This archive report was first published on 12 September 2019.
Published on September 12, 2019, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has announced plans to hire 4,117 teachers to replace those who left the profession in June and July through natural attrition countrywide.
The commission has advertised 3,348 vacancies in primary schools and 769 in post-primary institutions to fill positions that were left vacant following resignations, retirement, or death of tutors.
According to the advertisement, Kisii County has the highest number of available spaces in primary schools at 182, while Mombasa has only one vacancy. Other counties with high numbers are Meru (171), Kitui (148), Bungoma (147), and Kakamega (132).
Applicants for primary school vacancies must be holders of a P1 certificate and will be selected from the county merit lists compiled last month when TSC carried out a recruitment exercise for 1,000 additional primary school teachers.
“Successful candidates will be deployed to serve in any part of the country, and not necessarily in the county where they were recruited,” said Dr. Nancy Macharia, CEO of TSC.
Applicants for post-primary institutions must have a minimum of a diploma and will apply through the secretary, board of management of the institution where the vacancy has been advertised.
TSC has cautioned job applicants against falling prey to fraudsters who have recently conned desperate job seekers millions of shillings with promises of getting them teaching jobs.
