Kenya Set For Interviews As 350,000 Vie For 9,000 Teaching Vacancies

The Teachers Service Commission in Kenya will this week begin conducting interviews to fill over 9,000 vacancies to alleviate staff shortage that has impacted negatively on many schools.

The shortlisted candidates will be interviewed between July 22 and July 28 and the successful applicants are expected to report on September 1. The crisis in public schools could worsen when Form Ones report next month.

The commission has already sent the merit lists to TSC sub-county directors who will oversee the interviews that will be done in central venues.

Competition for the slots is expected to be intense as there are more than 350,000 registered teachers who are jobless.

For secondary schools, the prospective teachers applied for vacancies in their regions while primary school teachers will be posted to any part of the country and not necessarily in the county where they will be recruited.

The applicants will be interviewed by panels comprising chair of the board of management, the principal, a subject specialist and the TSC county director or a representative.

The selection panels will comprise the sub-county director, the TSC sub-county human resource officer and two zonal curriculum support officers.

After the interviews, TSC will allow applicants who might have complaints to present them between July 29 and August 6, which will be handled at the county level.