The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has tasked teachers to engage in technology and learning to remain relevant to learners’ aspirations in a fast-changing global environment.
These are part of recommendations from the 2023 Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Online Annual Conference of Registered Teachers, issued to Journalist in Abuja on Saturday by the council’s Registrar, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye.
Ajiboye called on teachers to embrace technology and embark on professional development to make themselves technologically compliant.
He said, teachers should imbibe a culture of self-development and learning through a positive attitude for learning, peer partnership and cultures of trust and respect.
“Teachers should engage in lifelong learning, be it formal or informal, personal or professional, to remain relevant to learners’ aspirations in a fast-changing global environment.
”This will ensure personal growth and secure the integrity of the teaching profession,” he stated.
He said the 2023 theme of the conference is tagged: “Promoting Community of Practice among Nigerian Teachers for Effective Service Delivery.
Additionally, he called on stakeholders across the country to embrace and implement all recommendations made at the just-concluded conference.
He advised that following the recommendations would strengthen teaching and learning in the 21st Century in line with the Sustainable Development Goal four (SDG4).
“Records indicated that over 15,000 persons registered for the conference online among which over 12, 000 participants followed the live streaming on the Council’s and UNESCO’s social media handles.
”Also, 2,300 others participated in the programme via the viewing centers set up in States and the FCT,” he stated.
