Why TSC rules will lock out young graduates

A teacher at Ngemini Primary School in Kitui County. New guidelines released by TSC will give priority to teachers who are 40 years and above in recruitment. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

Kenya: The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will give priority to trained applicants aged 40 and above in the ongoing recruitment announced on Wednesday that ends on September 1. The new guidelines give priority tocandidates who graduated in 2002 or earlier, and rely on the quality of certificates presented by candidates.

Those who have been jobless since graduating in 2002 will score a maximum of 40 points, according to the revised recruitment instructions. The merit list runs down to last year with decreasing points to 2013 candidates who will score a maximum of seven points.