17, 000 prospective teachers write qualification exams
About 17,000 prospective teachers have written the Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) nationwide. Registrar of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, made the remarks during the exam in Abuja. He said prospective teachers would have to pass the PQE before being granted the permission teach adding that over 17,000 candidates took part in […]
17, 000 prospective teachers write qualification exams
About 17,000 prospective teachers have written the Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) nationwide.
Registrar of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, made the remarks during the exam in Abuja. He said prospective teachers would have to pass the PQE before being granted the permission teach adding that over 17,000 candidates took part in the exam including 3,000 in Bauchi State and 900 in Abuja.
He said the council would be transparent and fair to all candidates.
The Computer Base Test (CBT) was designed to test the intellectual and academic competence of people that want to take up career in teaching.
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who monitored the exercise in Abuja, said those who have not obtained PQE certificate would not be allowed to teach in both public and private schools by 2019.
Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Sunny Echono, Admu said the exam would assist the government restore the pride of the teaching profession.
He said the exercise would enable teachers to have the right academic qualifications, attitude and relevant tools to effectively pass knowledge to students.
“That was why we continued to announce that December 2019 remains the deadline for all unregistered teachers to obtain professional certifications or be evicted from the noble profession,” he said.