THOUSANDS of applicants for teaching positions in local government authorities (LGAs) have been called for interviews, set to begin early next week.

The Public Service Recruitment Secretariat (PSRS) will be conducting the exercise in view of the announcement back in July where the government unveiled plans for over 11,000 teaching job vacancies for primary and secondary schools.

It said that earlier applications for such vacancies would be directed at the President’s Office - Regional Administration and Local Governments (PO-RALG) where no interviews would be scheduled.

After reviewing applications to get the most qualified applicants, they were directly assigned to respective job stations, the statement noted, indicating that this time around, PSRS will be handling the job vacancies.

 Interviews would be conducted from October 23 to November 16 and successful candidates would then be assigned to specific job stations, whereas interviews would start with those who applied for Grade IIIA teaching positions and early childhood education.

They will be conducted at various centers on the basis of current addresses of applicants, while the later stage interviews are oral interviews, conducted in the region where the interviewee was selected to fill vacancies.

Those confirmed in their job application and the respective centers will be communicated through their employment portal accounts and the secretariat's website, the statement indicated.

Interviews for Grade IIIB teacher positions in Biology, Chemistry, Geography and ICT start October 25 at various centers in the same address format, with oral interviews for the positions set for November 13 for Biology and Chemistry teachers. Geography teachers will be interviewed on November 15 and ICT teachers on November 18, it specified.

Preliminary interviews for Grade IIIB teachers in History, Primary Schools, Kiswahili, Early Childhood Education and Civics will be conducted on October 27, with oral interviews for History teachers set for November 15.

Kiswahili, Civics and Early Childhood Education interviews will be conducted on November 16 and Primary School teachers’ interviews on November 19, it said.

Preliminary interviews for the Grade IIIC Geography teacher positions will be conducted on October 31, with oral interviews scheduled for November 15.

Preliminary interviews for Grade IIIC History teachers are set for November 2, with oral interviews lined up for November 15, while Grade IIIC English Literature teachers will have both preliminary and oral interviews conducted on November 16, it elaborated.

Grade IIIC teachers in Biology, ICT and Economics come in for preliminary interviews on November 6, with oral interviews scheduled for November 14 for Biology teachers, November 15 for Economics teachers and November 18 for ICT teachers, it said.

Preliminary interviews for Grade IIIC Chemistry teachers, Primary School, Special Education, Civics and Agriculture positions will be held on November 8, with oral interviews for Chemistry teachers set for November 13, Civics on November 16, Agriculture on November 18, while Primary School and Special Education teachers come in on November 19.

Applicants for Grade IIIB Physics teaching positions will have their oral interviews on November 14, while Grade IIIB Mathematics teachers will be interviewed on November 12, along with Grade IIIC Physics and Mathematics teachers.

For Grade IIIB English Literature teachers, the oral interview will be conducted on November 16, 2024, while interviews for Grade IIIB French teachers, Business Studies, Nutrition, Tailoring, Agriculture, and Grade IIIC Business and Laboratory teachers will be conducted on November 18.

On November 19, oral interviews will be held for Special Education Grade IIIA teachers, Grade IIIB Business Studies, Special Education teachers and Grade IIIC Business Studies teachers.it said.

Deus Sangu, the Public Service Management and Good Governance deputy state minister in the President’s Office, said recently that the government was moving to take employment permits for health and education to the President’s Office, with PSRS overseeing the exercise.

The reason is to ensure that the government obtains qualified personnel to enhance productivity and quality in public service, with the interview process conducted in accordance with the relevant regulations and procedures, he added.