KNEC Announces Recruitment of Oral Exam Assessors; How to Apply

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced the nationwide recruitment of assessors for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) oral and practical papers.

According to the examination body, the successful applicants will be trained before taking part in the national exercise.

"The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) wishes to recruit secondary school teachers/college tutors assessors for KCSE oral and practical papers between 1st May and 30th July 2024. The selected professionals will be trained on the job during the assessment of the 2024 KCSE papers," the notice published on MyGov on Tuesday, April 30 read in part.

"Teacher/tutors who are already in the KNEC database of assessors need not apply," it added.

Power Mechanics, Electricity, Aviation Technology, French Oral, German Oral, Arabic Oral, Kenyan Sign Language Signing Practical and Music Practical are the subjects they will supervise during the exercise.

Requirements

Must be a practising teacher/tutor in the relevant subjects;

Must be registered and/or employed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) or a recognised professional body;

Must have a Diploma (and above) in Education or in the relevant area of specialisation;

For Aviation Technology, the applicant must have a Diploma in aeronautical engineering;

Have a minimum teaching experience of three (3) years;

Must be recommended by his/her head of institution or employer;

Must not be on interdiction or any other form of disciplinary action from the employer;

Must be 50 years of age and below.

How to Apply

Access the KNEC examiners’ portal using the link https://examinersapp.knec.ac.ke;

Those with CP2 accounts should log into the portal using their usernames and passwords;

Those who would have forgotten their CP2 passwords should click on “reset password” button and enter their mobile number in the format (2547********) and submit to get new passwords for logging into the system;

Those without CP2 accounts should click on “create account” and follow the instructions to acquire login credentials to access the system;

Upon successful login, the applicant should complete their personal profile and save. On the dashboard, click on apply for assessors’ vacancies and all the declared vacancies will be available for the applicants to choose from. 

"The slots are limited and only qualified applicants who have presented all the required documents will be shortlisted for the exercise," KNEC clarified.