Poor WAEC results worry Shekarau

Auchi (Edo) – The Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, on Saturday said the Federal Government would work out modalities for the training and re-training of teachers in the country.
Shekarau spoke at the 22nd convocation ceremony of the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo.
“Government is worried by the poor results recorded in the last Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination conducted by the West Africa Examination Council.
“To ramify this situation, government has taken steps to improve on the capability of the quality of teaching and facilities available in our secondary schools.
“In addition, government is working out modalities for the regular training and re-training of teachers through various short-term courses, workshops and seminars,’’ he said.
Shekarau said the government was very particular about the development of vocational and technology education and believed that strengthening them would reduce the high rate of unemployment and create wealth.