70% of Teachers in South West Nigerian Private Schools are Unqualified, Says TRCN Registrar
Professor Josiah Ajiboye, the Registrar of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), has revealed that approximately 70% of teachers in private schools in the South West of Nigeria lack the necessary qualifications to teach children in classrooms. Ajiboye made this statement during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Council and INSTILL Education on capacity building for teachers in Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday.
Ajiboye stated that the MoU has three major components, including pre-service teachers, integrating pre-service with in-service teachers, and capacity-building programmes for teachers. He expressed confidence that INSTILL Education’s involvement in the MoU would bridge the gap between pre-service and in-service teachers.
He further lamented that 70% of unqualified teachers lack the prerequisites to be registered by the Council, and that many teachers in Nigeria have never been exposed to training and have been using outdated equipment for illustration. Ajiboye referred to these unqualified teachers as cheaters, stating that they cannot be called teachers without the necessary qualifications.
The Dean of Operation at INSTILL Education, Mr Tom Parry, added that the training received through the organization will always end with a practical applicable component so that teachers have an opportunity to practice and understand. The MoU will soon commence with a pilot phase of implementation for eight weeks, and it aims to address the significant gap between pre-service and in-service teachers in Nigeria.
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