Status Of Teachers Recruitment, Retraining And Motivation For The Universal Basic Education Programme In Schools Of Cross River State, Nigeria
Publication Date: 05/09/2018
Author(s): Benjamin Ayua Ambe PhD.
Volume/Issue: Volume 1 , Issue 1 (2018)
Abstract:
This research investigated the status of teacher’s recruitment, retraining and motivation for the implementation of the Universal Basic Education programme in schools of Cross River State, Nigeria. A four-point Likert-type questionnaire was administered to a sample of 250 subjects while secondary data from Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), the Cross-River State Ministry of Education, and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) were obtained by the researcher to answer the research question. Data gathered were analyzed using descriptive statistics of simple percentages, and represented in pie charts. The results of the analysis revealed that the number of teachers recruited for the UBE programme is low. The teachers recruited were mostly professionally qualified and more than 50% with teaching experience of between 1-6 years. Though the teacher/student ratio is moderate within the national average in urban schools, there is still lack in rural schools. Teacher retraining programmes are long in-between and inadequate and the teacher’s motivation is low. It is recommended that qualified teachers should be employed to meet up the appropriate teacher/student’s ratio; teachers should all be exposed to skills re-awakening workshops before engagement and at least once every beginning of a new term. Incentives should be put in place to adequately motivate teachers to be committed to their job.
