All You Need To Know About 2020 KNEC Training of Examiners for KCPE, KCSE, PTE, ECDE, and DTE

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) conducts the training of teachers or tutors in order to prepare them to be able to mark the national examinations.

Every year, KNEC overseas doing of the following national examinations.

  1. Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE)
  2. Early Childhood Development Education – Profiency (ECDE) and Diploma in Teacher Education (DTE) examinations
  3. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)
  4. Primary Teacher Education (PTE)

The duties stated above mean that KNEC has to train individuals who can be examiners every year so that examiners mark examinations according to the standards set by KNEC.

Each individual who aspires to be a KNEC examiner has to pay the training fee of Ksh. 10, 500 through KNEC’s MPESA Pay Bill number: 819313 using their own registered mobile number. For the Account Number the applicant will have to indicate the applicable examination. For instance, you can indicate KCPE, DTE, KCSE, PTE, Business, or Technical.

The applicant MUST write the MPESA Reference Number on the application form in the provided spaces.

Qualified applicants will undergo training to mark the above-mentioned national examinations. KNEC will then incorporate candidates who will be successful into their database. After this, KNEC will engage examiners using the criteria for recruitment of examiners depending on the needs.

However, if you are a trained examiner and you are already in the KNEC database, you do not need to apply for KNEC’s training.

Qualification to join the Examiners Training Programme

The following are the requirements you need to meet in order to qualify to train to be a KNEC Examiner;

  1. You must be a registered teacher (by the Teacher Service Commission -TSC)
  2. You must be 50 years of age or below to be eligible
  3. You must be a practicing teacher in the relevant subject areas at the level of examination.
  4. Your head of the institution must recommend you.
  5. You must have a minimum teaching experience of three years (3)

KCSE and KCPE specific qualification

  1. You must have trained in Special Needs Education if you are to training for English SNE.
  2. You must have a minimum qualification of P1 for the KCPE examination with ar least a C+ at KCSE level in the subject you are applying to train.

Applications are open from interested and qualified tutors or teachers as follows:

KCSE

Diploma in Education and above for marking KCSE

Secondary school teachers will train as KCSE examiners in the following papers:

SUBJECT
SUBJECT CODE
ENGLISH
101/1, 2 & 3
KISWAHILI
102/1, 2 & 3
MATHEMATICS ALT A.
1221/1
BIOLOGY
231/1,2 & 3
PHYSICS
232/1, & 3
CHEMISTRY
233/1, 2 & 3
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
311/1 & 2
GEOGRAPHY
312/1 & 2
CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
313 1 & 2
ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
314/ 1 & 2
HOME SCIENCE
441/2
ART & DESIGN
442/ 1 & 2
AGRICULTURE
443/ 1 & 2
WOODWORK
444/ 1 & 2
METALWORK
445/ 1 & 2
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
446/ 1 & 2
POWER MECHANICS
447/ 1 & 2
ELECTRICITY
448/ 1 & 2
DRAWING AND DESIGN
449/1 & 2
AVIATION TECHNOLOGY
450/ 1 & 2
COMPUTER STUDIES
451/ 1 & 2
FRENCH
501/1 & 2
GERMAN
502/1 & 2
ARABIC
503/ 1 & 2
KENYA SIGN LANGUAGE
504/ 1 & 2
MUSIC
511/ 2 & 3
BUSINESS STUDIES
565/1 &2

KCPE

Have a minimum qualification of P1 for KCPE examination with a minimum of C (Plain) at KCSE level in the subject they are applying to train.

Primary school teachers to train as KCPE Examiners in the following papers:

SUBJECT
SUBJECT CODE
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
901/1
KISWAHILI INSHA
902/1
ENGLISH COMPOSITIO FOR SNE
903/1

PTE

Those applying for PTE should have a diploma in education and above. Tutors in Primary Teachers Training Colleges who train as PTE examiners tackle the following subject:

SUBJECT
SUBJECT CODE
EDUCATION
1011
ENGLISH
1012
KISWAHILI
1013
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
1014
MATHEMATICS
2011
SCIENCE
2012
AGRICULTURE
2013
HOME SCIENCE
2014
CRE
3011
SOCIAL STUDIES
3013
ART/CRAFT
3014
MUSIC
3015

DTE

Individuals who apply for DTE must have a degree in education and above while those who are teaching in secondary schools and have Masters in education are also eligible to train to be PTE and DTE examiners.

SUBJECT
SUBJECT CODE
EDUCATION
9501
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
9502
ENGLISH
9503
KISWAHILI
9504
ARABIC
9506
CRE
9510
MUSIC
9515
MATHEMATICS
9516
PHYSICS
9517
CHEMISTRY
9518
BIOLOGY
9519
AGRCULTURE
9521

ECDE

If you wish to train to be an examiner in ECDE examination, you MUST have a minimum of Diploma in the relevant area of specialization and have at least one (1) academic level above the qualification of the examination you are applying to train.

If you wish to a tutor in Early childhood TTC’s, train in the following areas:

SUBJECT
SUBJECT CODE
ARITHMETIC
8011/2
ENGISH PROFIENCY
8011/1
GENERAL PAPER
8012

So How Do You Apply?

  1. If you wish to apply as an examiner in the areas we have already mentioned, you need to access the online form by clicking here.
  2. Next, you fill in the required details and then print.
  3. After this, remember to fill in sections 2.0 and 4.0 manually.
  4. Attach the testimonials listed in the form of an application.
  5. Forward the form to KNEC.

Shortlisting will be for only Teacher/Tutors who have presented the required documents for training.

All applicants for examiner training will address their applications to:

Ag. Chief Executive Officer Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).

P.O. BOX 73598 – 00200

NAIROBI

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