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  • Updated: December 14, 2022

UK To Employ Nigerian Teachers In 2023

UK To Employ Nigerian Teachers In 2023

From February 2023, the UK will teachers from African countries, including Nigeria to apply for qualified teacher status through its Teaching Regulation Agency.

The announcement was made in an early publication by the Department for Education on the UK government's website. 

Non-UK nationals from countries including Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Singapore, South Africa, Ukraine and Zimbabwe were also offered the opportunity.

The Department noted that formal teacher training qualification was not required for the application but applicants must have a minimum of two years teaching experience.

, “From February 1, 2023, teachers who qualified in the following nine countries (listed above) will also be able to apply to the QTR through the TRA.

“This change is part of the launch of a new service.

“Teachers from all eligible countries will have to show they meet a consistent set of criteria for the award of the QTS. Over time, this route will be opened to qualified teachers from every country outside the UK.

“To apply for assessment – only QTS, you do not need a formal teacher training qualification.

“However, you must have: a minimum of two years teaching experience, a first (bachelor’s) degree from a UK or non-UK university, an English language qualification which is the same standard as a grade four General Certificate of Secondary Education, a maths qualification which is the same standard as a grade four GCSE to teach children aged three to 11 in primary school, a physics, chemistry or biology (science) qualification which is the same standard as a grade four GCSE,” the news read.

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