Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan-Waya, Kafanchan

Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya (KSCOE) is a state-owned teacher-training institution in Gidan Waya, near Kafanchan, Kaduna State, founded in 1977. Its motto is 'Education for Humanity', and its Visitor is the Executive Governor of Kaduna State. The college is led by a Provost, Dr. A. A. Aku, MESN, with a Registrar who serves as secretary to the Governing Council and deputy provosts for academics, administration and the Hunkuyi Campus.

The vision is to produce competent teachers of world standard, grounded in sound moral and ethical values, in the sciences, the liberal arts, and vocational and technical education. The mission is to be the flagship for producing quality professional teachers for basic education through pre-service and in-service programmes. Core values include honesty, quality, professionalism, efficiency, transparency, integrity, equity, accountability and commitment.

Teaching is organised into schools: Vocational and Technical Education; Education; Secondary Education (Arts and Social Science programmes); Secondary Education (Languages programmes); Secondary Education (Science programmes); Early Childhood Care, Primary, Special Needs, Adult and Non-Formal Education; General Studies Education; and Continuing Education. Programmes lead to the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE), with about 60 NCE/undergraduate programmes and 8,263 students cited by the college.

Science programmes are offered as double-major combinations such as Mathematics/Physics, Biology/Chemistry, Computer Science/Mathematics and Integrated Science. Other subject areas include English, Hausa, French and Arabic; Social Studies, Islamic Studies, Christian Religious Studies, Geography, Economics, History and Political Science; Theatre Arts and Fine and Applied Arts; Technical, Business, Home Economics and Agriculture Education; and Special Needs Education, Early Childhood Care Education, and Adult and Non-Formal Education.

The School of Continuing Education runs a Diploma/Certificate unit, an NCE weekend/part-time programme, a Demonstration Secondary School and a Staff School, which also support practical teaching and classroom observation for student-teachers. Students use the SRMS student portal, an e-library, a TETFund Blackboard learning platform and institutional email.