Public Health Officers & Technicians Council-PHOTC

Public Health Officers & Technicians Council-PHOTC To guarantee appropriate regulation of public heath practice by ensuring compliance with standards for training, registration and licensing

๐‰๐Ž๐ ๐€๐ƒ๐•๐„๐‘๐“๐ˆ๐’๐„๐Œ๐„๐๐“โฃTitle: Examination Invigilator/ ExaminerโฃRef: PHOTC/EXAMS/INV/01/2026โฃDate: 27th July 2026โฃDepartment:...
28/07/2026

๐‰๐Ž๐ ๐€๐ƒ๐•๐„๐‘๐“๐ˆ๐’๐„๐Œ๐„๐๐“โฃ
Title: Examination Invigilator/ Examinerโฃ
Ref: PHOTC/EXAMS/INV/01/2026โฃ
Date: 27th July 2026โฃ
Department: Training, Education, Accreditation and Researchโฃ
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer/Registrarโฃ
Liases with: PHOTC Secretariat, Examination Staff and Candidates

The Public Health Officers and Technicians Council (PHOTC) on Wednesday 21st July 2026 held a consultative meeting with ...
22/07/2026

The Public Health Officers and Technicians Council (PHOTC) on Wednesday 21st July 2026 held a consultative meeting with the Kenya Environmental Health and Public Health Practitioners-KEHPHPU to discuss matters affecting the Public Health profession.

The engagement focused on strengthening collaboration on key professional issues, including the internship programme, regulatory frameworks, and ongoing efforts to enhance professional standards and workforce development.

๐๐Ž๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐“๐Ž ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐ ๐€๐๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐๐“๐’The Public Health Officers and Technicians' Council (PHOTC) wishes to inform all appl...
17/07/2026

๐๐Ž๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐“๐Ž ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐ ๐€๐๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐๐“๐’

The Public Health Officers and Technicians' Council (PHOTC) wishes to inform all applicants that the internship applications have been processed, and successful applicants have been posted.

๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐
All successful applicants are required to log in to their portals and download the:
1. Internship Posting Letter
2. Internship Logbook

Interns should print two copies of the posting letter. One copy is retained at the internship station, and the other submitted to the Council at the end of the internship. Each intern must also download their logbook containing unique QR codes.

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ
Internship transfer requests are open at no cost up to ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”. Any transfer requests submitted after this date will attract the prescribed transfer fee.

๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ
All interns must report to their stations between ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ - ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ
The internship is one (1) year. Interns are expected to maintain high standards of discipline, professionalism, and commitment to complete the program on time.

๐‹๐จ๐ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
- Diploma interns must bind their logbooks with a green back page.
- Bachelor interns must bind their logbooks with a blue back page.

For further inquiries, please contact the Internship Office through 020 239 8646/7/9 or email [email protected].

PHOTC wishes all posted interns success in their internship period.

๐๐‘๐Ž๐…๐„๐’๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐„๐—๐€๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’ โ€“ ๐€๐”๐†๐”๐’๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’โฃโฃAll eligible applicants are hereby notified of the Council's Professiona...
16/07/2026

๐๐‘๐Ž๐…๐„๐’๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐„๐—๐€๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’ โ€“ ๐€๐”๐†๐”๐’๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’โฃ
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All eligible applicants are hereby notified of the Council's Professional Examinations August 2026 series which will be offered from ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ญ๐จ ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, at Kenya Medical Training Centre, Nairobi Campus only.โฃ All eligible applicants are advised to make online applications via osp.photc.org as follows:
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๐Ž๐๐‹๐ˆ๐๐„ ๐€๐๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐„๐—๐ˆ๐๐†:โฃโฃ
All eligible applicants are required to make online application for index numbers prior to submissions for professional examinations. The indexing application remains open and shall be done via the online platform osp.photc.orgโฃ
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๐Ž๐๐‹๐ˆ๐๐„ ๐€๐๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐…๐„๐’๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐„๐—๐€๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’:โฃ
โฃAll eligible applicants are required to make online application for professional examinations upon obtaining index numbers. The application period for the August 2026 Professional Examination commenced on Sunday, 21st June 2026 and has been ๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”. All examination applications must be submitted through the Council's Online Service Portal (OSP) at osp.photc.org.โฃ
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A provisional list of successful candidates will be posted in the Council website on Tuesday 4th August 2026 for verification. All applicants are therefore advised to confirm the status of their applications accordingly. No more applications will be processed after the final list is posted.โฃ
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The Final list will be posted on Tuesday 11th August 2026.โฃ
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The Council takes this opportunity to wish all the prospective candidates all the best in their examinations.

The Public Health Officers and Technicians Council (PHOTC) conducted an ICT Systems Consolidation and Capacity Building ...
10/07/2026

The Public Health Officers and Technicians Council (PHOTC) conducted an ICT Systems Consolidation and Capacity Building Workshop in Machakos aimed at strengthening the Council's digital systems and enhancing service delivery.

