OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
TEACHING SERVICE COMMISSION
RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS FOR 2021
The Teaching Service Commission is inviting applications from suitably qualified
candidates to be employed as Teachers during the 2021 Teacher Recruitment exercise.
Candidates must meet the following:
1. Must be a Zambian National
2. Must be between 18- 45 years old
3. Must be registered with the Teaching Council of Zambia
4. Must be ready to work anywhere where their services are required for a minimum
period of four years before applying for a transfer
5. Must have completed and graduated in 2016 or earlier.
EARLY EDUCATION
1. Must have a Grade Twelve School Certificate or a General Certificate of Education
with five (5) Credits or better, including English.
2. Must be from an accredited Teacher Training College with a minimum training period
of two (2) years.
PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER
1. Must have a Grade Twelve School Certificate or a General Certificate of Education
(GCE) with five (5) Credits or better, including English, Mathematics and a Science
Subject.
2. Must be from an accredited Teacher Training College with a minimum training period
of three (3) years Diploma
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER
1. Must have a Grade 12 School Certificate or a General Certificate of Education (GCE)
with five Credits or better including English Language and in the Teaching Subject.
2. Must be from an accredited Teacher Training College or University with a minimum
training period of three (3) years Diploma and four (4) years Degree
3. Candidates with professional qualifications of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Design
and Technology, Business Studies, ICT, Agricultural Science and Zambian Languages
will be given priority.
APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES
Persons living with disability who meet the following requirements are encouraged to
apply as 10 percent of the available positions will be allocated to them:
1. Must be a Zambian National
2. Must be between 18- 45 years old
3. Must have a Grade Twelve School Certificate with four (4) Credits or better
4. Must be from an accredited Teacher Training College
5. Must be registered with the Teaching Council of Zambia
6. Must have completed and graduated in 2016 or earlier.
7. Must be registered by Zambia Agency for Persons living with Disabilities (ZAPD) or a
Certificate of Disability from a registered Medical Doctor.
NOTE: Candidates ONLY in this category should submit their applications to the
Teaching Service Commission, 3rd Floor, Government Complex, Lusaka.
Interested candidates who meet the above requirements should submit their
applications on revised STA form 1 with all the relevant certified attachments (Grade 12
School Certificate, Photo Copies of Professional Qualifications, Teaching Council of
Zambia Registration Certificate, Proof of disability and NRC) to the Human Resource
Management Committee based at the District Education Board Secretary Office,
through the EMS at Zambia Postal Services Corporation.
The EMS service has an online track and trace system for the purpose of tracking the
application letter. Applicants should indicate on top left of the envelope the category
applied for and level of qualification. Closing date of receiving application forms is 26th
April, 2021.
Candidates must only apply to one District. Applicants should note that multiple
applications will lead to disqualification. The revised STA form 1 should be down
loaded from the Teaching Service Commission Website at www.tsc.gov.zm or the
Ministry of General Education Website at www.moge.gov.zm.
Zechariah Luhanga, MZIHRM
Commission Secretary
TEACHING SERVICE COMMISSION