UK to recruit teachers from Nigeria, others

Nigerian teachers will have the opportunity from February 2023 to apply for qualified teacher status through the Teaching Regulation Agency in the United Kingdom.

This was made possible after Nigeria was listed among African countries whose citizens are eligible to apply.

Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Singapore, South Africa, Ukraine, and Zimbabwe are the other foreign countries to which the offer extends to.

The announcement for the application for interested non-UK nationals was made in a publication in early December on the UK government’s website, by its Department for Education.

Interestingly, the country offers a training programme for potential migrants since the qualification for applicants do not necessarily require initial teaching qualifications.

The content of the notice read, “From February 1, 2023, teachers who qualified in the following nine countries (listed above) will also be able to apply to the QTR through the TRA.

“This change is part of the launch of a new service.

“Teachers from all eligible countries will have to show they meet a consistent set of criteria for the award of the QTS. Over time, this route will be opened to qualified teachers from every country outside the UK.

“To apply for assessment – only QTS, you do not need a formal teacher training qualification.

“However, you must have: a minimum of two years teaching experience, a first (bachelor’s) degree from a UK or non-UK university, an English language qualification which is the same standard as a grade four General Certificate of Secondary Education, a maths qualification which is the same standard as a grade four GCSE to teach children aged three to 11 in primary school, a physics, chemistry or biology (science) qualification which is the same standard as a grade four GCSE.”