KNEC Announces Recruitment for 2025 KCSE Examiners; Teachers Not in KNEC Database Must Apply Anew.
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has started the recruitment of secondary school teachers and college tutors to serve as assessors for the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) oral and practical examinations.
According to a notice on the Council’s website, the recruitment will run from Tuesday, 10 June 2025, to Wednesday, 30 July 2025. KNEC said the selected will undergo job-specific training before they take up their roles during the 2025 KCSE examination series.
KNEC said the recruitment targets practising teachers and tutors who can assess specific oral and practical components of the national secondary school examination. The 2025 examination series will require assessors in the following subjects:
- Power Mechanics
- Electricity
- Aviation Technology
- French (Oral)
- German (Oral)
- Arabic (Oral)
- Kenyan Sign Language (Signing Practical)
- Music (Practical)
Requirements
KNEC listed the following as minimum requirements for all applicants:
- Must be practising teachers or tutors in the listed subjects.
- Must be registered and/or currently employed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) or a recognised professional body.
- Must have a Diploma or higher qualification in Education or a relevant subject specialisation.
- For Aviation Technology, applicants must have a Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering.
KNEC also noted that those who are already listed in the KNEC database of assessors are not eligible to apply for this recruitment exercise.
KCSE Phase-Out
In January 2025 during the release of the 2024 KCSE results, KNEC CEO David Njengere announced that the KCSE will be phased out in 2027. The last batch to sit the KCSE will do so 35 years after the exam was introduced in 1992.Dr. Njengere advised those who want to retake the KCSE in full or in part to take advantage of the remaining limited examination windows before the final administration in 2027. This phase-out is in line with the transition to the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
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As part of the CBC reforms, the Council will for the first time administer the Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment (KJSEA) in 2025, which will be the summative national evaluation for junior secondary school learners. 1,145,585 learners who were in Grade Eight in 2024 and have since progressed to Grade Nine will sit for the KJSEA.
KNEC will also administer the Kenya Pre-Vocational Level Education Assessment (KPVLEA) to 5,306 learners enrolled in the Stage-Based education route under the CBC framework.
KNEC reiterates its commitment to supporting the education reforms through structured assessment frameworks that align with the national curriculum transformation agenda.
KNEC Announces Recruitment for 2025 KCSE Examiners; Teachers Not in KNEC Database Must Apply Anew.