{"id":96158,"date":"2022-06-20T09:07:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T08:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=96158"},"modified":"2022-06-20T09:07:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T08:07:18","slug":"kaduna-govt-sacks-2357-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/kaduna-govt-sacks-2357-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaduna govt sacks 2,357 teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1736134914520888396\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB) says it has dismissed 2,357 teachers who failed the recently conducted competency test.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nIts spokesperson, Mrs Hauwa Mohammed, in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna, said the Board conducted a competency test for over 30,000 teachers in Dec. 2021.<\/p>\n<p>She said that 2,192 primary school teachers including the National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Mr Audu Amba, had been dismissed for refusing to sit for the competency test.<\/p>\n<p>She said that some 165 of the 27,662 teachers that sat for the competency test were also sacked for poor performances.<\/p>\n<p>Pointblanknews.com recalls that the Kaduna government, in 2018, sacked 21,780 teachers who failed a competency test, and replaced them with 25,000 others recruited through vigorous processes.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nIn December 2021, the Board also sacked 233 teachers over alleged possession of fake certificates.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cFollowing the state government\u2019s resolution for continued assessment of teachers to ensure better delivery of learning outcomes for pupils, KADSUBEB conducted another competency test for the teachers in December 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe services of teachers who scored below 40 per cent are no longer required and their appointments have been terminated from the Public Service for their poor performances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeachers who scored 75 per cent and above were recognised as those who passed the test and qualified for attending courses in leadership and school management,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, qualified teachers will be included in Teacher Professional Development (TPD) programmes to enhance their capacities to deliver quality teaching to pupils.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed said teachers who scored between 40 and 74 per cent did not meet up with the minimum pass mark, adding that they would be given a second chance to improve their capacities.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe Board, she said has initiated viable training programmes for teachers under its statutory TPD with support from the state government and development partners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe training programmes will be conducted during the end of term vacation and in their respective schools, to minimise disruptions of teaching and learning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are also encouraged to complement the government\u2019s efforts and seek personal development for their own good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe board is assuring teachers and the public that it remains committed to ensuring their continuous professional development and the improvement of the learning outcomes of pupils and students,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Mr Ibrahim Dalhatu, State Chairman, NUT, dismissed the competency test and the sacking of the affected teachers as \u201cillegal\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Dalhatu said the Union had secured a court order restraining the Board from conducting the competency test, adding, however, that it conducted the test without recourse to the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>He recalled that the Union had asked the teachers not to write the examination after learning that the intent was to sack them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe warned that any teacher who participates in the illegal examination would not be protected by the union if victimised but some of the teachers went ahead to write the examination out of fear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not against the conduct of the competency test if due process is followed, but it should not be used as a basis for sacking teachers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe competency test should be used to determine teachers\u2019 capacity gap and tailored specific training programmes to improve their capacities,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kaduna State Universal Basic 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