Admission requirements:

Candidates having any of the underlisted qualifications are eligible for admission.

(i) Teachers' Grade II Certificate/National Teachers' Certificate with merit or credit 2 (B2) in three subjects including the teaching subject the candidate intends to study (or its equivalent).

(ii) Associateship Certificate in Education (ACE) or its equivalent.

(iii) Teachers' Grade II Certificate with at least (5) years of post qualification teaching experience with or without the number of credits/merits indicated in (1) above.

(iv) Successful completion of Pre-NCE Programme of the Institute.

(v) The Pivotal Teachers' Certificate or its equivalent.

(vi) Primary School teachers who are holders of Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) or GCE "O" level with passes in 5 subjects including English Language, three of which must be at credit level in same sitting or four credits at two sittings.

 Additional Entry Requirements

(i) Candidates offering Integrated Science, as their main teaching subject must possess at least a pass in Mathematics.

(ii) Candidates offering Mathematics as their main teaching subject must possess at least a credit in the subject at the TC.II.NTI or GCE 0'Level.

(iii) Candidates offering English as a main teaching subject must possess 'O' Level credit in English Language or Literature in English or credit in English Language in the Teachers' Grade II Certificate 
(TC II) or a pass in English Language and a credit in Literature in English.

(iv) Candidates intending to offer PHE must pass the Institute's Fitness Test.

(v) All candidates must be serving teachers. Since this is an in-service (and NOT a Pre-service) programme that is meant to upgrade teachers already serving in primary and junior secondary schools

Courses Offered and Structure

The courses are as follows for candidates offering PES as a major:
(i) Primary Education Studies
(ii) Education
(iii) One of the following subjects:

1. CRS
2. CCA
3. English
4. ITS
5. IRS
6. Maths
7. SOS

(iv) Practical Teaching

(v) General Studies Education (GSE) of which Use of English and Communication Skills is a major component.
 

For candidates not offering PES as a major, the following course combinations are available:
(1) English/Islamic Religious Studies
(2) English/Christian Religious Studies
(3) CCA/English
(4) English/Social Studies
(5) ITS/Maths
(6) Social Studies/IRS
(7) Social Studies/CRS
(8) PHE (Double Major)
(9) English (Double major)
(10) ITS (Double Major)
(11) SOS (Double Major)

NOTE BELOW:
The above combinations are by no means exhaustive. Any combination of two subjects or a double major approved from time to time by the Academic Awards Committee of the Institute may be introduced.
 

Methods of Application
Application forms are obtainable all the year round at the NTI State Offices in all the State Capitals. The application form and the students' handbook are obtainable on payment of a non refundable fee (as specified in the advertisement) in cash or Bank Draft made payable to the Coordinator of the NTI State Office in the applicant's State Capital.