-County Director. The TSC County Directors shall convene a County Selection Panel. The panel shall conduct verification of the documents and ensure that all the requirements are met by the successful applicants before signing Internship Agreement and Offer of Internship Letters and submitting the recruitment documents (as per the approved checklist) to the TSC Headquarters within the stipulated timelines.
Chairperson, Board of Management Head of the Institution
Subject Specialist
Chairperson Secretary Member
Parent Association (PA) Chairperson TSC County Director/ Representative TOTAL
Member Member
SELECTION PANEL FOR SCHOOLS WITHOUT BOMs
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.
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:
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:
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.
-Sociology
Fisheries Anthropology Biotechnology Theology / Divinity
The TSC County Directors should: –
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:
15 of the Laws of Kenya to explain the variance in names (where applicable);
(Appendix (Ill a);
Ensure guidelines are adhered to 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:
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)
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: –
The TSC Sub-County Director is required to submit to the TSC County Director the following:
APPENDIX Ill a
LIST OF INTERVIEWED CANDIDATES
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 ……………………………………
(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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