TSC Recruitment New Guidelines, Marking Scheme, And Score Sheet

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has released a new teacher recruitment score sheet and marking scheme. The scoring criteria will be used during teacher recruitment interviews.

Read the official TSC recruitment guidelines below that provide information on:

Guidelines for recruitment of teachers 2022/2023
The New Revised Score Guide
Secondary School’s face-to-face interviews
Applicants with disabilities
Teachers Currently Serving as Teacher Interns
Shortlisting of Applicants
Management of the Recruitment of Teachers In undertaking the recruitment of teachers
Verification of Documents
Distribution of Primary School Posts
Distribution of Junior Secondary school posts
Merit lists
Vetting at the County Level
Confirmation of the Registration Status of the Applicants
Change of Subject Combinations Requirement for Junior Secondary Schools
Recruitment Road Map
Posting of teachers to Junior Secondary Schools
Posting of Primary School Teachers
Offer of Employment and Offer of Internship Letters
Submission of Recruitment Documents

SELECTION SCORE GUIDE FOR TEACHERS – POST-PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS

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 qualificationsBachelors of Education (BED) Degree(i) First Class (ii) Second Class ——————–(iii) Pass ORBachelor of Arts (BA) Degree + PGDE or Bachelor of Science (BSC) + PGDE(i) First Class (ii) Second Class ———————-(iii) Pass MAXIMUM SCORE
	40
	35
	30
	40
	35
	30
	40
(II)	Diploma + Dip. Tech. Education
	(i) Distinction	35
	(ii) Credit	30
	(iii) Pass	25
	OR
	Diploma in Education
	(i) Distinction————————–	35
	(ii) Credit	30
	(iii) Pass	25
	MAXIMUM SCORE	35
B	Evidence of internship service
	Served for three (3) years——————————	15
	Served for two (2) years——————————–	10
	Currently serving the first year of internship——	05
	MAXIMUM SCORE	15

Length of stay since qualifying as a teacher i. 2015 and before ——————————-ii. 2016 iii. 2017 iv. 2018 v. 2019 vi. 2020 vii. 2021 viii. 2022 MAXIMUM SCORE

4035302520151005 40

N.B: For purposes of scoring part C, the year of completion of professional training (BED or PGDE) whose certificate is used to score part A of this score sheet determines the length of stay but not the year of enhancement.

(D) (i) Communication ability) Communication skills—————————–b) Presentation (ii) Knowledge of current trends in the Education Sector (iii) Special talents (Leadership awards and acknowledgment) NB: No candidate should score zero in this section MAXIMUM SCORE	11 2 1 5
GRAND TOTAL	100

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APPENDIX 1 (b)

	SCORING AREAS	MAXIMUM SCORE	ACTUAL SCORE	AVERAGE SCORE BY THE PANEL
A I.	Academic and Professional qualifications
	Degree (BED)
	(i) First Class & Second Class ———————–	40
	(ii) Pass	35
	OR
	Degree BA + PGDE or BSC + PGDE(i) First Class & Second Class———————-(ii) Pass	4035
	MAXIMUM SCORE	40
II	OR
	Diploma + Dip. Tech. Education
	(i) Distinction & Credit——————————–	35
	(ii) Pass	35
	OR
	Diploma in Education	35
	(i) Distinction & Credit——————————–	30
	(ii) Pass
	MAXIMUM SCORE	35
B	Evidence of internship service
	Served for three (3) years—————————–	15
	Served for two (2) years——————————-	10
	Currently serving the first year of internship—-	05
	MAXIMUM SCORE	15
C	Length of stay since qualifying as a teacheri. 2017 and before ——————————-ii. 2018 iii. 2019 and after ———————————- MAXIMUM SCORE	40
	35
	30
	40

SELECTION SCORE GUIDE FOR TEACHERS WITH DISABILITIES – POST-PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS

NB: For purposes of scoring part C, the year of completion of professional training (BED or PGDE) whose certificate is used to score part A of this score sheet determines the length of stay but not the year of enhancement.

(D) (i) Communication ability) Communication skills ——————————d) Presentation (ii) Knowledge of current trends in the Education Sector (iii) Special talents (Leadership awards and acknowledgment) NB: No candidate should score zero in this section MAXIMUM SCORE	11 2 1 5
GRAND TOTAL	100

We confirm that the information entered above is correct to the best of our knowledge.

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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