The workshop brought together the PHOTC Secretariat, ICT staff and technical resource persons from key government agencies, including e-Citizen, the National Treasury and the Ministry of Health ICT Directorate.

The programme covered ICT systems administration and governance, e-Citizen platform integration and digital payments, training on the Regulatory Human Resource Information System (RHRIS) and the Online Services Portal (OSP), as well as cybersecurity and data protection.

The workshop forms part of PHOTC's ongoing efforts to strengthen digital service delivery, improve operational efficiency, enhance data security, and build institutional capacity to support its regulatory mandate.

PHOTC remains committed to harnessing digital technologies to deliver efficient, accessible and responsive regulatory services for Public Health Officers and Technicians.

PHOTC conducted an accreditation inspection of the Bachelor of Science in Public Health programme at Great Lakes Univers...
08/07/2026

PHOTC conducted an accreditation inspection of the Bachelor of Science in Public Health programme at Great Lakes University of Kisumu as part of its mandate to regulate public health training in Kenya.

The inspection assessed compliance with the Council's training and accreditation standards through a comprehensive review of programme documentation, academic resources, teaching and learning facilities, governance structures, and practical training infrastructure.

Following the assessment, the Council presented its preliminary findings and recommendations to the University to support continuous quality improvement and strengthen the delivery of competency-based public health education.

PHOTC remains committed to safeguarding the quality of public health training and ensuring the development of a competent workforce to meet Kenya's evolving health needs.

The Public Health Officers and Technicians Council (PHOTC), led by CEO/Registrar Anthony Wainaina, successfully conducte...
06/07/2026

The Public Health Officers and Technicians Council (PHOTC), led by CEO/Registrar Anthony Wainaina, successfully conducted the Moderation Exercise for the August 2026 Professional Examination Series at Machakos University Hotel.

The exercise brought together the PHOTC Secretariat and moderators from Public Health Training Institutions to review examination papers and marking schemes for certificate, diploma and degree levels, ensuring fairness, quality and alignment with curriculum and examination guidelines.

PHOTC remains committed to upholding professionalism, integrity and excellence in the training and licensing of Public Health professionals in Kenya.

Candidates from accredited institutions are reminded that the examination application portal remains open until 20th July 2026 . Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply in time.

PHOTC conducted a re-inspection for accreditation at Gretsa University as part of the Council's mandate to uphold qualit...
29/06/2026

PHOTC conducted a re-inspection for accreditation at Gretsa University as part of the Council's mandate to uphold quality standards in public health training.

During the exercise, the inspection team reviewed institutional documentation, engaged key stakeholders, and assessed the University's infrastructure and training facilities against PHOTC accreditation standards. The assessment noted significant progress in compliance with critical requirements.

The Council has provided the institution with its findings and recommendations to support continuous quality improvement in public health education.

NOTICE TO ALL CANDIDATESThe Public Health Officers and Technicians Council (PHOTC) wishes to inform all eligible candida...
10/06/2026

NOTICE TO ALL CANDIDATES

The Public Health Officers and Technicians Council (PHOTC) wishes to inform all eligible candidates, training institutions and stakeholders that it will conduct the August 2026 Professional Examination Series.

The examination application portal shall be open from 21st June 2026 to 20th July 2026. The Council shall, in due course, communicate the exact examination dates through official notices and established communication channels. Candidates are advised to regularly check for updates and to strictly adhere to all timelines that will be provided.

Eligibility for Registration:
Registration for the Professional Examinations shall be open to:
โ€ข Candidates who have successfully completed the prescribed training programme in an institution accredited by PHOTC
โ€ข Candidates who have been duly indexed by the Council
โ€ข Candidates who have fulfilled all examination registration requirements and paid the prescribed examination fees

Further details regarding registration procedures, examination centre, timetables and examination areas shall be communicated later through official Council notices.

For further inquiries, please contact office through office the line 020 239 864 6/ 7/ 9 or official email [email protected]

The Public Health Officers and Technicians' Council (PHOTC) wishes to inform all Diploma and Bachelor candidates who suc...
08/06/2026

The Public Health Officers and Technicians' Council (PHOTC) wishes to inform all Diploma and Bachelor candidates who successfully passed the December 2025 examination series that the internship application portal is now open.
Application Period: 7th June 2026 โ€“ 24th June 2026

Application Procedure
1. Log in to your portal via osp.photc.org.
2. On the dashboard, click "Internship" and then select "Internship Application."
3. Complete the application form by providing all the required information.
4. Select two (2) internship centres from the dropdown menu, with Option One being your most preferred centre.
5. Upload proof of valid medical insurance cover (SHA or any other recognized insurance cover).
6. Proceed to make the required payment through eCitizen.
7. Share the payment confirmation message and your ID Number via WhatsApp to 020 239 8649 for payment verification and reconciliation purposes.

All eligible candidates are advised to submit their applications within the stipulated period. For further inquiries, please contact the Internship Office through 020 239 8646/7/9 or email [email protected].

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