Public Service Commission announces 6,000 internship vacancies under Affordable Housing Programme

• The Public Service Commission advertised 6,000 internship slots under the Affordable Housing Programme's second cohort
• Vacancies span 17 professional fields including architecture, civil engineering, and urban planning at degree and diploma levels
• Applicants must have graduated from 2020 onwards and submit their applications before November 9, 2026

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The Public Service Commission (PSC) has advertised 6,000 internship positions under the second cohort of the Affordable Housing Programme (AHP), targeting young graduates across a range of technical and professional disciplines.

The vacancies, declared through the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development's State Department for Housing and Urban Development, are spread across 17 fields.

These include architecture, civil engineering, construction management, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, quantity surveying, structural engineering, health and safety, land surveying and geo-spatial studies, landscape architecture, real estate, valuation, social development, and urban and regional planning.

Eligibility Requirements

To qualify, applicants must hold a bachelor's degree or diploma in one of the specified fields from a recognised university and must have graduated no earlier than 2020. Candidates are also required to demonstrate proficiency in computer skills and must not have previously benefited from a government internship programme of a similar nature.

The positions carry a non-renewable tenure of 12 months. Interns will receive a stipend at a rate determined by the government, and those who successfully complete the programme will be awarded a certificate by the State Department for Housing and Urban Development.

Roles and Application Deadline

Once deployed, interns will be expected to carry out duties assigned by their supervisors, document skills acquired at Affordable Housing Programme project sites across the country, and participate in mentorship activities designed as part of the programme.

The largest single allocation goes to architecture graduates, with 475 degree-level vacancies on offer, followed by 500 positions in construction management. Social development has the smallest allocation, with 115 slots available.

S/No.	Profession	Award level	Required number
1	Architecture	Degree	475
2	Architectural Assistant	Diploma	330
3	Civil Engineering	Degree	275
4	Construction Management	Degree	500
5	Electrical Engineering	Degree	250
6	Mechanical Engineering	Degree	350
7	Quantity Surveying	Degree	300
8	Quantity Surveying Assistant	Diploma	300
9	Structural Engineering	Degree	300
10	Structural Assistant	Diploma	225
11	Health and Safety	Degree	300
12	Land Surveying/Geo Spatial	Degree	230
13	Landscape Architecture	Degree	250
14	Realtors	Degree	330
15	Valuers	Degree
16	Social Development	Degree	115
17	Urban and Regional Planning	Degree	200
18	Data Science and/or Artificial Intelligence	Degree	50
19	Gender and Development Studies	Degree	50
20	Building Inspector	Diploma	290
21	Inspector Civil Engineering	Diploma	300
22	Inspector of Gas/Refrigeration	Diploma	175
23	Inspector Plumbing and Drainage	Diploma
24	Property Managers	Diploma	250
25	Inspector Electricals	Diploma	75
26	Communication and Branding	Degree	20
27	Environmental Practitioners	Degree	30
28	Interior Design	Degree & Diploma	30
	Total		6,000

According to the public notice published on Mygov, interested candidates are required to submit their applications through the Public Service Commission's online portal at www.publicservice.go.ke or www.psckjobs.go.ke.

The deadline for applications is November 9, 2026.

Source: TUKO.co.ke