The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has stated that over 70 percent of teachers in private schools in the South-West region of the country are not qualified. The TRCN Registrar, Prof Olusegun Ajiboye made this disclosure at the first public lecture of the Faculty of Education, Lead City University, Ibadan, held at the institution’s International Conference Centre, on Wednesday.
More Than Half Of Private School Teachers In South-West Nigeria Not Qualified – Registration Council, TRCNThe Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria has stated that over 70 percent of teachers in private schools in the South-West region of the country are not qualified.The TRCN Registrar, Prof Olusegun Ajiboye made this disclosure at the first public lecture of the Faculty of Education, Lead City University, Ibadan, held at the institution’s International Conference Centre, on Wednesday.
Speaking further, Ajiboye said while History as a subject was being returned to the curriculum, the problem schools now face is lack of those to teach History.He said the TRCN was collaborating with the Historical Society of Nigeria towards successful implementation of the teaching of History in schools but the bane was a dearth of History teachers.
Delivering the lecture themed: “Reengineering Teacher Preparation to Catch up with Industry 4.0,” Ajiboye said today’s teachers must be up to speed with new technologies for them to be relevant. He decried a situation where today’s teachers lack digital literacy calling on them to possess analytical skills, be critical thinkers, innovative, flexible and embrace open learning platforms.He stressed the need for continuous training of teachers to meet the ever-changing demands of the world and understand that the future of education will be personalised learning, student ownership of learning, field experience, free choice, diverse time and space, field experience.
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