Institute of Education

The Institute of Education has embarked on Bachelor Degree programmes designed to prepare teacher educators to work in training colleges where school teachers are trained and in secondary schools, especially at the junior secondary level. Such programmes, it is believed will serve the teacher demand needs in Nigeria.

The expansion of pre-service teacher education programmes in colleges of Education to prepare school teachers has heightened the need to prepare teacher educators. It is particularly necessary to prepare teacher educators to met the life and needs of the colleges, and professional teacher to meet the needs and challenges of secondary schools. There is the need to expose to the curriculum of colleges of Education and secondary schools and to teaching methods and techniques needed for effective and efficiently teaching.

The Degree of Bachelor of Education is designed to produce teacher educators and professional teachers who will introduce and maintain a spirit of dedication, creativity and innovation into the teaching profession.