The Registrar, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Segun Ajiboye, has said that over 17,000 teachers would be writing its qualifying professional examination in October.
Speaking with newsmen at Ibadan on Monday, Ajiboye, noted that the educational system in the country needed to be cleansed to rid it of quacks posing as teachers.
According to him, only those who are qualified, registered and licensed will be allowed to teach in the country.
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“All these are part of the government’s efforts to ensure quality standards in education practice, especially in the teaching profession,” Ajiboye said.
He said that the council would conduct the professional qualifying examination across the country on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018 and urged employers of teachers to demand for the TRCN certificate before recruitment and promotion of teachers.
