The Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced 6,000 internship vacancies under the second cohort of the Affordable Housing Programme, targeting graduates and diploma holders in various professional fields.

In an announcement on October 20, PSC stated that the 12-month internship programme, seeks to equip young professionals with practical skills and workplace experience while supporting the implementation of the government’s Affordable Housing Programme.

“The Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, State Department for Housing and Urban Development has declared 6,000 vacancies for internship (Cohort 2) under the Affordable Housing Programme (AHP).

The programme seeks to equip young professionals with relevant skills, expose them to a real-world work environment, and strengthen their capacity to contribute to the implementation of the Affordable Housing Programme and the country’s broader socio-economic development agenda,” read part of the announcement.

PSC Lists Professions Eligible for 6,000 Housing Internships

The vacancies cover 28 professional areas, including architecture, civil engineering, construction management, quantity surveying, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, urban planning, land surveying and data science.

Construction management has 500 vacancies, while architecture has 475. Mechanical engineering has 350 vacancies, while architectural assistants, quantity surveying assistants, and realtors each have 330.

Other opportunities include 300 positions each for quantity surveying, structural engineering, health and safety, property-related fields and civil engineering inspectors, among other disciplines.

The programme also includes opportunities in artificial intelligence, gender and development studies, communication and branding, environmental practice and interior design.

Vacancies Distribution

No. Profession Qualification Vacancies
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/Geospatial Degree 230
13 Landscape Architecture Degree 250
14 Realtors Degree 330
15 Valuers Degree 330
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 175
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

Requirements 

Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree or diploma in the specified professional field from a recognized university and must have graduated no earlier than 2020.

Candidates must also demonstrate computer proficiency and must not have benefited from a similar internship programme.

Successful applicants will undertake duties assigned by their supervisors, document skills acquired at their deployment stations and participate in mentorship activities.

The interns will be deployed to Affordable Housing Programme and marketing project sites across the country.

Internship Duration and Stipend

The internship will run for 12 months and will not be renewable. Interns will receive a stipend at a rate determined by the government.

Those who successfully complete the programme will receive certificates from the State Department for Housing and Urban Development.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates must submit their applications through the Public Service Commission’s job portal at www.publicservice.go.ke or www.psckjobs.go.ke.

The application deadline is November 9, 2026.

Candidates with existing accounts should log in using their ID or passport number and password to access their dashboards and submit applications.

First-time applicants must register on the PCS website. They must provide their ID or passport number, surname, and current email address, and create a password before accessing the portal.

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PSC Opens 6,000 Affordable Housing Internship Positions for Graduates
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