FG Reviews Roles Of TRCN

As part of ongoing reforms to strengthen the teaching profession, the Federal Government has announced the realignment of the roles and responsibilities of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN and the National Teachers’ Institute, NTI.

In a statement by the
Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Education, Boriowo Folasade the Minister, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, explained that the move reflects the Ministry’s aggressive agenda to restructure its agencies in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope mandate, to provide the highest standard of education across the country.

Under the new framework, the NTI will return to its core mandate of in-service teacher training and continuous professional development at the foundational, basic, and post-basic levels, while the TRCN will focus exclusively on regulating the teaching profession and licensing qualified teachers nationwide.

The Federal Government has introduced new welfare terms and operational guidelines for both agencies in the areas of teacher licensing and registration as well as Professional development requirements.

Other areas of focus are Monitoring and compliance mechanisms and teacher welfare and benefits.

The Federal Ministry of Education assures Nigerians that it will continue to monitor implementation closely while working with states, private proprietors, and other stakeholders to deliver on this mandate.

PR/Nkiruka Pkeke