- Unemployed P1 teachers have been encouraged to apply whenever TSC advertises new recruitment opportunities.
- The TSC scoring system gives substantial weight to the year an applicant qualified as a teacher.
- Teachers have also been advised to keep their documents ready and monitor recruitment advertisements regularly.
Unemployed Primary Teacher Education (P1) teachers have been urged to remain alert and apply for every recruitment opportunity advertised by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), amid indications that graduation year and teaching experience could significantly influence their chances of securing employment.
The call comes after data cited by education stakeholders indicated that there is no unemployed P1 teacher who graduated in 2021 or earlier listed in Kirinyaga, Murang’a, Nyeri, Kiambu and Laikipia counties.
The development has been described as a wake-up call for thousands of unemployed teachers who continue to wait for opportunities from TSC.
According to the TSC panel score sheet for primary school teachers, length of stay since qualifying as a teacher carries the highest weight, with a maximum of 70 points.
Teachers who qualified in 2010 or earlier receive 70 points, while those who qualified in 2021 receive 26 points and those who qualified in 2025 receive 10 points.
Age accounts for another 20 points, with applicants aged 50 years and above receiving the highest score.
Professional P1 qualifications attract up to five points, while a Diploma in Primary Teacher Education or C&I upgrade attracts an additional five points.
The scoring structure means that experience and the period a teacher has remained qualified can make a significant difference during recruitment.
Teachers encouraged to remain prepared
P1 teachers are therefore being encouraged to keep their academic and professional documents ready, regularly monitor TSC recruitment advertisements and submit applications whenever vacancies are announced.
The message is particularly important for recently qualified teachers who may be tempted to wait for opportunities without applying.
With competition for limited teaching vacancies remaining high, teachers have been reminded that an opportunity can only be secured if an application is submitted.
By Kithinji Njeru
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