Stakeholders in senior secondary education have emphasized the need for alternative power sources in schools to support the smart school initiative. They also endorsed the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria's (TRCN) benchmark requiring a minimum of 12 years post-graduation experience and demonstrated competence for principal appointments.
These resolutions were part of the outcomes of a two-day stakeholders' meeting on national minimum standards and strategic plans for senior secondary education held in Abuja.
The meeting, organized by the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) in collaboration with the World Bank and the AGILE project, drew notable participants including the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman; Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu; Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack; and Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education, Mukhtar Shagaya. Commissioners of education, education directors, and other key officials also attended.
A communiqué signed by the drafting committee chairman, Daniel Uwaezuoke, outlined recommendations to enhance senior secondary education. These included:
- Integrating implementing agencies into strategic plans to ensure accountability.
- Establishing a minimum of six classrooms at the inception of new schools to accommodate potential future budget shortfalls.
Participants recognized the development of two critical documents at the meeting as a pivotal step toward improving secondary education.
The Executive Secretary of NSSEC, Dr. Iyela Ajayi, highlighted the commission's progress in formulating a comprehensive policy on secondary education. He revealed that the policy, designed to provide a robust framework for senior secondary education operations, is set to be launched before the end of the year.
The resolutions and policies aim to reposition Nigeria's secondary education sub-sector for quality service delivery and ensure sustainable improvements.
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