The Plateau chapter of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), has called for the resuscitation of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria(TCRN), to curb the influx of quacks into the teaching profession.
“Quacks, masquerading as teachers, dominate many schools; the only way out is to insist that teachers must be licensed like doctors, engineers or nurses,” Mr Gunshin Yarlings, the chairman said in Jos.
Yarlings disclosed that the NUT was working with stakeholders toward ensuring that no unqualified person was found in the class in 2018.
He regretted that the teaching profession had become a “dumping ground” for all comers, saying that teachers in some schools were secondary school dropouts, while the few qualified ones were NCE holders.
“The Presidency and the National Assembly are aware of our efforts to register qualified teachers. We believe that…
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