TSC: List of Required Documents for Junior Secondary School Internship Verification.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has issued a circular outlining the documents that shortlisted applicants for the Junior Secondary School (JSS) internship programme will be required to present during the upcoming verification exercise to be held at sub-county levels.
a) National Identification Card.
b) Certificate of Registration as a Teacher issued by TSC.
c) Diploma or Degree Certificate and official academic transcripts.
d) Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate or its equivalent, including all certificates of attempts where examinations were re-sat.
e) Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) certificate or its equivalent, including all certificates of attempts where examinations were re-sat.
f) Primary and Secondary School Leaving Certificates and other relevant testimonials.
g) National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) Card, where applicable.
h) An affidavit sworn under the Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act, Cap 15 of the Laws of Kenya, explaining any variance in names.
i) Letter of certification of results by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), where applicable.
After verification, successful applicants will be required to sign a one-year internship agreement before deployment to various schools across the country to support the implementation of the Competency-Based Education (CBE).
TSC also noted that successful applicants will undergo retooling through programmes coordinated by the Teachers Service Commission, the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA), and the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC). The training will focus on the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) and Competency-Based Assessment (CBA).
The Teacher Internship Programme is a one-year programme designed to equip and sustain professional competencies among registered but unemployed teachers. Interns will be attached to designated learning institutions to gain practical experience through mentorship, coaching and classroom exposure. Although previous cohorts served for two years, this programme will run for twelve months only.
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TSC clarified that internship is not remunerative but JSS interns will receive a monthly stipend of Kshs. 20,000, subject to statutory deductions including SHIF, Housing Levy and NSSF. Upon successful completion, interns will be issued with a certificate of service.
Internship service is recognized in subsequent recruitment and awarding of 50 marks to teachers who previously served under internship terms during permanent and pensionable (PnP) recruitment. This weighting makes conversion to permanent and pensionable terms automatic for those with internship experience once opportunities arise.In this recruitment, TSC has allocated 24,000 internship slots across all counties and sub-counties.
TSC: List of Required Documents for Junior Secondary School Internship Verification.
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