CHAPTER TWO
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF TRCN
PREAMBLE
As an agency of the Federal Government, TRCN is in administrative terms structured much the same way as the other related organs of Government. It has a hierarchical authority structure that runs from the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, through the Honourable Minister of Education down to the Divisions and Units. The structure is therefore as outlined hereafter.
PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA
As provided for in the Nigerian Constitution and the TRCN Act, the President of Nigeria appoints the Registrar/Chief Executive of TRCN and constitutes the TRCN Governing Board in the best interest of the country. He further makes the final decision on all matters that, according to extant national regulations, fall beyond the jurisdiction of the Governing Board and the Honourable Minister of Education.
HONOURABLE MINISTER OF EDUCATION
The TRCN is an organ of the Federal Ministry of Education. As such, the Honourable Minister of Education oversees it and exercises authorities in matters that are beyond the powers of the Governing Board. The Minister recommends to the President of Nigeria the name of distinguished Nigerians he deems suitable for the post of a Registrar/Chief Executive or membership of the Governing Board. He further reserves the right to approve or recommend TRCN programmes and projects that require very huge expenditure for the attention of the Federal Executive Council before execution.
TRCN GOVERNING BOARD
The Board is the policy-making arm, which regulates the vision, mission, goals and targets to be pursued by TRCN. It checks and balances the activities of Management and reserves the right to approve or disapprove significant undertakings by TRCN. The TRCN Act also provided for a broad-based Governing Board which ensures that all relevant stakeholders in the teaching profession are adequately represented. Few other agencies have such wide spectrum of representation and large membership. Below is the list of membership as provided by the law:
• Chairman
• Representatives of each of the committees of
• Deans of Education and Directors of Institutes of Education in Nigerian Universities
• Provosts of Colleges of Education
• Rectors of Polytechnics
• One person representing each of the following bodies:
• The National Universities Commission (NUC).
• The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE).
• The National Board of Technical Education (NBTE).
• National Teachers Institute (NTI).
• Representative of the Federal Ministry of Education (FME).
• Six (6) persons representing the State Ministries of Education (SMOE). They will be elected in rotation among the various states of the Federation and be appointed for a term of two years by the Federal Ministry of Education.
• Two (2) persons representing the Nigerian Academy of Education. (NAE).
• Five (5) persons elected by the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT).
• The Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria .
Currently, the following persons, renowned in the respective fields, are on the TRCN Governing Board:
1. Chief (Dr) D. I. Atunrase, Chairman
2. Prof Gidado Tahir, Representing Federal Ministry of Education
3. Prof U. M. O. Ivowi, Representing Nigerian Academy of Education
4. Prof P. N. Lassa, Representing Nigerian Academy of Education
5. Dr Kabiru Isyaku, Executive Secretary National Commission for Colleges of Education
6. Mr A. S. Agbaoye, Representing National Universities Commission
7. Dr M. S. Abubakar, Representing National Board for Technical Education
8. Prof E. U. Anyakoha, Representing Deans/ Directors of Faculties/Institutes of Education in Nigerian Universities
9. Mrs M. D. Isyaku, Representing National Teachers Institute
10. Engr. Umaru Sani-Ango, Rector Federal Polytechnic Bida, Representing Rectors of Polytechnics in Nigeria
11. Dr E. A. Aromolaran, Provost Federal College of Education (Special) Oyo, Representing Provosts of Colleges of Education in Nigeria
12. Mr A. E. Bassey, Ministry of Education Uyo, Representing Ministries of Education South-South of Nigeria
13. Dr A. A. Abubakar, Ministry of Education Bauchi, Representing Ministries of Education North-East of Nigeria
14. Mr Okorie Ogbu, Ministry of Education Abakaliki, Representing Ministries of Education South-East of Nigeria
15. Prince Jola Jegede, Ministry of Education Ekiti, Representing Ministries of Education South-West of Nigeria
16. Mr S. R. Ohemu, Ministry of Education Makurdi, Representing Ministries of Education North-Central of Nigeria
17. Alh. Ibrahim Khalil Kofarbai, Ministry of Education Katsina, Representing Ministries of Education North-West of Nigeria
18. A. I. Omar, National President Nigeria Union of Teachers
19. Comrade V. C. Otikpa, Deputy National President Nigeria Union of Teachers
20. Mr Lucas S. Zamani, Nigeria Union of Teachers National Office Abuja
21. Chief U. C. C. Elekwa, Nigeria Union of Teachers Abia State
22. Chief (Mrs) M. O. Fatunbi, Nigeria Union of Teachers National Office Abuja
23. A. M. Ciwar, OON. Registrar/Chief Executive
The Governing Board has specialized committees which study and advise it on technical matters. The include the following:
(i) Finance and General Purposes Committee (F&GPC) – deals with projects requiring expenditure of over one million Naira (N1,000,000) and general affairs of the Council.
