TRCN to conduct qualifying exam for teachers May 24
By
Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu
Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu
Abuja
The
Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has perfected arrangements to
hold the May 2019 Teachers Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) between
Friday 24 and Saturday 25.
Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has perfected arrangements to
hold the May 2019 Teachers Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) between
Friday 24 and Saturday 25.
This
test is one of the requirements that the teaching profession regulatory agency
recently introduced to ensure that only qualified teachers were employed in
Nigerian schools.
test is one of the requirements that the teaching profession regulatory agency
recently introduced to ensure that only qualified teachers were employed in
Nigerian schools.
The
examination will hold simultaneously at various Computer Based Test (CBT)
centres across the country.
examination will hold simultaneously at various Computer Based Test (CBT)
centres across the country.
A
statement issued by head, press and protocols of TRCN, Mr Ojewuyi Olumuyiwa
revealed that the agency would soon start organising online Teachers PQE for
Nigerian education graduates who have travelled abroad without registering with
the council.
statement issued by head, press and protocols of TRCN, Mr Ojewuyi Olumuyiwa
revealed that the agency would soon start organising online Teachers PQE for
Nigerian education graduates who have travelled abroad without registering with
the council.
Speaking
at a one-day meeting held with TRCN state coordinators in Abuja, the
registrar/chief executive of TRCN Professor Josiah Ajiboye, said the window
which permits Nigerian education graduates who are based abroad to be
registered by TRCN without taking teachers’ PQE has been closed.
at a one-day meeting held with TRCN state coordinators in Abuja, the
registrar/chief executive of TRCN Professor Josiah Ajiboye, said the window
which permits Nigerian education graduates who are based abroad to be
registered by TRCN without taking teachers’ PQE has been closed.
“Any
Nigerian in the Diaspora who wishes to earn TRCN’s certificate and license will
have to write the online Teachers Professional Qualifying Examination and pass
before being qualified for registration by TRCN,” he said.
Nigerian in the Diaspora who wishes to earn TRCN’s certificate and license will
have to write the online Teachers Professional Qualifying Examination and pass
before being qualified for registration by TRCN,” he said.
He
reassured Nigerians that the council under his watch will not relent in its
efforts towards enhancing teacher education and teacher quality vis-à-vis
teacher professionalism in Nigeria.
reassured Nigerians that the council under his watch will not relent in its
efforts towards enhancing teacher education and teacher quality vis-à-vis
teacher professionalism in Nigeria.
Ajiboye
who said his policies and programmes as the chief executive of TRCN are based
on the yearnings and aspirations of the people, added that the decision to put
a final stop to the examination waiver being enjoyed by Nigerians in the
Diaspora was in line with the need to institutionalise the computer-based
teachers PQE for prospective teachers before registration and induction.
who said his policies and programmes as the chief executive of TRCN are based
on the yearnings and aspirations of the people, added that the decision to put
a final stop to the examination waiver being enjoyed by Nigerians in the
Diaspora was in line with the need to institutionalise the computer-based
teachers PQE for prospective teachers before registration and induction.
He
said the TRCN and the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) are working
harmoniously towards ensuring that the standard and quality of service rendered
by Nigerian teachers in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions meet
international standards.
said the TRCN and the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) are working
harmoniously towards ensuring that the standard and quality of service rendered
by Nigerian teachers in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions meet
international standards.
“We
are determined to ensure that teaching profession in Nigeria is ranked amongst
the best in the world. To achieve this goal, we must encourage ourselves to do
our jobs as expected in order to leave a legacy of excellence to the future
generation of Nigerian teachers,” the TRCN boss said.
are determined to ensure that teaching profession in Nigeria is ranked amongst
the best in the world. To achieve this goal, we must encourage ourselves to do
our jobs as expected in order to leave a legacy of excellence to the future
generation of Nigerian teachers,” the TRCN boss said.
He
charged Nigerian education graduates who are teaching without TRCN certificates
to start the process of registering with the council as the National Council on
Education has approved December 2019 as the deadline for all teachers in
Nigeria to register with TRCN.
charged Nigerian education graduates who are teaching without TRCN certificates
to start the process of registering with the council as the National Council on
Education has approved December 2019 as the deadline for all teachers in
Nigeria to register with TRCN.
TRCN
started conducting the PQE in 2017 and holds two exams each year to give room
for graduates in education courses to get the teaching professional
qualification.
started conducting the PQE in 2017 and holds two exams each year to give room
for graduates in education courses to get the teaching professional
qualification.
Graduates
of other fields who may wish to obtain the certificate are required to hold an
education related certificate from any of the teacher training institutions in
the country. This may be any of the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE), a
postgraduate diploma in education (PDGE) or any other advanced degree in a
faculty of education.
of other fields who may wish to obtain the certificate are required to hold an
education related certificate from any of the teacher training institutions in
the country. This may be any of the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE), a
postgraduate diploma in education (PDGE) or any other advanced degree in a
faculty of education.