HOW TO REGISTER

It is the responsibility of individual qualified teacher to register himself or herself. However, for administrative convenience, TRCN encourages employers and associations of teachers to work out a collective registration approach. For instance, in most states of the Federation, the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in collaboration with the Ministries of Education, State Primary Education Boards, Secondary Education Management Boards, Teaching Service Commissions and other stakeholders agreed to deduct the registration fees of their teachers at source (that is, to check off the fees from teachers' salaries) and pay same to TRCN. In turn, TRCN sent forms en bloc to cover the teachers involved. This was done from the initial stage to enable massive registration. Most Colleges of Education, Faculties/Institutes of Education in Nigerian Universities, and proprietors of private schools followed the same approach. In some other states, the NUT, zonal Education authorities, principals of secondary schools and heads of primary schools adopted a similar strategy. In essence, it is up to the teachers and their employers to determine the fastest means to employ. But the non-existence or failure of such arrangement can not be an excuse for any qualified teacher who TRCN may in future arrest and prosecute for teaching without registration. Teachers should therefore see professional registration as a personal obligation that is not transferable.

Applicants are to pay appropriate fees at any of the following designated Banks:

• i. United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc

• ii. Omega Bank Plc

• iii. Bank of the North Plc

• iv. First Bank of Nigeria Plc

• v. Zenith International Bank Plc

• vi. Wema Bank Plc

• vii. Hallmark Bank Plc

• viii. AfriBank of Nigeria Plc

• ix. Any other bank that may be approved by the Council from time to time.

The bank tellers should then be presented at any of the Registration Centres listed below, where forms will be issued and returned after completion:

•  Office of Honourable Commissioner, State Ministries of Education and FCT Education Secretariat.

•  Office of Executive Chairman State Primary Education Boards

•  Office of Chairman State Teaching Service Commissions or

Boards/ Executive Secretary State Secondary Education

Management Boards.

(iv) Office of Deans/ Directors of Faculties/Institutes of Education of

Nigerian Universities.

•  Office of the Provost Colleges of Education.

•  Office of Rector Polytechnics and Monotechnics.

•  Association of Proprietors of Private Primary and Secondary Schools.

•  TRCN State and Zonal Offices

•  TRCN Headquarters

•  Other places that may be designated by TRCN from time to time.

REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS

In addition to filling the registration forms, the following documents must be attached to the completed forms for submission:

•  3 current passport photographs (with names and address at the back).

•  Photocopies of all relevant certificates of qualification.

•  Photocopy of birth certificate or a statutory declaration of age.

•  Photocopy of evidence of change of name (where applicable).

•  Original bank teller indicating fees paid.

Acknowledgement cards will be issued to candidates who submit their completed forms as stated above. Thereafter, duly registered teachers will be issued with the following documents:

•  Certificate of registration

•  Licence to practice

•  Teachers Code of Conduct

TEACHER CATEGORIES AND CURRENT REGISTRATION FEES