President Muhammadu Buhari has approved automatic employment for students of education upon graduation

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved automatic employment for students of education upon graduation. This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, to mark the Teacher’s Day Celebration in Abuja

Buhari also approved the free tuition fee and automatic admission to the biological children of teachers. The president also directed that teachers salaries should be upwardly reviewed.

President Buhari, at the 2020 World Teachers Day celebration in Abuja, explained that the implementation of the new teachers salary scheme was to encourage them in delivering better services. 

The President also increased retirement age of teachers from 60 to 65, and the number of service years from 35 to 40.

His statement reads: 

“Government notes the emergency situation in our educational system, with particular reference to the dearth of qualified and dedicated teachers to enhance the quality of teaching and learning at all levels of our educational system.

“To address these challenge and set our country on the path of industrialization where our educational system will produce the needed skills and manpower,

I have approved to the following:  

**The reintroduction of bursary award to education students in universities and Colleges of Education, with assurance of automatic employment upon graduation.

**“Payment of stipends to Bachelor of Education students as well as granting them automatic employment after graduation is now a government policy.

**“Special teacher pension scheme to enable the teaching profession retain its experienced talent and extend teachers’ retirement age to 65 years and teachers service years to 40, create a career path policy for the teaching profession in Nigeria and, teachers conversion programme and ICT training to mitigate the current dearth of qualified teachers in the school system.”

**“The Tertiary Education Fund, TETFUND, will now fund teaching practice in universities and colleges of education, special salary scale for teachers in basic and secondary schools, including provisions for rural posting allowance, science teachers allowance and peculiar allowance. raises tenure from 35 to 40 years

**“Others are prompt payment of salaries and other entitlements, including consideration for first line charge in annual budgets, timely promotion of teachers to eliminate stagnation, provision of loan facilities, free tuition and automatic admission for biological children of teachers in their respective schools to encourage and retain them in the system.

Also, the starting point for those in the service will be Grade Level 10, instead of an NCE holder joining on Grade Level 7 and a degree holder joining on Grade Level 8. However, the benefit is not for all comers, as only those who have been certified and registered by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, can be part of the new salary scale.

“The Minister of Education is hereby directed to ensure an accelerated implementation of these policies and measures in collaboration/liaison with states/local governments, the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission and other relevant agencies in the system to enthrone a culture of competence, discipline, dedication, increased learning outcomes and better service delivery in the education sector in Nigeria.”

SOURCE: Vanguardngr

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