THE STATUTORY REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT FOR TEACHERS IN NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL SECTOR
THE STATUTORY REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT FOR TEACHERS IN NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL SECTOR

Summary/Abstract: The Nigerian educational sector in recent times has been a major victims of the country’s economic down turn and neglect despite its commendable contribution to development of human resources, growth and development at large in Nigeria. Further, there have been many allegations of unprofessional ethics prevailing in the profession especially at the secondary school and tertiary institutions levels. This allegation has continued to affect the perception and image of teaching as a profession as a credible profession worthy of emulations Consequently, in an attempt to redeem the image of the profession and the problems confronting it different efforts and strategies were put in by different stakeholders. One remarkable fruit of this efforts was the enactment of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN Decree N0. 31 of 1993, now TRCN Act CAP T3 of 2004). This is a major boost towards the regulation, control and professionalization of teaching in Nigeria. By the virtue of this enactment, teaching now enjoy a professional status like law, medicine, accountancy etcetera. Consequently, every teacher or prospective teacher is mandated to be registered by TRCN subject to fulfilling certain statutory requirements. This article examines some of the benefits and challenges consequential to the registration requirement. The article study concludes with recommendations which could further strengthen the foundation and viability of teaching profession in Nigeria.

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