The British Council has allayed the fears of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) with respect to the sanctity of its processes, quality assurance and integrity of its Cambridge A/L examination.
JAMB in its Weekly Bulletin disclosed that the Director of Programmes, Mr. Chikodi Onyemereca, gave the assurance when he led a five-man delegation of the Council to the Board’s National Headquarters, Abuja.
He told the Board that all Cambridge international examinations are always conducted in compliance with high ethical standards.
The Director disclosed that the Council’s “four buckets of school exams compliance and integrity” include school quality criteria and inspection, quality standards, secure storage, invigilation and training coupled with business assurance inspection, spot-checks reviews, post-test quality checks and security management, adding that all these criteria are replicated across all Cambridge partners and associate schools.
The delegation promised to look at the concerns raised by JAMB with a view to improving on their services, blocking any gaps, enhance examination security and administration while aligning with international best practices and standards.
Earlier, the Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, stressed the need to maintain standards and uphold the integrity of the examination without compromising standards stating that anything short of this would not be accepted.
He pointed out that the Board was not under any obligation to accept any certification as it was being governed by rules adding that the same was also applicable to IJMB, JUPEB and other A’level examinations.
The Registrar also pointed out that there were reports of infractions and complaints on the certificate offered by the body, registration, duration of programmes, appointment of invigilators, monitoring, training of officials and its plethora of candidates, who do not have O’level taking A’level examinations, among others.
He urged the Council to furnish JAMB with its time table on its registration of candidates, duration of programme, appointment of invigilators, teachers, as well as its means of identification of candidates even as he enjoined the Council to look at the issue of private candidates, among other concerns.
The Registrar also stressed the need for the Council to incorporate NIN as a unique identifier in its registration process.
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, founded in 1934 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1940.
The Council has a strong presence across Nigeria with offices in major cities like Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan and Kano. It offers a comprehensive set of services for Nigerians looking to improve their English skills and pursue international education opportunities
British Council Allays Fears Over Advanced Level Exam Standard is first published on The Whistler Newspaper