How To Apply For TSC Number Online, Requirements And Status

According to Teacher Service Commission (TSC), Act 2012 requires that every trained teacher be registered by the Teachers Service Commission before they can be assigned duties in any school in Kenya, be it a private or public school.

The ministry of education released a directive in late 2016 to all county commissioners to ensure that only qualified teachers enter classrooms in 2017. A qualified teacher is one who has been registered by TSC and awarded a certificate of registration.

TSC Teacher Education Minimum Requirements

In addition to the above minimum requirements, teachers intending to teach secondary school must ensure that they have at least C +(plus) in the two teaching subjects.

First, you need to scan the following documents;

1. All academic certificates (primary, secondary, university, or college)
2. College/ university transcripts.
3. Your photo (passport size)
4. Banking slip of a non-refundable registration fee (Kshs 1055 and Kshs 2055 for Duplicate certificate) to be deposited in the following TSC Registration Accounts National Bank of Kenya (for Direct Banking, the account number is 01001000905001, or for Simple Banking use this Pay Bill Business Number 625625).

How to register and apply for a TSC Certificate

1. Visit: teachersonline.tsc.go.ke
2. Enter your ID or passport and surname and click NEXT
3. Fill in the required details in the form that loads (KRA Pin, Email, Phone number e.t.c are required)
4. Continue up to the last step.

Note that it is a serious offense to deliberately give false information to the TSC. The law provides that any person convicted of the offense may be fined up to Ksh 100,000 or imprisoned for Twelve (12) months or both (Section 44 of TSC Act No. 20 of 2012).

How to check TSC Number Registration Status

Once you have finished all the online processes, it will take less than a month before the TSC number is assigned to you. To check whether you have successfully been assigned a TSC number click here teachersonline.tsc.go.ke teacher and use your National ID number.

TSC will send the hard copy of the TSC Certificate to the postal address you provide during registration. This means that the applicant is should make sure the postal address provided is authentic. If you have not received your certificate after a month, contact the commission to get further clarification.

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