The Sierra Leone Teaching Service Commission (TSC) has announced the schedule for the first phase of the 2026 Teacher Licensure Examinations, to be held across all districts.

According to a public notice issued on 13th May 2026 and signed by Executive Secretary Sorie I. Turay, the examinations will run from 2nd June to 25th July 2026. The schedule lists specific dates for each district:

Falaba: 2nd June
Koinadugu: 4th June
Karene: 6th June
Bonthe: 9th June
Pujehun: 11th June
Kailahun: 19th–20th June
Kenema: 23rd–24th June
Bo: 26th–27th June
Moyamba: 29th June
Kono: 2nd July
Tonkolili: 4th–6th July
Bombali: 8th–9th July
Kambia: 11th and 13th July
Port Loko: 15th–16th July
Western Area Urban: 21st–22nd July
Western Area Rural: 24th–25th July

The Commission stated that a list of 6,713 eligible teachers has been compiled and shared with district offices for publication. Eligibility is limited to teachers whose certificates have been verified as valid by awarding institutions.

Related News

The booking period for the first cohort opened on Wednesday, 13th May 2026, and will close on Friday, 29th May 2026. Booking is to be done at district offices free of charge. Teachers not on the eligibility list were advised to wait for a subsequent list after further certificate verification. The Commission said it would take action against teachers found to have invalid certificates, in consultation with the Sierra Leone Teachers’ Union.

The notice stated that payment of a fee for the licensure examination will be implemented in 2027 to allow teachers time to prepare. The fee is set at Le 300. Teachers who passed the 2024, 2025, and 2026 examinations with valid certificates will be required to pay cabinet-approved license fees before licenses are issued. Payment for teacher licenses will take effect in 2026.

A practice platform for the examination is available at https://cvi.iicba.unesco.org/.

For further information, the TSC provided the email [email protected] and WhatsApp contact +232 90 457 993.