One Third Of Public School Teachers Lack Qualification – Osinbajo - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 7, 2019
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said one third of theteaching staff in public schools lack the right qualifications, while privateschools are not particularly doing better.
He linked this anomaly to the poor delivery of basiceducation in the country, advocating a total reform.
Osinbajo, who spoke at a symposium to mark the40thanniversary of the 1979 Economics class of Obafemi Awolowo University, inLagos, said there is urgent need to reform the education sector at the basiclevel, adding that when there are better-trained teachers, the education sectorwould fair better.
Osinbajo noted that to address the situation, the Nigeria Certificate in Education NCE would be revamped to raise the caliber of new teachers.
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He also added that there would be continuousprofessional development for teachers, while teacher training at the NCE levelwould be linked to the revised curriculum.