Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria has warned teachers against practising without obtaining their professional licence.
It also said many teachers had yet to register with the council.
The Lagos State TRCN Coordinator, Mr. Gholahan Enilolobo, said this during an interview with our correspondent on Wednesday.
The TRCN is a Federal Government agency charged with the registration and licensing of qualified teachers across the country.
According to Enilolobo, about 20 per cent of qualified teachers working in the state have yet to register even as many who registered have yet to pick their licences.
He, however, explained that the agency had registered 16,000 of the 20,000 qualified teachers in the state.
Enilolobo said, “We have been able to register a good number of the qualified teachers. But even those who paid for it do not return for their certificates. I cannot tell you how many of them have yet to pick their licences right now, but this is a major challenge we have. The result is that you have teachers practising in Lagos without a licence. That is wrong. When a driver on the highway does not have a license, he or she will probably be fined.
“Teachers are supposed to be licensed but we discovered that even the employers are not asking for it. We are now trying to work with employers to make it a condition for promotion, seminars and workshops.”
Enilolobo, who noted that certificates and licences were given to registered teachers, added that the agency was planning a conference of registered teachers to enable them to speak with one voice.
However, the state Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers, Mr. Segun Raheem, put the blame on the doorstep of the agency.
Raheem, who spoke with our correspondent, said the agency did not have enough manpower to work with.
“Every teacher in public primary schools in Lagos has virtually registered and collected their certificates. If a few have not collected their certificates, then it is unfortunate. The agency does not have enough personnel and their record keeping system is poor. They muddled up the certificates and they are no longer in the alphabetical position. If there are 20 Peters who came for collection, each one has to look through the envelopes and check one after the other. It got cumbersome in the process and teachers became discouraged,” he said.
It also said many teachers had yet to register with the council.
The Lagos State TRCN Coordinator, Mr. Gholahan Enilolobo, said this during an interview with our correspondent on Wednesday.
The TRCN is a Federal Government agency charged with the registration and licensing of qualified teachers across the country.
According to Enilolobo, about 20 per cent of qualified teachers working in the state have yet to register even as many who registered have yet to pick their licences.
He, however, explained that the agency had registered 16,000 of the 20,000 qualified teachers in the state.
Enilolobo said, “We have been able to register a good number of the qualified teachers. But even those who paid for it do not return for their certificates. I cannot tell you how many of them have yet to pick their licences right now, but this is a major challenge we have. The result is that you have teachers practising in Lagos without a licence. That is wrong. When a driver on the highway does not have a license, he or she will probably be fined.
“Teachers are supposed to be licensed but we discovered that even the employers are not asking for it. We are now trying to work with employers to make it a condition for promotion, seminars and workshops.”
Enilolobo, who noted that certificates and licences were given to registered teachers, added that the agency was planning a conference of registered teachers to enable them to speak with one voice.
However, the state Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers, Mr. Segun Raheem, put the blame on the doorstep of the agency.
Raheem, who spoke with our correspondent, said the agency did not have enough manpower to work with.
“Every teacher in public primary schools in Lagos has virtually registered and collected their certificates. If a few have not collected their certificates, then it is unfortunate. The agency does not have enough personnel and their record keeping system is poor. They muddled up the certificates and they are no longer in the alphabetical position. If there are 20 Peters who came for collection, each one has to look through the envelopes and check one after the other. It got cumbersome in the process and teachers became discouraged,” he said.
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