Benue State University, Makurdi

Re-training of Teachers for Effective Knowledge and Skill Acquisition in Nigerian Secondary School

Dr. Scholastica N. Banka Benue State University, Makurdi,
Professor Adejo Okwori Benue State University, Makurdi

Abstract

There is a dire need to urgently revisit the nature of Nigerian secondary school teachers, if the twin objectives of the National Policy on Education for the education sector are to be achieved. Secondary school education is a very important segment of the educational system because of the role it plays in determining the skill of students, that is, those inclined towards vocational studies and those for non-vocational studies. This paper evaluated the essence of retraining teachers as a means of human resource development for effective knowledge and skill acquisition in the Nigerian secondary schools. The concepts of retraining as well human resource development were discussed. The essence of re-training teachers formed part of the paper as the challenges were also considered. The paper recommended that through provision of adequate funds, government should make efforts in training and retraining teachers if the goals of secondary education were to be achieved.

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