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Published 14 May 2021
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria has partnered the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation to train 28,000 teachers in Nigeria, its Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, has said.
He added that the teaching profession was no longer an all-comers affair because “a new sheriff is in town.”
According to him, Nigerian teachers are currently being sought globally, especially in Europe and Canada, because of the positive changes that have been brought to bear in line with global best practices.
Ajiboye stated these during the second edition of the one-day training workshop for Education Correspondents Association of Nigeria which held in One Man’s Village, in the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, with the theme, ‘Professionalism of teaching and teacher education in Nigeria.’
Nigerian teachers becoming more competitive globally ― TRCN boss
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Professor Josiah Ajiboye, Registrar, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), says Nigerian teachers are currently becoming more competitive globally.
Ajiboye, disclosed this at the end of the opening of a one-day training workshop for Education Correspondents’ Association of Nigeria (ECAN) on Friday in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
He noted that the narrative about the proficiency of Nigerian teachers had begun to change due to innovations being introduced to keep them at par with their counterparts globally.
He said that unlike before those Nigerian teachers had to undergo a certain level of training abroad before being offered appointments, but now they were being offered jobs straight up.
Nigerian teachers becoming more competitive globally – TRCN
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Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, Registrar, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria(TRCN), says Nigerian teachers are currently becoming more competitive globally.
Ajiboye, disclosed this at the end of the opening of a one-day training workshop for Education Correspondents’ Association of Nigeria (ECAN) on Friday in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
He noted that the narrative about the proficiency of Nigerian teachers had begun to change due to innovations being introduced to keep them at par with their counterparts globally.
He said that unlike before those Nigerian teachers had to undergo a certain level of training abroad before being offered appointments, but now they were being offered jobs straight up.
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The search for the new best teacher in secondary schools in Nigeria has begun as the submission of entries for the 2021 edition of the Maltina Teacher-of-the-Year award competition kicked-off last week in Lagos.
The Corporate Affairs Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc, the organiser and sponsor of the competition, Mrs Sade Morgan, announced the kick-off at a news conference in Lagos, saying the seven-year-old initiative has yielded tremendous impact on teachers, the teaching profession and education sector generally in the country.
According to her, Nigerian Breweries came up with the Maltina Teacher-of-the-Year award on the platform of its social arm, Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund, to identify, showcase and celebrate exemplary teachers in both the public and private secondary schools nationwide and the entries are free of charge.
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Sade Morgan, the Corporate Affairs Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc, who was speaking at the flag-off ceremony of the 7th edition of the initiative, entries are open to all secondary school teachers in private and public schools in Nigeria on April 20, 2021, and will close on June 25, 2021. L-R: Head, Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Jennifer Uchendu; Lagos Coordinator 1, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria(TRCN), Muyiwa Ojewuyi; Corporate Affairs Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Sade Morgan and the National Treasurer, Nigeria Union of Teachers(NUT), Segun Raheem during the official flag-off of the 7th edition of Maltina Teacher of the Year initiative held in Lagos.