The study investigated perceptions of the usefulness of Nigeria certificate in Education (NCE) obtained through distance education programme in Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design employing stratified random sampling was used to sample 588 NTI-NCE distance learners from Ebonyi and Enugu States. One research question and one hypothesis guided the study. Questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire was face validated by experts in the field of education. Reliability co-efficient of 0.76 was obtained using cronbach alpha method of determining internal consistency of instrument. The research question was answered using mean and standard deviation while the hypothesis was analysed using t-test statistic. The research revealed that the NTI-NCE programme was found to be useful. Significant difference does not exist between the mean scores of NTI-NCE distance Learners in Ebonyi State and those in Enugu State on the usefulness of the NTINCE programme. Recommendations were made among others that certificates obtained from NTI programmes should be recognized by the general public and the teaching profession in particular.
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PERCEPTIONS OF THE USEFULNESS OF NIGERIA CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION (NCE) OBTAINED THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN NIGERIA
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