ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION POLICIES ON TEACHERS TRAINING AND RE-TRAINING BY THE GOVERNMENT OF ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study assessed the extent of training and re-training of the basic school teachers in Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in line with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) policies in Ondo State. It also examined the level of infrastructure provision in terms of school buildings and the restructuring of dilapidated ones by the SUBEB in the study area. These were with a view to determining the extent of compliance with the quality assurance policies of the UBEC by the Ondo SUBEB. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population for the study included 1,341 headteachers and 4,361 teachers in public primary schools; 305 principals and 3,192 teachers in public junior secondary schools in Ondo state. The study sample consisted of 330 respondents, which included 24 headteachers and 240 teachers in public primary schools; six principals and 60 teachers in junior secondary schools were selected through the multistage sampling technique. The instrument was a self-developed questionnaire titled: Assessment of Quality Assurance Policies Questionnaire (AQAPQ). Data collected were analysed using frequency counts, percentages, and mean. The result showed that the extent of training and re-training of teachers in Ondo State was moderate ( = 3.24). The result showed that the level of provision of infrastructure in terms of school buildings and restructuring of dilapidated ones in the state was moderate. The study concluded that the Ondo SUBEB complied with the quality assurance policies of the UBEC to a moderate extent.