By Laide Akinboade

Abuja—Registrar and Chief Executive of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, Professor Ajiboye, yesterday, said   recent study by the Council showed that majority of Nigerian teachers were outdated in their pedagogical skills and techniques.

According to him, this has adversely affected the quality of teaching and learning in the country.

Ajiboye, stated this in Abuja, while briefing journalists on his plans to restore the lost glory of Nigerian teacher as well as enhance their quality and professionalism.

He disclosed that from January 2017, the Council would reintroduce the professional qualifying examinations for all teachers, both at basic and tertiary levels of education in the country.

He noted that modules for the professional qualifying examination had been developed and test-run on sample groups to ascertain the validity and authenticity of the test constructs.

He said: “It serves as one of the best tools for assessing, admitting and licensing practitioners in any profession.

”This assertion was confirmed by the maiden edition of the examination which revealed a lot of professional deficiencies of the Nigerian teacher.”

“It showed that majority of Nigerian teachers are outdated in their pedagogical skills and techniques. As such, it became evident that they need urgent on-the-job training for necessary updates.”

He vowed that the Council under his watch, would eradicate quackery in the teaching profession, and that teaching would not be seen as all-comers affair.