Nnadiebube Journal of Education

This paper is designed to examine the authentic value of Nigerian teachers’ qualification in academic performance. The issue of teachers’ qualification is one of the problems facing the education sector. The issues discussed in this paper include teachers’ qualification and academic performance. Teaching profession is not a dumping ground for all categories of job seekers and a stopover camp for teachers seeking employment that is more lucrative. Teaching is not just a matter of teachers talking and students listening. Effective teaching involves interactive communication patterns that are skillfully directed. Since the quality of any worker in an organization is generally measured through obtained certificates as epitomized by output. This paper therefore recommends among others that government should see that the recruitment of new teachers is based on required professional qualification.

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