Students in an exam room. Photo/businessdaily
Non-teachers have been barred by Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) from being supervisors or invigilators in national examinations starting November as a move to eliminate malpractices.
In the guidelines to field officers, county directors of education and centre managers who are undergoing one-week training, only qualified teachers that will be allowed to manage the examinations.Chief executive Mercy Karogo said in a brief to officers“Knec still gets unqualified personnel supervising and invigilating in some examination centres”.A directive that comes two months to the start of the national examinations, the Knec official cautioned against recruitment of supervisors and invigilators with questionable qualifications.On Monday was the starting day for training and will end on Friday in all sub- counties.Ms Karogo also directed the Teachers Service Commission sub-county directors to identify teachers of high integrity to supervise and invigilate examinations.“Supervisors and invigilators must not be allowed to administer examinations in any institution for more than two consecutive years,” said Ms Karogo.He also added that the officers should not be posted to schools adjacent to where they teach.