By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
The FCT Senior Education Board, SEB has engaged teachers in an academic performance verification exercise to improve the teaching and learning system in Secondary schools in the territory.
The FCT Secondary Education Board Director, Dr. Sani Mohammed Ladan led the Management Team on Staff Emolument Verification Exercise in the Public Senior Secondary Schools of the Six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Terriority.
This was contained in a press release signed by Kabiru Musa, Deputy Director & Head, Information/ PR Unit Education Secretariat. made available to newsmen in Abuja.
Àt one of the verification centre at Government Secondary School,kagini , Ladan said that the Staff Emolument Verification Exercise is another initiative by the Board embarked upon to verify the Staff credibility at their various Schools of primary assignment.
He explained that the on the spot assessment verification is a valuable tool for background checks of staff both in the city and rural areas where the Senior Secondary Schools are located to avoid some lapses such as abscondment and issues of Ghost workers who received monthly salaries and allowances but are not on ground physically to render the teaching services they have been employed for.
Dr Ladan who visited Schools in the Bwari Area Council said the verification procedures involve thorough checks of correct filling of the Emolument forms with particular attention to the Tax Identification number ,National Housing Scheme Identification,Contributory Pension Pin number and Staff Attendance records for punctuality and efficiency on the Job.
He noted that the verification exercise will help the Board to have authentic data of both teaching and non teaching Staff in Schools and for proper planning, avoid wastage of resources, time and the wrong person on the teaching job as the teaching job is an organized profession with ethical values guiding it’s operations.
The Director also revealed that the exercise for both old and new Staff will soon commence to help them in the discharge of their duties while assess the fundamentals of Staff.
He reminded the Staff of their responsibility of the “Teacher and Role Model”, as he admonised them to add value to the teaching system by impacting positive knowledge and moulding the Students in their custody for a brighter future.
He warned them against non challant and irresponsible attitudes or encouraging negative vices among the students as anyone caught will be sanctioned .
The Education Secretary further commended School Principals for their cooperation and the Verification Team who moved round the SEB Schools in the Six Area Councils to ensure its success assuring them of provision of necessary working tools for effectiveness and efficiency on the job .
The intensive Staff Emolument Verification Exercise which was carried out in all the 88 Senior Secondary Schools in FCT lasted for a week.