By Lawal A. Dogara, Kaduna
The Executive Chairman of Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mal. Nasiru Umar has said that no fewer than 45,000 qualified teachers are needed to adequately provide quality teaching in the state’s public primary schools.
Umar who stated this at a news conference in Kaduna, added that the current staff strength in primary schools stands at 11, 591 following the sack of about 22,000 teachers in January.
The 22,000 teachers were sacked for allegedly failing a competency test organised by the state government in June 2017.
The chairman added that the remaining balance of 8,409 would be recruited under the board’s continues recruitment programme in no distant time.
“More than 27,000 applicants out of the over 43,000 who sat for the recruitment aptitude test in December 2017 have been shortlisted for oral interview scheduled to commence on Jan. 24.
“The interview will be conducted in 26 centres across the state and would last for about four days.
“To ensure quality, the interview panels would have representative from Teachers Development Programme, Teachers Registration Council of Nigerian, Data Research and Evaluation in Nigeria and other relevant stakeholders, “Umar said.
He reiterated the state government’s resolve to introduce attractive welfare package for teachers in the state.
He identified some of the incentives to include staff quarters for rural teachers, upward review of salary, teachers continues training and retraining and carrier progression among others.
