The proposal is especially aimed toward graduates of establishments in African international locations, following issues in regards to the high quality and authenticity of some foreign {qualifications}.
Acting Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Dr Folake Olatunji-David, disclosed this on Monday on the thirty seventh assembly of the National Standing Committee, NSC, on Evaluation of Foreign Qualifications in Abuja.
She stated the proposed test would assist decide whether or not graduates had genuinely acquired the information and expertise their certificates claimed.
“Inasmuch as we want to encourage global socialisation, education, and the rest of them because the world is a global village now, we want to maintain standards.
“We want to ensure that, yes, for every certificate given, they are earned, and they can produce people that can contribute positively to our national development.
“I therefore invite this committee once again to consider, if necessary, an assessment test before such graduates are evaluated for NYSC,” she stated.
The performing everlasting secretary described the committee as essential in defending the nation’s training system by guaranteeing that solely real certificates from correctly accredited foreign establishments have been accepted.
She additionally raised issues in regards to the rising instances of solid Nigerian and foreign diploma certificates, noting that the ministry was working to deal with the issue.
Olatunji-David praised the committee for its earlier choices, saying they’d helped enhance the evaluation and recognition of foreign {qualifications}.
She stated the ministry had made progress in verifying foreign establishments, issuing clearance letters for NYSC mobilisation, authenticating certificates and offering no-objection letters.
“The ministry additionally points eligibility and proficiency letters to Nigerians travelling overseas for employment or additional research,” she stated
She disclosed that the method of evaluating foreign certificates and authenticating Nigerian {qualifications} had been automated and digitalised because the starting of the 12 months.
“Since the beginning of this year, the evaluation of foreign certificates and authentication of Nigerian certificates have been automated and digitalised, making the process seamless,” she stated.
She added that the charges collected by means of the method have been paid into authorities accounts, boosting the ministry’s income.
According to her, the committee would additionally talk about 5 main points, together with tips for issuing no-objection letters to organisations looking for to register proposed establishments with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC.
Another concern is the compliance of foreign-curriculum secondary colleges working in Nigeria with the nation’s training coverage on public examinations.
She careworn that such colleges should put together their college students for examinations organised by recognised Nigerian examination our bodies, together with the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, National Examinations Council, NECO, National Business and Technical Examinations Board, NABTEB, and National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies, NBAIS, the place relevant.
She stated college students should sit for a minimum of one among these examinations before graduating, no matter the place they intend to pursue larger training.
The committee can even look at the popularity of foreign secondary faculty {qualifications}, together with Higher School Diplomas awarded within the United States and Canada and Baccalaureate certificates issued by French colleges, she famous.
