Teacher Preparation for National Education Reform: Implications for Universal Basic Education in Nigeria

Abstract

The teacher factor is central and fundamental in the process of education. Teachers are generally regarded as major agents of the education process. This means therefore, that the importance of teachers and the roles they play are enormous in the provision of quality and quantity education. III view of the crucial role teachers perform in the educational endeavour, their education and quality became imperative. III order to ensure the quality of teachers, the National Policy all Education (2004) has prescribed the Nigeria Certificate of Education to be the minimum qualification for the Nigerian teachers. The aim of this paper is to examine some issues pertaining to teacher preparation and its implications. Universal Basic Education as well as the role of teachers in the Universalisation of Education ill Nigeria. The paper made some recommendations, such as, Primary school teachers need to be sensitized on the existence of the programme, with a view to making them more familiar with the goals and mission of the programme.