NTI calls for sanction of unauthorised teacher training institutions

The Director-General National of the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Prof. Musa Maitafsir has called on the  Federal Government to sanction illegal teacher training
institutions in the country.

Maitafsir made the call on Friday in Abuja on the sidelines of the 2022 Nationwide Capacity Building Teacher Training Workshop organized by the institute.

He said that, ”many  unauthorised organisations  have hijacked the training of teachers at the expense of mandated and professional institutions in the country.

Maitafsir urged that the earlier these firms are regulated, the
better teaching profession will be saved from intruders in the
business of teachers production.

The director-general said, ”over the years , the institute has been active in the training  in line with the mandate and  federal government act of 1978  that established it .

Maitafsir further said 100 teachers would receive training on digital literacy this year  apart from 148 teachers already trained by the institute in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education.

He stated that the institute had orgainsed a train-the-trainers
capacity building workshop for distance learning  system  centre
managers in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe.

Maitfasir said that  the institute had also trained over 69,000 students to become qualified  and certified teachers through NCE, BED, and PGD programmes  by Distance learning system across the country.

On collaborations with Sustainable Development Goals Office, (SDGs), Maitafsir said that the institute  had concluded arrangements to train 1,850 teachers.

He said they would be trained on Information  and Communication skills, effective classroom management, language and communication skills.

He thanked governments and development partners for their contributions towards improving  the quality of teacher education in the country.