(ii) Senior Staff Appointments and Promotions Committee (SAPC) - handles the employment, promotion, discipline, and related matters of staff.
(iii) Registration Committee – advises the Board on all matters concerning the registration and licensing of teachers, development of registration materials, teachers mobilization and coverage strategies, enactment of professional code of conduct, award of honorary membership of the Council to deserving Nigerians and foreigners, and related matters.
(iv) Education Committee – handles the accreditation, monitoring and supervision of courses and programmes of teacher training institutions; internship scheme for fresh Education graduates; professional examinations and interviews for teachers seeking registration; mandatory continuing professional education of teachers; Annual Conference of Registered Teachers; and related issues.
(v) Teachers Disciplinary Committee – this is a tribunal that prosecutes teachers who breach professional ethics (details in subsequent chapter).
2.5 THE MANAGEMENT OF TRCN
The Management team is answerable to the Governing Board and takes charge of the day-to-day administration of TRCN. It translates Governing Board policies into concrete executable functions and feeds the Board back on the impact of the policies. It brings its professional and technical expertise to advise the Governing Board and to initiate ideas and projects that can move the teaching profession forward. For the purposes of effective Management, the Council is structured into four Departments as follows:
(i) Office of the Registrar/Chief Executive:
This has four units -
a. Internal Audit
b. Information Unit
c. Legal Unit
d. Protocol Unit
(ii) Department of Administration and Finance:
This Department has six units -
a. Establishment/Council Secretariat
b. Staff Welfare
c. General Services
d. Funds Management
e. Expenditure Control and Final Accounts
f. Budget and Budgetary Control
(iii) Department of Professional Operations:
This Department has the Divisions as stated below:
a. Field Operations
b. Registration and Documentation
c. Education and Accreditation
d. States/Zonal Offices
(iv) Department of Planning, Research & Statistics:
There are four units under this Department -
a. Planning
b. Research and Statistics
c. Library and Publication
d. Computer Services
For purposes of elaboration, the following are the locations of TRCN Zonal Offices (two for each geopolitical area) and states under them as well as the Lagos Liaison Office:
(i) Minna - Niger , Kwara and Kogi States .
(ii) Kaduna – Kaduna , Kano , Katsina, and Jigawa States .
(iii) Sokoto – Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States .
(iv) Maidugri – Borno, Bauchi, and Yobe States .
(v) Yola – Adamawa, Taraba and Gombe States .
(vi) Jos – Plateau, Benue and Nassarawa States .
(vii) Enugu – Enugu , Anambra and Ebonyi States .
(viii) Owerri – Imo and Abia States .
(ix) Uyo – Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Rivers States .
(x) Benin – Edo, Delta and Bayelsa States .
(xi) Akure – Ondo, Ekiti and Osun States .
(xii) Ibadan – Oyo, Ogun and Lagos States .
(xiii) Lagos – serve as TRCN Liaison Office for
TRCN Headquarters and all other States.
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