Teacher Quality: Colleges OF Education Commission Begins Curriculum Review

The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has begun a comprehensive review of the relevant curriculum with a view to improving teacher quality in the nation’s education sector.

In addition, to addressing identified gaps in their curriculum, the review, would also integrate modules in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital learning amongst others.

These information were shared by the Executive Secretary of NCCE, Professor Paulinus Okwelle, at the inauguration of the review exercise, which held at the Nasarawa State College of Education, Akwanga.

Okwelle said the exercise brought together under one roof, experts and technocrats involved in drafting curriculum for colleges of education, and that the review would address identified gaps in their curriculums.

It would also help to  align teacher preparation with national priorities, global education trends and practical realities facing colleges of education.

“The goal of the NCCE is to produce minimum standards that are academically robust, practically implementable, globally relevant, and responsive to the needs of contemporary classrooms”, he said.

“Over the last few years, the NCCE has pursued a deliberate and far-reaching reform agenda aimed at strengthening teacher education and repositioning Colleges of Education for relevance, quality, and sustainability.

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“Central to this effort has been the successful implementation of major policy reforms, most notably the operationalisation of the Dual-Mode mandate,” he added

According to him, it is expected that the move would result in positioning Nigerian teachers to operate confidently in tech-savvy environments.

According to Okwelle, there is need to ensure quality and effectiveness of the NCEE minimum standards generally and to also restore public confidence in colleges of education generally.