Overview of the GPE–TSP Volunteer Teacher Program

The GPE–TSP program is designed to strengthen the teaching workforce by deploying volunteer teachers to secondary schools with the greatest shortages, based on the Secondary Teacher Allocation Protocol (S–TAP).

Key Highlights:

• Total positions available: 1,500 volunteer teachers
• Target institutions: Public secondary schools under Local Government Authorities
• Priority subjects: STEM, Vocational Subjects, and Business Studies
• Implementing authority: OWM–TAMISEMI

General Duties of a Volunteer Teacher

Selected volunteer teachers will be expected to perform standard professional teaching responsibilities, including:

• Preparing schemes of work, lesson plans, lesson notes, and work plans
• Developing and effectively using teaching and learning materials
• Teaching, assessing students, and maintaining academic progress records
• Monitoring and supervising student attendance in school and classrooms
• Supporting students’ intellectual, physical, moral, and emotional development
• Providing academic guidance, counseling, and professional advice on education matters
• Managing and safeguarding school property and teaching resources
• Performing additional duties assigned by the Head of School

Available Teaching Positions and Subject Requirements

Physics Volunteer Teachers – 504 Positions

Applicants must possess one of the following:

• Bachelor with Education or Bachelor of Education specializing in Physics
• Bachelor’s degree in Physics plus a Postgraduate Diploma in Education
• Diploma in Education with Physics as a teaching subject

Chemistry Volunteer Teachers – 246 Positions

Applicants must have:

• Bachelor with Education or Bachelor of Education in Chemistry
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry plus a Postgraduate Diploma in Education
• Diploma in Education with Chemistry as a teaching subject

Biology Volunteer Teachers – 332 Positions

Applicants must hold:

• Bachelor with Education or Bachelor of Education in Biology
• Bachelor’s degree in Biology plus a Postgraduate Diploma in Education
• Diploma in Education with Biology as a teaching subject

Mathematics Volunteer Teachers – 418 Positions

Applicants must meet one of the following:

• Bachelor with Education or Bachelor of Education in Mathematics
• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics plus a Postgraduate Diploma in Education
• Diploma in Education with Mathematics as a teaching subject

All qualifications must be obtained from institutions recognized by the Government of Tanzania.

General Eligibility Conditions for All Applicants

To qualify for the volunteer teaching positions, applicants must:

• Be a Tanzanian citizen with a valid National Identification Number (NIDA)
• Be 43 years old or below
• Attach copies of birth certificate, academic, and professional certificates
• Be willing to work in secondary schools with severe teacher shortages
• Not be employed by the Government or any other institution
• Have no history of dismissal or compulsory retirement from public service
• Upload all required documents through the online system
• Obtain an NECTA equivalence number (EQ…) if secondary education was completed outside Tanzania

• Preparing schemes of work, lesson plans, lesson notes, and work plans
• Developing and effectively using teaching and learning materials
• Teaching, assessing students, and maintaining academic progress records
• Monitoring and supervising student attendance in school and classrooms
• Supporting students’ intellectual, physical, moral, and emotional development
• Providing academic guidance, counseling, and professional advice on education matters
• Managing and safeguarding school property and teaching resources
• Performing additional duties assigned by the Head of School

• Bachelor with Education or Bachelor of Education specializing in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, or Mathematics
• Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, or Mathematics plus a Postgraduate Diploma in Education
• Diploma in Education with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, or Mathematics as a teaching subject
• All qualifications must be obtained from institutions recognized by the Government of Tanzania.
• Tanzanian citizen with a valid National Identification Number (NIDA)
• 43 years old or below
• Willing to work in secondary schools with severe teacher shortages
• Not employed by the Government or any other institution
• No history of dismissal or compulsory retirement from public service
• Obtain an NECTA equivalence number (EQ…) if secondary education was completed outside Tanzania