NUT Backs Scraping of Post-UTME

The Nigerian union of Teachers (NUT) lagos state branch, have throw -it -weight behind the federal government decision to scrap the Post-UTME exam,adding that tertiary institutions in the country have derailed from the initial objective of starting the test while it had become a means of exploiting candidates.
This was disclosed by the president of the lagos state branch of the union Segun Raheem in an exclusive interview with Dailytimes,noting that the union had long advocated for the scraping of Post-UTME because rather than screen candidates on their proficiency in English,Tertiary institutions were subjecting candidates to another round of examination similar to what they had done in the Joint admission and matriculation Board,(JAMB) exam.

Raheem further accused tertiary institutions of exploiting candidates,adding that rather than charge candidates the agreed sum of 1,000,different exorbitant amount were been charged.

He said" Post Jamb was to test candidates fluency in the area of English,Jamb test is a cognitive examination they don't test our students fluency in English when you want to go to study in Britain they ask you to pass Toffy.
What they were expected to test is not what they are doing it should be screening. The only school that is doing it well is the university of Ibadan.
"And also they took unnecessary advantage of that accord by over charging candidates we agreed, it should not be more than 1,000 what they are doing they are exploiting the students".

"What is happening now is that they set questions the way JAMB exam is done,making it monotonous and in this present economy situation your child can sit at home for three years without admission even when they have pass JAMB exam".

"We at NUT have said  it that post JAMB should be scraped and replace with screening so that tertiary  institutions would have autonomy in admitting who they want, but the admission process is becoming
bureaucratic".Raheem added.

Speaking further the NUT boss, disagree with assumption that the standard of education in the country had dropped,adding that what has dropped is the teaching method and the ability of students to pass examinations,which according to him was as a result of poor parenting and distraction form social media,among others.

"Standard of education have not drop what have drop is the teaching standard unlike those days when you teach students and you would be sure they would pass. unlike now that parent are no more parenting and if don't  parent well there would be lacuna,the advent of social media,technology etc,have also added to the problem and most of the children are not matured to learn".

Raheem stressed that his union had initiated a free health test for teachers in lagos state,adding that health officials would be stationed at each local government area headquarters for the test.

"We have finalise arrangement to move down our local government, to carry out free mdical test for our teachers,we would be taking medical experts to go round. The firm would charge per- teacher but we would pay. They would go to the local government headquarters and they would do the test and does who have health challenges would be decteted before it get worst".Raheem stressed.

Source-- Iniobong Iwok (DaliyTimes Journalist)