The Federal Government ( FG ) would soon start a one year internship programme for education graduates to improve teaching quality in the country. Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria ( TRCN ) disclosed this during a meeting with stakeholders from the North Central zone in Abuja on Tuesday.
Ajiboye said this was part of the proposals put forwards at
the special Federal Executive Council meeting on education on Monday. “Part of
the things we are trying to look at in the Federal Ministry of Education, which
the minister is proposing, is that we are going to have a one year internship
programme for teachers.
“If you can have
houseman ship for medical doctors, why not a one year internship programme for
would-be teachers. “So when they finish from the internship programmes they can
be registered as professional teachers. “Also, there is a proposal to
reintroduce bursary award for those who are reading education courses in
colleges of education and the universities to make sure we are able to attract
best brains to teaching profession.
“The minister is
also trying to propose that those who have education degree instead of starting
them on grade level 8, they should be started on grade level 9 to make the job
competitive and make the teachers feel confident about their profession. Ajiboye said that the national assembly was
amending the name of the council to encapsulate its mandate of regulation. He
said the council’s name may be changed to “Teachers Regulatory Council of
Nigeria.’’
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