The Executive secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of education, Paulinus Chijoke Okwelle, has expressed concern over the dwindling enrolment figures of candidates into Nigeria certificate in education programmes in the country.
He urged the joint admissions and matriculation board (jamb) to lower the entry requirements, including accepting a pass in mathematics and English language as per-requisite for admissions to attract more candidates to enroll for NCE programmes.
He said efforts must be made by relevant agencies, including jamb, to put in place necessary collaborations to boost the fortunes of NCE programes.
As part of the remedial measures, Okwelle urged jamb to devise separate and realistic entry requirements for colleges of education as against that of degree-awarding institutions, to boost enrollment.
He noted that uniformed entry requirements to tertiary institutions, have adversely affected enrollment into NCE programes.
He also proposed that admission requirements into NCE should allow for pass in mathematics for candidates seeking admissions into arts and humanities, and pass in English language for those seeking admissions into sciences, vocational and technical-based courses.
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