TRCN REG TO CLOSE JUNE 16 DECLARES PROF. SEGUN AJIBOYE

The TRCN Registrar/CEO Prof Segun Ajiboye said this in an interview granted to ADEGUNLE OLUGBAMILA of the nation newpaper.

 Read the full interview below:


  How determined is the council to sustain this novel idea?

Yes, we are prepared! This is what is done in other professions all over the world. For instance, you cannot be a chartered accountant, if you have not passed ICAN (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria) examination . You cannot be a certified engineer if you don’t have COREN (Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria) certificates.

Before now  we only registered teachers with their (teachers) certificates. Now that we are fully established, they will have to henceforth sit for and pass before they are qualified to be in the classroom

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What is the rationale behind this initiative?

It’s simple. If we want quality education, it begins with our teachers. We must improve on their quality.

We no longer want half-baked doctors, engineers, scientists and so on because teachers are central to all these professions.

By (Friday) June 16, we are stopping normal registration, so anybody who has not registered until that deadline will have to sit for the exam which will come up in October.

I can assure you that henceforth, teaching will no longer be an all-comers affair.  As teacher regulatory body, we are already statutorily empowered to declare an individual as qualified or not. Anybody who does not have the certificates will no longer be allowed to practise.

But do you think this idea will appeal to teachers considering the  fact that the  policy has not been in place for years in Nigeria?

I can categorically tell you that already, the response has been spontaneous and encouraging.

First, we already have the endorsement of both the  Minister of Education and inister of state.    Another thing now, is that at present, we are at the level of persuasion, by January (next year) enforcement will  begin in full force. We have the law on our side which identifies TRCN as the only organ that can declare you a teacher. I also want to use this opportunity to enjoin all practising teachers who have not yet obtained the TRCN certificates to register for this exam. As from January, unregistered teachers will no longer be allowed to practise.

What  of the  cost; hope it will not be on the high side?

Not at all! We are not going to charge arbitrarily.

We have designed the cost in such a manner that fits into individual’s category.

We have four categories- Category A is for Ph.D holders; category B comprises those with masters; Category C are those who have first degree  while Category D is for NCE graduates.