RECRUITMENT exams for teaching applicants, which were temporarily suspended, will now take place from January 14 to February 24.

Lynn Chawala, the head of communication at the public service recruitment secretariat in the President’s Office, said in a statement here on Tuesday that the necessary preparations have been completed to hold the nationwide exercise.

Holding the teacher recruitment exams was suspended on October 17, a day before the exercise was scheduled to start.

While not detailing the circumstances of the suspension of the keenly awaited exercise, she said that all teaching post applicants whose exams were temporarily suspended need to turn up from January 14 to February 24.

She reminded applicants that the written exams (screening) and interviews will take place in regions were the applicants live, noting that after the exercise is completed successful applicants will be assigned work stations relating to their performance.

Teaching position applicants, as well as those who applied for vocational and business-studies positions, need to update their current physical addresses on the jobs portal. 

This will facilitate their being assigned to exam centers near their present residential location, she said, highlighting that a list with the names and exam locations will be released on January 6.

It will be found on the secretariat's website, official social media accounts as well as applicants' portal, she stated, pointing out that all candidates must bring their school or college certificates, birth certificates and identification documents for verification.

Recognized identification documents include national identity cards (issued by the relevant agency, NIDA), residence, voter registration card, passport, driver's license, employment identity card or a letter of identification from local government offices, she specified.

The recruitment process is intended to observe merit, fairness, equality and transparency, with applicants directed to avoid temptations of bribery or disseminating false information, she added.