Knec Adds Deputy School Heads To List Of Contracted Professionals
Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) has now officially added deputy heads of institutions to be among the list of contracted professionals.
From the previous years , the deputy headteachers and principals were used in schools during national examination periods however they were not recognized by the Council.
As a result , these teacher not entitled for payment of stipend by Knec for helping in preparation for the exams as well doing the management of the learners.
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Under the latest announced changes the, the deputy HOI’s will now help their school heads during the national examination period.
Knec has promised that in this year, it will work hard to curb cheating.
The council also has introduced a number of other changes which will affect the national exams as well as the assessments planned to start in October.
The statement issued a statement last week blocking contracted professionals,the examiners as well as assessors from engaging in activities that might compromise their office.
In a statement , knec said that that while preparing candidates for examination , doing peer learning and enhancing pedagogical skills are good practices, Council wishes to observe that the Oath of Secrecy which every contracted professionals.
Kn further says that examiners and assessors signs prohibits among other things the engagement in activities deemed to pose conflict of interest and divulging ones identity as a KNEC examiner/assessor
All the contracted examiners professionals and assessors are to desist from facilitating in such workshops.
In this year , Knec will administer the national examinations to 2.3 million learners who will sit this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations.
2023 KNEC PAYMENT RATES FOR CONTRACTED PROFESSIONALS
Contracted Professional | Exam | Region | Pay Per Day | Total Days engaged | Total Pay |
Centre Manager | KCPE/KPSEA | All Regions | Sh500 | 4 | Sh2,000 |
Centre Manager | KCSE | All Regions | Sh500 | 18 | Sh9,000 |
Invigilators | KCPE/KPSEA | All Regions | Sh538 | 3 | Sh1,615 |
Invigilators | KCSE | Nairobi & Mombasa | Sh580 | 17 | Sh9,860 |
Invigilators | KCSE | Other Regions | Sh460 | 17 | Sh7,820 |
Supervisors | KCPE/KPSEA | All Regions | Sh621 | 4 | Sh2,485 |
Supervisors | KCSE | Nairobi & Mombasa | Sh695 | 18 | Sh12,510 |
Supervisors | KCSE | Other Regions | Sh630 | 18 | Sh11,340 |
Security Officers | KCSE | All Regions | Sh420 | 16 | Sh6,720 |
Drivers | KCSE | All Regions |
Knec Adds Deputy School Heads To List Of Contracted Professionals