The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has announced openings for secondary school teachers and college tutors interested in working as assessors of the KCSE oral and practical papers.
In a notice on April 30, KNEC invited qualified teachers of the listed subjects to express their interest in the opportunities.
KNEC will be seeking to recruit teachers of subjects including Power Mechanics, Electricity, Aviation Technology, French Oral and German Oral to take part in the marking.
In addition, KNEC will hire teachers with qualifications to mark Arabic Oral, Kenyan Sign Language Signing Practical and Music Practical for the marking exercise.
According to the statement, the marking period will run from between May 1 and July 30, 2024.
The selected tutors, KNEC adds, will be trained on the job during assessment of the 2024 KCSE papers.
However, according to the KNEC notice, teachers who are already in the KNEC database of assessors need not to apply.
Qualifications for recruitment as KNEC assessors
To qualify for the available slots, one must be a practicing teacher/tutor in the relevant subjects.
In addition, interested candidates should be registered and/or employed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) or a recognized professional body and have a minimum of a Diploma in Education or in the relevant area of specialization.
For Aviation Technology, however, the applicant must have a Diploma in aeronautical engineering.
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The applicants should also have a minimum teaching experience of three (3) years and must be recommended by the head of institution or employer.
Teachers or college tutors on interdiction or any other form of disciplinary action from the employer will be locked out of the opportunities, according to KNEC.
How to apply
To place your application, access the KNEC examiners’ portal using the link https://examinersapp.knec.ac.ke.
Those with CP2 accounts should log into the portal using their usernames and passwords.
Those who might have forgotten their CP2 passwords should click on “reset password” button and enter their mobile number in the format (2547********) and submit to get new passwords for logging into the system.
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Those without CP2 accounts should click on “create account” and follow the instructions to acquire login credentials to access the system. Upon successful login, the applicant should complete their personal profile and save.
On the dashboard, click on apply for assessors’ vacancies and all the declared vacancies will be available for the applicants to choose.
“The slots are limited and only qualified applicants who have presented all the required documents will be shortlisted for the exercise,” KNEC stated in the notice.
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