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FG to compel JAMB on 200 cut-off for prospective teachers


  The Federal Government has said
it  prevail on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board to enforce a cut -off of 200 marks for candidates coming into the teaching profession.

    The Minister of State for Education , Prof Anthony Anwukah , who said this in Abuja on Monday in an interview with our correspondent, noted that the 100 marks cut - off obtained presently for prospective teachers through the colleges of education and other higher institutions “ was unacceptable. ”

   The minister said the low cut -off would bring a fall in the standard and quality of teachers produced in the country.
It would be recalled that JAMB , at a meeting on Tuesday, August 22, fixed the cut - off marks for admission into the higher institutions for the 2017/2018 academic session , giving 100 score as the cut - off for colleges of education and polytechnics.

    The cut -offs were arrived at during a policy meeting with heads of institutions and other education bodies in Abuja .
But Anwukah said the government would meet with the JAMB and work towards a review of the cut - off marks .
He said , “ The recent announcement by JAMB ( on the cut - offs) has not gone well with me . There is no point saying that those candidates going for teacher training should have 100 marks . Rather , those going for teaching should have about 200. Let ’ s bring the cut -off up so that quality persons can take over the teaching profession . We have to rethink teacher training , teacher recruitment and teacher qualification in this country.

    “ We are going to discuss with JAMB and make sure this cut -off is addressed. To me , it is very unacceptable. We will discuss and see whether some amendments can be made next year.
“ I am proposing a memo for the government . We have to closely look again at teacher quality and training in Nigeria . We have to get the right people into the teaching profession . We have to give a particular unique status to teachers .

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