(a) State Ministry of Education (SME)
This ministry established to
supervise the educational sector of the state. It is made up of several
division, which, include the examination development division (EDP) and the
curriculum development centre (CDC).
Its
functions.
(1)
Placement
examinations for primary six pupils into the state secondary schools.
(2)
Its conducts
junior secondary school certificate examination.
(3)
State peppers TC
II like health and physical education, social studies, integrated science/
music
(4)
Curriculum
development at state level.
(a) WEST African Examination Council (WAEC)
These wast first established at Ghana in 1951, and
later made effective in Nigeria, Sierra loan, and gavabia, and other countries.
The examination was conducted in May 1953. Then for
the four members countries was conducted in December 1955. The establishment
has it own buildings and examination hall in Accra, Lagos, Free Town, Banjul
and Monrouia
(1)
To organizes
examination such as, WASSCE, SSCE and the private GCE and
(2)
To produce
examination syllabuses to the candidate/student
(B) National Examination Council (NECO)
(c) Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
This
agency was established 1977. The aim of this board is to monitor admission into
Nigerians Universities through a centralized system of examination.
It
conducted the examination, but the admission is done by the individual
universities and sent back to Jams to communicate with successful candidate.
The
admission is based on merits jamb has taken over the responsibilities of
organizing examination for admission into polythectics and colleges of
education.
The board
services all, the federal and state government own institutions as well as the private
institution.
(1) National
teachers institute (NTI)
This agency
was established 1981 with its headquarters at Kaduna state.
The in June
1982, the agency took over the conduct of the teachers grade II certificate
examination from west African examination council (WACE) because of incessant
leakage of examination peppers. To up grade the quality of serving teachers.
Then the agency introduce the distanced learning system (DLS).
This was
done to help teachers to upgrade their knowledge and qualification without
losing their job.
Its functions
(1) Conducting the
TCII federal peppers like principles and practice of education, mathematics and
English language and
(2) To produce
materials for distance learner’s like auxiliary teachers and for those of
N.C.E.
(E) National Business and Technical
Examination Board (NABTEB)
This agency was established by the decree number 70 of
August 1993 and located at Benin City Edo State.
Its
Functions
Its conducted entrance examinations leading to the
awards of
(1)
National
Technical Certificate
(2)
Advance National
Business Certificate
National Business Certificate and monitor and collect
and keep records of conducts of technical colleges.