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  • UI matriculates 6,945 students

    The University of Ibadan (UI) yesterday held a matriculation for 6,945 Distance Learning Centre (DLC) students admitted for the 2011/2012 session.

    The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Isaac Adewole, urged the students to shun indiscipline.

    He said 9,850 students applied for the programme, of which 7,000 were offered provisional admission, adding that 6,945 accepted the offer.

    “It is important to emphasise that DLC education involves self-paced and learner-centred study that enables a student to have the benefit of higher education from any location with minimal face-to-face contact. In view of the pronouncement and clampdown on part time programmes in some Nigerian universities by the National Universities Commission (NUC), it is important to stress that we don’t run any part-time programme,” Adewole said.

    The VC urged the new students to be IT-driven because the operations of the centre are technological-based.

    He said: “Academic excellence is founded on the kernel of hard work and character. This university is getting noticed for its emphasis on hard work and high moral standard. We are committed to a truly distance learning provision. This is why the centre has embarked on various reforms. Apart from an enhanced IT- aided learning, the students will benefit from two rounds of interactive sessions and a final revision as against one omnibus interactive session.”

  • College matriculates professional diploma students

    College matriculates professional diploma students

    The management of Topmost College of Education (TOPCOED), Ipaja, in affiliation with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), has matriculated a new set of students into her Professional Diploma in Education (PDE) programme.

    In her address, the Provost, Dr Adewale Odunayo, said the matriculation was in fulfillment of the promise the college made to the Chief Executive of TRCN, Prof. Addison Wokocha, to thoroughly train the maiden students of the programme.

    She praised the 22 matriculating students for their seriousness, maturity and discipline.

    The Provost assured the gathering of the institution’s intention to continue to dish out the best curriculum in line with the TRCN’s benchmark. She reaffirmed the support of TOPCOED Governing Council towards getting rid of unqualified teachers.

    Mrs Odunayo also called on quacks in the teaching profession to embrace the opportunity provided by the college to become qualified teachers.

    In his speech, the Lagos State Coordinator of TRCN, Mr Gbolahan Enilolobo, said TRCN and the college have been partnering to ensure the successful implementation of the teaching standard set by the council, praising the college for demonstrating seriousness in meeting the standard by providing qualitative learning facilities.

    He added that the PDE programme dates back to 2003 when the National Council for Colleges of Education (NCE) necessitated its establishment in a bid to meet up with the 2006 deadline slated then for all unqualified teachers to get the requisite teaching qualification or leave the education system.

    Enilolobo said: “The TRCN in exercise of its power under Act 31 of the 1993 Constitution collaborated with esteemed stakeholders to come up with the professional diploma in education( PDE) as Post Graduate Programme by teacher training institutions with prior accreditation from the National Universities Commission ( NUC) or NCCE.

    Since the PDE national standard was released by the council, Enilolobo noted that several teacher training institutions have successfully commenced the programme.

    Highlighting the basic features of the programme, he said it promotes professionalism through specialisation, fast tracks the production of more teachers required for the education system, raises the quality of teachers as well as increased the level of state participation in teacher education.

    One of the matriculating students, Mr Akin Afun Akinigbagbe, assured the management of the college of the commitment of his set to remain obedient and hardworking throughout their stay on campus.