By; AMOS TAUNA, Kaduna
In order to address sharp practices among examination supervisors and assistant supervisors, the National Examinations Council (NECO) has decided to transit to a digitlized recruitment process.
NECO before now, conducted a manual examination to recruit supervisors for both the Basic Education Certificate Examination and the Senior School Certificate Examination.
A statement on Sunday, explained that NECO is responsible for administering the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and the General Certificate in Education, in June/July and November/December, respectively.
According to the statement, the move would enhance efficiency and effective service delivery in the entire process.
NECO also explained that the digitalisation involved shifting from manual to online recruitment procedures, assuring, “it will ensure the generation of supervisors’ nomination forms, appointment letters, and e-photo albums through an online platform.”
The statement stated that the National Examinations Council has digitalised the recruitment process for examination supervisors and assistant supervisors for the Basic Education Certificate Examination and the Senior School Certificate Examination Internal and External.
The digitalisation, according to the statement is to check sharp practices in the recruitment process and to enhance efficiency and effective service delivery.
It added that the digitalisation process involves migration from the manual recruitment of supervisors and assistant supervisors to the online system, stressing that it would ensure that supervisors’ nomination forms, appointment letters, and supervisors’ e-photo albums are generated online.
The examination body also to be managed online is the routine swapping of supervisors and assistant supervisors during examinations.
It then called for applications as supervisors from eligible interested qualified teachers with NCE, degree certificates, master degrees, PhD, and Professors for its BECE and SSCE, internal and external.
