The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has opened applications for the recruitment of secondary school teachers and college tutors to serve as assessors for the 2026 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Oral and Practical examinations.
In a notice issued on Tuesday, June 30, the examinations council invited qualified education professionals to apply for the positions, setting July 15 as the application deadline.
According to KNEC, the recruitment targets teachers and tutors who meet the required qualifications to assess candidates undertaking oral and practical examination papers in the 2026 KCSE examinations.
“KNEC is recruiting secondary school teachers/college tutors as assessors for the KCSE examination Oral and Practical papers,” the council said in the notice.
The council further clarified that successful applicants will not undergo a separate pre-assessment training programme. Instead, they will receive practical, on-the-job training while participating in the assessment process.
“The professionals identified will be trained on-the-job during assessment of the 2026 KCSE examination papers,” KNEC stated.
Interested applicants have been directed to submit their applications through the council’s official recruitment portal before the July 15 deadline.
However, KNEC noted that teachers and tutors who are already listed in its database of assessors are not required to submit fresh applications.
The council advised prospective applicants seeking additional information on the recruitment process to visit its official website, where detailed application guidelines are available.
“For more information on how to apply, visit the KNEC website via the link, www.knec.ac.ke/careers/teachers/tutors who are already in the KNEC database of assessors need not apply,” the notice adds.
The recruitment forms part of the council’s preparations for the administration of the 2026 KCSE examinations, which will be the second-last cohort under the long-running 8-4-4 education system.
The 2027 KCSE examination is expected to mark the final sitting of the national examination under the 8-4-4 curriculum, bringing to a close more than four decades of the education system before Kenya fully transitions to the Competency-Based Education (CBE) pathway.
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