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About Us

Mission

To empower educators intellectually and professionally to sustain and improve educational practice in schools, colleges and other educational organizations in Nigeria in line with the national needs, aspirations and global standards.

Vision

To remain a Directorate concerned with academic excellence by empowering educators professionally to engineer educational practices in schools, colleges and other higher institutions in Nigeria in tandem with the national aspirations and global standards.

Aims and Objectives

The Postgraduate Diploma in Education and related programmes combine theory and practice to prepare graduates for professional teaching. The Institute equips non-professional educators with the knowledge and skills to teach effectively across various educational levels and meet professional standards.

Shaping Educators to Define a National Identity
  • Developing educators who can give Nigerian education a national identity while making it relevant in a global context
  • Producing educators and professionals who are committed to reforming educational delivery through effective application and utilization of ICT in both national and global contexts
  • Producing educators who would teach and provide leadership at different levels of education
  • Enhancing career progression of employees in education and other industries
Enhancing Educators' Professional Competence and Expertise
  • Developing professional competence and expertise of educators in service
  • Producing educators who are knowledgeable in and committed to the implementation of Nigeria’s national policy on education
  • Producing educators who can propel social change through education; intellectually in attitudes, skills, values and world views
  • Producing educators and professionals in compliance with education professional regulatory requirements