FG reviews NCE curriculum, includes professional course for teachers

The Federal Government, through the Teachers Registration
Council of Nigeria, has included professional standards for
teachers as a course of study in the curriculum of the National
Council on Education for colleges nationwide.

The TRCN Registrar, Prof Olusegun Ajiboye, who confirmed the
development in Abuja, said the course, titled, “The Professional
Standards for Nigerian Teachers,” was part of the implementation of
the National Teacher Policy and Target Four of the Sustainable
Development Goals.

Ajiboye noted that the new course in the NCE curriculum
“encapsulates what a professional teacher must know and put into
practice as well as the core values, ideals and conduct the
professional teacher must exhibit.”

The registrar said, “The Professional Standards course covers
four major themes, which include professional knowledge,
professional skills, professional values, attitudes and conduct;
and the professional membership obligation.

“Since 2010 when the document was first developed and presented
to the public, some emerging issues were the basic factors that
compelled the review.

“It is in view of this as a national benchmark document that the
TRCN selected distinguished experts from the education agencies;
critical stakeholders, teacher education institutions and
international development partners to carry out the review.”

Also, the Chairman, TRCN Governing Council, Prof Adamu Baikei,
said the review would go a long way in enhancing teachers’ quality
and standards in the nation’s education system.