NCCE Mandate, Mission and Vision.
The Mandate
The National Commission for Colleges of Education was established by Decree (now Act) 13 of 17th January, 1989 (Amended Act 12 of 1993) as a completion of tripod of excellence in the supervision of higher education in the country.
The establishment of the commission was a resultant effect of the utmost importance accorded to quality teacher education by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Since inception, the Commission has continuously pursued goals of quality assurance in teacher education. The pride of the commission is based on the seminal philosophy in the National Policy on Education (NAPE) which states that “no education can rise above the quality of its teachers ...Read more
NCCE Commissions the Digitization of the NCE Minimum Standards & Teaching Practice Documents History was made recently when the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) commissioned the Digitization of the NCE Minimum Standards, Micro-Teaching & Teaching Practice Documents. The complete volume of the documents can be assessed online at www.ncceonline.edu.ng/NCCE-Digitization/Welcome.html. The Digitization project also involves the production of tens of thousands of the Digitized documents in auto run CD-ROM format. The Commission plans to later distribute the digitized materials CD-ROMs to Colleges and other stakeholders. Silver Jubilee Celebration and National Conference on Teacher Education Between 16th and 20th November, 2015, the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) organized a national conference as part of the activities to mark the Silver Jubilee celebration of the Commission. The theme of the conference was "TEACHER EDUCATION REFORMS: GLOBAL AND NIGERIAN EXPERIENCES". The keynote speaker was Prof. Peter Okebukola, OFR and the lead papers were presented by Prof. Peter N. Lassa and Prof. U. M. O. Ivoyi, fnae. At the end of the conference, participants came up with recommendations for sustainable quality teacher education in Nigeria. For details, Click link. For details download the Conference Flyer using the Download link. Colleges of Education in Nigeria NCCE NEW EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ASSUMES DUTY WITH A PLEDGE TO ENHANCE TEACHER DEVELOPMENT In a handing over ceremony on Thursday 4th August, 2016, the out-gone Executive Secretary, Prof. Monday T. Joshua, welcomed the new Executive Secretary and wished him well in the quest for Quality Teacher Education in Nigeria. Prof. Bappa-Aliyu Muhammadu, thanked his predecessor and wished him well in his future endeavours, adding that, he will improve on the already existing drives towards Quality Teacher Education and appealed for cooperation from the Management and the entire work force to reposition Teacher Education in Nigeria. He affirmed his readiness to work with the work force he met in addition with his experience of 35years as a teacher to move on the on-going drive for Quality Teacher Education in Nigeria. He reiterated that his administration’s guideline will be the core mandate of NCCE and the integration of the change mantra agenda.The handing over was done in the presence of the Commission’s Management Staff and entourage of out-gone and in-coming Executive Secretaries respectively, of the present Administration. |
TOTAL STUDENT ENROLMENT BY LEVEL AND SEX IN NCE AWARDING INSTITUTIONS |
NCE I | NCEII | NCEIII | TOTAL | |||||
MF | F | MF | F | MF | F | MF | F | |
2014/2015 | 128156 | 58593 | 137491 | 64820 | 111292 | 52201 | 376939 | 175614 |
2015/2016 | 121382 | 53577 | 128481 | 60858 | 134138 | 65929 | 384001 | 180364 |
2016/2017 | 114980 | 51034 | 111197 | 50465 | 116166 | 56195 | 342343 | 157694 |
ACADEMIC AND NON ACADEMIC STAFF BY FUNCTION AND SEX IN NCE AWARDING INSTITUTIONS |
ACADEMIC STAFF | SENIOR ADMIN. STAFF | SENIOR TECH/PROFESSIONAL. STAFF | JUNIOR STAFF | TOTAL | ||||||
YEAR | MF | F | MF | F | MF | F | MF | F | MF | F |
2014/2015 | 19785 | 5480 | 7656 | 2828 | 9058 | 3978 | 10693 | 3805 | 47192 | 16091 |
2015/2016 | 18241 | 5050 | 4900 | 1690 | 9939 | 4452 | 9361 | 3802 | 42441 | 14994 |
2016/2017 | 18345 | 5146 | 10586 | 4748 | 5231 | 1835 | 8131 | 3214 | 42293 | 14943 |
Students' Enrolment in all NCE-Awarding Institutions
Year | MF | F |
2009/2010 | 338,237 | 163,172 |
2010/2011 | 318,887 | 157,228 |
2011/2012 | 319,768 | 154,767 |
2012/2013 | 330,405 | 159,111 |
2013/2014 | 368,322 | 175,842 |
Key: MF = Total of Male and Female, F = Total Female
NCCE Statistical Data Template
You can download the NCCE Statistical Data Template using this link Download link.. Please, return all duly completed data forms using nccestatisticaldigest@yahoo.com
INAUGURATION OF GOVERNING COUNCILS OF FEDERAL COLLEGES OF EDUCATION
His Excellency, Mr. President Commander in Chief of Armed forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, approved the re–constitution and appointment of Chairmen and Members of the Governing Councils of the Federal Colleges of Education. The Councils were inaugurated by the Honourable Minister of Education, Mal. Adamu Adamu on Thursday 25th May, 2017 at the National Commission for Colleges of Education, Abuja. Retreat for the Chairmen, Members and Principal Officers of all Federal Colleges of Education took place between Thursday, 25th to Friday, 26th May, 2017. Provosts and Principal Officers of the affected Federal Colleges of Education were on ground to receive the Chairmen and Members at the inauguration venue.
The papers presented during the retreat are as follows:
Keynote Address: Role of Governing Councils in the Administration of Colleges of Education in Nigeria by Prof. Bappa-Aliyu Muhammadu, Executive Secretary, NCCE Download link.
Federal Character Principle: Its Implementations, Challenges and Prospects in Tertiary Institutions, Dr. Shettima Bukar Abba, Chairman, Federal Character Commission, Abuja Download link.
Corrupt, Ethics and Extant Rules - Chairman, ICPC, Ekpo Nta Download link.
Public Procurement Act 2007 and Public Procurement Processes - Director General, BPP, Mammnan Ahmadu, FNIQS Download link.
Budgeting and Budget Implementation Processes, Director, Budget Office, Federal Ministry of Finance, Abuja, Ben Akabueze Download link.
For the names of the Councils' Chairmen and Members check this download link Download link.
A Communique was issued at the end of the two days retreat. For a copy of the Communique use the download link Download link.
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