Overview

This document is the National Teacher Education Policy (NTEP) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, revised following a stakeholder workshop in Abuja on 15-16 September 2011 and reviewed by the High Level Implementation Committee in February 2012. The policy is a collaborative effort of Federal and State Ministries of Education and key stakeholders, with support from ENHANSE/USAID. It aims to ensure quality teacher education to meet Education For All (EFA) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The policy's vision is to produce highly knowledgeable, skilled, and creative teachers capable of producing globally competitive learners. Its goal is to ensure teachers are adequately catered for and adaptable to changing world, with training and recruitment based on explicit performance standards. The document outlines 12 sections including introduction, situation of teacher education in Nigeria, policy environment, policy process, conditions for success, guiding principles, policy direction (vision, goal, objectives), policy focus areas, funding (including Teacher Education Programme Development Plans), monitoring and evaluation (pre-service and in-service), teacher education policy manual, and status as a living document. The foreword by Honourable Minister of Education Malam Ibrahim Shekarau (Sardaunan Kano) endorses the policy, emphasizing its role in ensuring quality teachers for quality learning. Acknowledgments highlight contributions from state ministries, agencies like UBEC, NCCE, NTI, NBTE, NERDC, TRCN, unions NUT and NAPTAN, and international partners UNESCO, JICA, and ENHANSE/USAID.

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