THE Registrar/Chief Executive Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Prof. Segun Ajiboye on Monday assured that the nationwide verification of Teacher’s Professional certification is not aimed at witch-hunting any individual but to sanitize the profession.
Professor Ajiboye stated this on Monday while reacting to the nationwide monitoring exercise which commenced on Monday.
The TRCN monitoring teams began the verification exercise targeted at ensuring that quackery is rooted out of the profession on Monday across the 33 states in the country.
The monitoring of compliance with the Federal government directives commenced with State Monitoring leaders moving from school to school.
Ajiboye maintained that quality of the teachers will affect the quality of education and learning outcomes, adding that the Federal Government will not trade professionalism with anything.
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He said “TRCN monitoring of compliance commences nationwide today in 33 States and FCT with TRCN officials and State Monitoring team leaders moving from school to school. the exercise is not aimed at witch-hunt. it is primarily designed to sanitize the teaching profession of quackery.
“This is because no serious country will leave the education of its future to charlatans. If we want to get our Education right we must get it right with the teachers. Quality teachers will translate to quality education.
“The reports reaching us across the states indicated that people were ready to ensure standards in the profession. Indeed some have picked Professional Qualifying Examination forms. We have received reports from Kaduna, Delta, Lagos, Rivers, Plateau, Dutse, Aba among others on the verification exercise. We are stepping it up and quality will not mortgaged. Teaching is for professionals and will not be a dumping ground for quacks.”
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