NAN-H-75
Teachers
By Modupe Seriboh
Ibadan, June 13, 2017 (NAN) The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on Tuesday called on education commissioners in states to commence the implementation of professional standards for teachers in the country.
The minister made the call in Ibadan at the opening of a three-day workshop tagged: “Train the Trainers on the implementation of the Teachers Professional Standard and Code of Conduct.’’
The workshop was organised by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN).
Represented by the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anwukah Anthony, Adamu said the quality and professional development of teachers was a cardinal policy directive of the present administration.
According to him, a well trained qualified teacher who is dedicated to the profession will achieve much in teaching delivery with moderate logistics.
The minister cited factors affecting quality of education to include inadequate funding, low quality teaching personnel, poor infrastructure, poverty of curriculum and absence of dedicated practitioners.
He said there was the need for teaching, just like other professions, to evolve a set of standards and ethical framework to guide the practice of teachers.
” I, therefore, urge you as critical stakeholders to pay special attention to this workshop and work toward cascading it in your states for the benefit of the wider teaching force, ” he said.
Prof. Olusegun Ajiboye, the Registrar of TRCN, said there must be standards in the teaching profession, adding that teaching is a profession rather than a career.
He said a model for professional standard was developed for teachers six years ago although it was not implemented.
Ajiboye said that the TRCN was working toward strengthening the professional competence and capacity of teachers to deliver quality service.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that participants at the workshop included selected teachers across the federation and Directors of Quality Assurance.
Others included the Directors of Schools from the state Ministries of Education and Universal Basic Education Boards respectively. (NAN)
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(Edited by Mufutau Ojo)