Easy Guide to Retrieving and Downloading TPAD Reports for Your TSC Promotion Interview
Securing a career progression milestone with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) requires navigating one of the most rigorous administrative screening processes in the Kenyan public service.
With the rollout of massive career progression vacancies—spanning 34,016 posts from grade C1 to D4—competition is unprecedented. Because promotion panels operate primarily as intensive document verification and validation exercises, the physical file a teacher brings before the panel dictates their ultimate success.
Among the mandatory compliance documents, the Teacher Performance Appraisal and Development (TPAD) reports for the last three consecutive operational years hold immense weight [cite: ]. Panels interrogate these metrics to evaluate instructional consistency, lesson planning, and learner outcome trends.
Step-by-Chief-Step Guide to Downloading Past TPAD Reports (2023, 2024, and 2025)
Because the digital architecture of the TPAD portal archives previous operational cycles, retrieving records requires navigating past security warnings to access historical data files. Execute this workflow meticulously for each target year:
- Log in to your TPAD account via the official portal (
tpad2.tsc.go.ke) using your credentials. - Navigate to appraisals by selecting APPRAISALS from the main dashboard, then clicking on SELF APPRAISAL.
- Access the archive by clicking VIEW ARCHIVED APPRAISAL.
- Bypass browser security alerts when the system triggers a warning prompt. Click ADVANCED, followed by PROCEED (ignoring the ‘Unsafe’ text flag, which is standard for internal governmental SSL certificate architectures).
- Locate individual term reports by clicking the VIEW APPRAISAL tab positioned on the far right of each specific term appraisal row.
- Generate physical copies by pressing CTRL+P on your computer keyboard to print out each term’s page directly.
- Calculate annual averages by extracting the terminal scores for each year to determine the composite annual performance average required for the promotion portal application data entry fields.
- Endorse documents by taking your printed report sets to your Head of Institution (HOI) for official official stamping and signing.
Comprehensive Document Checklist for Live Promotion Panels
Beyond your TPAD history, the physical interview file must be meticulously structured, sequentially paginated, and officially certified where applicable.
| Document Category | Specific Requirements & Mandatory Details |
| Identification & Legal Status | Original National Identity Card (ID) alongside a clear, legible photocopy for primary citizenship verification. |
| Academic & Professional Portfolio | Complete historical sequence of educational certificates: KCSE, PTE, Diplomas, Bachelor’s, and Master’s Degrees. Names must match uniformly across all documentation. |
| Current Appointment Instruments | Letter of Appointment to your current grade and the Last Promotional Letter, proving baseline service tenure. |
| Financial & Payroll Verification | Latest computer-generated TSC payslip confirming active employment status, station codes, and payroll integration. |
| Administrative Credentials | Essential for administrative aspirants (HOI, DHOI, Senior Teachers). Includes Board of Management (BOM) appointment letters or official TSC acting capacity deployment letters. |
| Performance Records | Stamped TPAD reports covering consecutive operational years (2023, 2024, and 2025) [cite: ]. |
| Professional Engagement Evidence | Proof of duties outside routine classroom teaching, such as appointments as a TIMEC member, CBC curriculum trainer, CEMASTEA county trainer, KNEC examiner/item developer, KICD panelist, or textbook evaluator. |
| Co-Curricular Portfolios | Evidence of active participation, coaching, and leadership roles in sports, music festivals, science congresses, and regional or national events. |
Mastering the Interview Panel Presentation
When facing the panel, organization is your strongest ally. Arrange your file using colored dividers matching the categories outlined above. Ensure that your TPAD averages match precisely what was keyed into the online application platform. Keep your professional engagement testimonials and certificates of merit near the back to close your presentation with a strong emphasis on holistic institutional contribution. Approach the verification table with confidence, knowing your paperwork reflects a complete, uncompromised record of educational excellence.
