As the country is still grappling with the mass migration of medical personnel to Europe and North America, the same may soon be witnessed in the teaching profession, as the United Kingdom will from February next year begin to employ qualified Nigerian teachers.
However, mixed feelings are trailing the development as some critical stakeholders opine that the UK is only looking for cheap labour to employ, while others say the development should not be seen as another type of brain drain.
Specifically, teachers certificated and assessed qualified by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, will from February 1, 2023 be exempted from sitting for qualifying courses with the Teaching Regulation Agency, TRA, and thereby be given Qualified Teaching Status, QTS, in England.
