The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has announced 2,014 teaching vacancies across the country in a bid to address the ongoing teacher shortage affecting primary, junior, and senior secondary schools.
According to TSC, the vacancies have emerged due to natural attrition and will be filled by qualified teachers under permanent and pensionable terms.
“The Teachers Service Commission is declaring 2,014 vacancies to replace teachers who have exited the service through natural attrition: 1,309 posts for primary schools, 32 for junior schools, and 673 for secondary schools,” read the public notice from the Commission.
“The recruited teachers will serve on permanent and pensionable terms.”
To qualify, applicants must be Kenyan citizens and meet academic requirements. A P1 certificate is required for primary school positions, while those applying for junior and senior secondary roles must have at least a diploma in education.
In addition, secondary and junior school applicants must have earned a minimum of a C+ grade in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) or its equivalent and be registered with TSC.
Applications are to be submitted online via the TSC portals (www.tsc.go.ke or teachersonline.tsc.go.ke) within a two-week window.
TSC emphasized that only one application should be submitted per candidate, and duplicate submissions will lead to disqualification.
“Preference will be given to candidates who have not previously been employed by the Commission,” the notice further stated.
The Commission also reaffirmed its commitment to fair hiring practices and encouraged individuals living with disabilities to apply.
Additionally, it warned applicants against fraudsters purporting to offer jobs in exchange for money.
This recruitment drive comes amid a critical shortage of teachers, particularly in junior secondary schools that are part of Kenya’s new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
Although more than one million learners have moved into junior secondary since the CBC rollout, the number of teachers has not kept pace with the demand.
TSC data reveals a shortfall of 72,422 teachers across the country’s 20,000 junior secondary schools.
“Despite these efforts, a significant teacher shortage persists in junior schools,” the Commission noted.
“Overcrowded classrooms, overstretched teachers, and a lack of subject specialists have hindered the proper implementation of the CBC.”
In 2023, the government made efforts to ease the pressure by confirming 39,550 junior school teachers into permanent roles and transferring 8,378 primary school teachers to junior secondary schools.
