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FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by Akbee(m): 6:51am On Feb 20, 2015
The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to make university first degree the minimum teaching qualification in Nigeria, according to the Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau.

Shekarau said this while receiving visiting Finns ambassador to Nigeria, Pirjo Suomela-Chowdhury.

The envoy had told the minister that all teachers in Finland had a minimum of Masters Degree because “teaching is a highly competitive profession due to huge interest by too many qualified people.”

Shekarau said the Federal Government would explore all measures to restore the respect, dignity and status of teachers in the country, adding that the target of the Federal Government was “to make First Degree as minimum teaching qualification.”

He said the minimum teaching qualification in Nigerian schools, since 1980, had been the National Certificate in Education.

The minister said that there were currently a number of graduates teaching in primary schools in the country.

Shekarau recalled that the country was able to get over the practice in the past where primary school leavers were engaged in teaching, saying “the level was raised to Teacher Grade III in the 1960s and later on in the early 70s, it was minimum of Grade II, this was later phased out in early 80s to minimum of NCE.”

“Gradually we will get there. We hope that a day will come when all our schools, including pre-primary will be handled by university graduates,” he added.

He said that apart from the general agenda of government to improve access to quality education, he said he was particularly concerned as the education minister to improve the quality of teachers.

“We must continuously increase the number of teachers, improve the quality of teachers, improve the condition of teacher training institutions and continuously review the curriculum of teacher education to make sure it catches up with the challenges, address that issues of teachers’ welfare and job security”, the minister stated.

Source: www.punchng.com/news/fg-to-make-degree-minimum-teaching-qualification/

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Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by simplemach(m): 6:56am On Feb 20, 2015
Ok, teachers in trouble now. When they stop using NCE holders as teachers, will they scrap the program in skuls or will they still allow students to go there, waste their time and come out?

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Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by Nobody: 6:57am On Feb 20, 2015
The envoy had told the minister that all
teachers in Finland had a minimum of
Masters Degree because “teaching is a
highly competitive profession due to huge
interest by too many qualified people.”

That's simply because they are well paid unlike here in Nigeria where it's arguably the most underpaid profession.

I hope the moment the law is implemented, there will also be an increase in the salary of teachers, else, it's dead on arrival.

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Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by Omexonomy: 7:00am On Feb 20, 2015
Will that make a better teacher? What about those people who never attended class rather block/bribe thier way till they graduate?

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Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by Godfullsam(m): 7:03am On Feb 20, 2015
Very good development.

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Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by Chanchit: 7:11am On Feb 20, 2015
This initiative is dead on arrival. To achieve this, just start by turning all colleges of education to cocoa farm, then push all the teachers with NCE out of job. Even Oshiomole had to recall teachers that can't spell their names in Edo when election don dey near.

Ok, or better still upgrade all college of education to start awarding B.ed abi wetin them dey call am.

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Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by ggrin(f): 7:25am On Feb 20, 2015
NAIJA which wayundecided
Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by Nobody: 7:38am On Feb 20, 2015
If minimum qualification is Bsc,then what's the purpose of a college of education?

Qualification doesn't guarantee quality teaching,but the zeal,and commitment to work..

Teaching is an aptitude,if you don't have it,you can't fake it.

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Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by Nobody: 7:41am On Feb 20, 2015
the best way to do it is to improve the quality of education in COEDs and increase their cut off too.these days a lot of people consider COED when they cant meet the cut offs for UNIs or POLYs.

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Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by dejt4u(m): 7:43am On Feb 20, 2015
Rubbish.. When they should be talking about how to improve the standard of living of the teachers..

SouthKorean teachers are the perfect illustration

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Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by Fabrolistic: 7:49am On Feb 20, 2015
Who's to be blamed?
A fee cee.
Pee dee pee
Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by Nobody: 8:15am On Feb 20, 2015
Sometimes, i wonder what logic the f.g has employed to take so illogical steps, this ofcourse is one of such.

This initiative is in the bid to scrap COEs across the country and in effect, our most cherished B.sc cert. will be brought down to nothing in this country. Soon, B.sc will be likened to SSCE and we all nw have to push for P.hd to feel among the elites.

Yet, no development. We can't still make toothpicks in Nigeria, we import them.

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Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by OLUJOSHINS(m): 10:37am On Feb 20, 2015
Adverse effect of this decision .

1) College of Education & its certificate will be declared useless.

2) Highly experienced old professional teachers that are not ready to bow to any lecturer in the name of obtaining a degree will be thrown out of business.

3) The unemployed mob (having little or no interest in the art of disseminating knowledge) will run a PGDE course & join the teaching job.

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Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by idrisa334: 10:37am On Feb 20, 2015
A good development i hope they will implement it






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Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by lordsharks(m): 10:38am On Feb 20, 2015
That should increase the Quality of teachers in Naija

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Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by Bsc(m): 10:38am On Feb 20, 2015
Are we creating Jobs or we ruining the existing ones... ?
Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by ToyozzieTohBad(f): 10:38am On Feb 20, 2015
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Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by Nobody: 10:38am On Feb 20, 2015
In the end, how much do the teachers earn? Stupid set of federal govts undecided
Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by DonaldGenes(m): 10:38am On Feb 20, 2015
Well, it might be prettybbad news for some folks
Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by lordsharks(m): 10:39am On Feb 20, 2015
Godfullsam:
Very good development.

Yea
Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by Zico5(m): 10:39am On Feb 20, 2015
These people re just bringing ideas that re detrimental to the well being of the masses. With the rate of unemployment and great number of NCE holders in circulation, how will they cater for non degree holders. The only sustaining means for all educated now being ND, NCE, HND and degree is teaching. So re they going to enforce private schools owners not to employ less than Degree now fully well that some of them re paying less than 20k. Talk is relatively cheap in Nigeria but we shall see
Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by holatin(m): 10:39am On Feb 20, 2015
dats good but some private school will still employ ssce holder
Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by lordsharks(m): 10:39am On Feb 20, 2015
DonaldGenes:
Well, it might be bad news for some

The one's at risk of losing their Job
Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by iokaru: 10:39am On Feb 20, 2015
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Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by CLEARINGAGENT: 10:40am On Feb 20, 2015
Tins are happening in dis few days to election. Its good anyway.
Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by Vock(m): 10:40am On Feb 20, 2015
Will they pay accordingly?? that's the question begging for answers here
Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by kessluvall(f): 10:40am On Feb 20, 2015
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Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by lordsharks(m): 10:40am On Feb 20, 2015
keyzid:
In the end, how much do the teachers earn? Stupid set of federal govts undecided
If only they will increase the teachers Pay
Re: FG To Make Degree Minimum Teaching Qualification by gen2briz(m): 10:40am On Feb 20, 2015
FG to again....

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