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Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) by Distance Learning
System (DLS).
The NCE (DLS)
was introduced in 1990 to provide on-the-job training for
teachers and to solve the problem of staff having to leave the
classroom for further training. It is also one of the most
cost-effective strategies for addressing existing short-falls in
teacher supply. The programme is intended to train all
qualified Grade II teachers and other interested candidates to
the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) level through
Distance learning techniques. This is in line with the Federal
Government policy on Education, which prescribes the Nigeria
Certificate in Education as the minimum qualification for
primary school teachers.
There are 345 NCE (DLS) study
centres nation wide. A total number of 25,084 students have
been admitted into Cycle I for the 2006/2007 academic session.
The total enrolment for Cycles 1 – 4 for the year 2006 is
99,783. The number of qualified teachers produced between 1993
and 2004 is 87,318. To qualify for the award, admitted
candidates go through four years of training. Each course is
organized in 4 Cycles. A Cycle corresponds to a year’s work. A
maximum of 80 hours tutorial contact are permitted per subject.
The contact hours have been split into two semesters of any one
year.
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