The National Commission for Colleges of Education has said the new Dual Mandate Policy, which empowers Colleges of Education to award degrees, will help reduce pressure on university admissions across Nigeria.
The Executive Secretary of the NCCE, Angela Ajala, made this known on Friday during a media parley at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja themed ‘A New Dawn for Teacher Education in Nigeria.’
Under the new policy, qualified Federal Colleges of Education will be able to independently award both the Nigeria Certificate in Education and Bachelor’s Degrees in Education without affiliation to universities.
Previously, the institutions operated under affiliated universities for degree awards.
Ajala said the reform is designed to expand access to higher education, reduce overcrowding in universities, and strengthen teacher training in the country.
