KNEC Announces Training Of KCSE, KCPE Examiners, Fees, Requirements, Deadline And How To Apply

By Getrude Mathayo / Published August 17, 2022 | 12:36 pm

KEY POINTS

The training will take place between 18^th and 24^th September 2022. The venue for training will be communicated to the qualified applicants at a later date
The training exercise will be residential at a fee of Kshs. 10,500. The shortlisted applicants will be notified on how to make the payment.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Secondary school teachers to train as KCSE examiners in the following:

History and Government 311/1&2
Geography 312/1&2
Christian Religious Education 313/1&2
Islamic Religious Education 314/1&2
Agriculture 443/1&2
Home Science 441/1&2

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) will oversee the training of teachers to prepare them to become examiners for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations

According to KNEC, the training will take place between 18^th and 24^th September 2022. The venue for training will be communicated to the qualified applicants at a later date

The training exercise will be residential at a fee of Kshs. 10,500. The shortlisted applicants will be notified on how to make the payment.

The Successful trainees will be incorporated into the KNEC examiners’ database. They will thereafter be engaged based on the needs using the criteria for recruitment of examiners Teachers who are already trained as examiners and are in the KNEC database of examiners need not apply for the training.

Applications are therefore invited from interested and qualified teachers as follows:

KCPE Examination

Primary school teachers to train as KCPE examiners in the following papers:

Englishition 901/1
Kiswahili2/1

KCSE Examination

Secondary school teachers to train as KCSE examiners in the following:

History and Government 311/1&2
Geography 312/1&2
Christian Religious Education 313/1&2
Islamic Religious Education 314/1&2
Agriculture 443/1&2
Home Science 441/1&2
Computer Studies 451/1
Biology 231/1/2/3

Criteria For Training As An Exam

General requirements for all the trainee examiners

Must be a practicing teacher in the relevant subject areas at the level of examination
Must be registered and/or employed by the Teachers Service Commission
Have a minimum qualification of P1 or KCPE examination with a minimum of a C (plain)
Must have a Diploma in Education and above
Have a minimum teaching experience of three 3 years
Must NOT be on interdiction or any other form of disciplinary action from the TSC
Must be recommended by his/her head of the institution
Must be 50 years of age and below.
Applications should reach KNEC on or before 31 August 2022

Application Procedure

Applications must be made within the stipulated timelines. KNEC will not consider applications that are made after the set deadlines.

To apply for the advertised KNEC examiners’ training vacancies

You will be expected to access the online form using the link; https://cp2.knec.ac.ke
Fill in your personal details correctly and print the form.
You will then fill in sections 2.0 and 4.0 manually, attach the required testimonials listed in the application form and forward the documents to KNEC.
Only qualified Teachers/Tutors who have presented all the required documents will be shortlisted for the training exercise.