Nigerian Teachers, Well Trained- NUT

The Principal State
Secretary of the  Osun Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Mr Abdullai Muhammed,  says Nigerian teachers are well trained as  professionals.
Muhammed said this on Tuesday in  an interview with the newsmen in Osogbo.
“ To be a teacher in Nigeria, you need to have a minimum requirement of National Certificate of Education (NCE) from a recognised College of Education,’’ he said.
He said all  registered members of the NUT  were certified professionals being   products of recognised colleges of education and universities.
“Registered teachers with the NUT are all certified and qualified individuals that have passed through prescribed training and have bagged a degree from a recognised and certified institution.
“We also have the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) that regulates teachers’ activities, training  and also issues  certificates to qualified teachers.
“It is only after a teacher is registered and also trained by the TRCN that such a person  is recognised as a certified  teacher, “ he said.
He also said the  TRCN organises training programmes  for qualified teachers periodically  to upgrade their knowledge  after obtaining a degree from a recognised institution.