- Primary school teachers will be deployed as invigilators during the 2026 KCSE examinations.
- Secondary school teachers will serve as supervisors under the latest examination personnel deployment arrangements.
- TSC is currently identifying eligible teachers for deployment through KNEC’s online CP2 management system.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has issued new guidelines on the deployment of teachers for the 2026 national examinations and assessments, spelling out separate roles for secondary and primary school teachers.
Under the new arrangements, secondary school teachers will supervise the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), while primary school teachers will serve as invigilators.
According to the deployment guidelines, KCSE supervisors must be serving secondary school teachers employed by TSC or registered with the Commission.
The supervisors must have a minimum qualification of a Diploma in Education or higher, with preference given to senior teachers and heads of departments. Recent reporting on the 2026 guidelines also indicates that KCSE supervisors will be rotated weekly.
KCSE invigilators, however, must be serving primary school teachers employed or registered with TSC and must have at least three years of teaching experience.
KCSE supervisors to rotate weekly
The guidelines further state that KCSE supervisors will be rotated on a weekly basis, with outgoing supervisors required to prepare brief handover notes for those taking over.
During KCSE oral and practical examination papers, only supervisors will be required to be present at the examination centres.
The deployment guidelines also provide for special arrangements for candidates with disabilities. Centres hosting blind candidates who use touch readers must have at least one invigilator conversant with Braille.
The guidelines require both hosted and hosting examination centres to have their own Centre Managers, although the management of examination materials remains subject to KNEC’s centre-handling procedures.
Separate rules for KJSEA personnel
For the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA), supervisors may include serving secondary school teachers with a minimum qualification of a Diploma in Education.
Serving primary or junior school teachers with at least three years of teaching experience may also be deployed as KJSEA supervisors where they have previous experience supervising national examinations and assessments.
KJSEA invigilators must be serving primary school teachers employed or registered with TSC and have at least three years of teaching experience.
KNEC’s official KPSEA-KJSEA user guide also requires recruited supervisors and invigilators to be practising teachers with at least three years of teaching experience and provides for deployment through the CP2 system.
KPSEA deployment requirements
For the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), supervisors must be serving primary school teachers employed or registered with TSC, have at least three years of teaching experience and have previously invigilated national examinations and assessments.
KPSEA invigilators may be serving primary or junior school teachers employed or registered with TSC and must also have at least three years of teaching experience.
The Commission has also directed sub-counties facing difficulties recruiting examination personnel to seek assistance through the appropriate KNEC channels. KNEC’s user guide confirms that TSC Sub-County Directors are responsible for identifying, vetting, nominating and deploying examination personnel through the CP2 system.
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The new deployment guidelines are expected to guide the recruitment and allocation of personnel ahead of the 2026 national examinations and assessments.
By Kithinji Njeru
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