NUT asks Kaduna members to shun competency test proposed by govt


The national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has rejected the  competency test proposed by the Kaduna state government for teachers in public Primary schools in the state.
The NUT, therefore, called on its member in the state to shun the test.
A delegation from the head office of the NUT, led by the National deputy president, Nwankwo Kelvin, visited the Kaduna state chapter on Wednesday, as sign of solidarity to state chapter of the NUT over rejection of the competency tedt. 
Speaking during an expanded emergency meeting with delegates from the 23 local governments areas of the state, the union argued that the only body permitted by law to conduct such tests, is the Teachers Regulatory Council of Nigeria, TRCN, and not a board setup by the state government.
The union leaders also, noted that no in-service training or evaluations have been carried out by the state government to warrant another competency test after it was administered in 2018 and the current teachers certified competent.
Members of the union further, unanimously agreed that the motive behind the test was not to ensure that primary school teachers were competent but to further disengage them from service.
It will be recalled that the Kaduna state government had in January 2018, disengaged atleast 21,000 teachers for allegedly failing a competency test conducted in 2017.
The NUT therefore called on their members in the state not to sit for another competency test.