TRCN PQE case studies
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The Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) is the examination set by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), the official regulatory body for the teaching profession in Nigeria, established by Decree 31 of 1993 and later the TRCN Act CAP T3 of 2004. NCE, BEd, B.Sc./B.A. Because the test is mandatory for qualified teachers across nursery, primary, secondary, college, polytechnic and university settings, it draws on professional standards and ethics, registration and licensing rules, accreditation and teacher education standards, and continuing professional development. Preparation should be structured around the four domains in equal measure, since TRCN publishes no weighting. Topics on this exam: Professional standards and ethics, Registration, licensing and regulation, Accreditation and teacher education standards, and Teacher professional development (CPD/MCPD). The TRCN PQE case studies are 4 cases and about 2,881 words.
1The Visiting Tutor and the Unregistered Colleague
Adeyemi is the principal of a private secondary school in Ibadan. Enrollment grew from 240 to 410 pupils in two years, so she hired Mr. Bello, a graduate with a B.Sc. in Chemistry but no teaching qualification, to teach senior chemistry on a full-time basis.
694 words, about 3 min2The CPD Attendance Dispute
Okafor coordinates continuing professional development (CPD) at a state college of education. The college runs a mandatory annual CPD programme of 20 hours, but attendance records are kept on paper sign-in sheets. A dispute arises: Mrs. Nwosu, a senior lecturer, claims she attended 18 hours of sessions, but the sign-in sheet shows only 9 hours because she signed in late on three occasions and left early twice to care for a sick parent.
687 words, about 3 min3Accreditation Pressure and the Overcrowded Practicum
A new private college of education is seeking accreditation for its teacher-education programme. The accreditation panel's standards require, among other things, supervised teaching practice of at least 12 weeks with a maximum supervisor-to-student ratio of 1:15, and evidence that cooperating schools are resourced for mentoring. The college has 210 student teachers but only 9 qualified supervisors available for the coming semester. To meet the 12-week requirement, the proprietor proposes: (a) shortening supervision visits to one per student per semester, (b) placing 40 students in a single under-resourced school that has agreed to 'absorb' them, and (c) backdating the practicum records so the programme appears compliant.
662 words, about 3 min4The Mentor's Dilemma: Reporting a Colleague
Eze is an experienced teacher and mentor at a public secondary school. She is mentoring Mr. Danjuma, a newly qualified teacher in his first year. Over three months she observes that Mr.
838 words, about 4 min