TRCN Certificate: How to Get, Collect & Verify It
After you pass the PQE, you obtain your TRCN Certificate of Registration through the same candidate portal you registered on, teachers.trcn.gov.ng/cbt, per TRCN's May 2026 result notice. The certificate never expires. When TRCN approves it, you get a 10-digit TID (Teacher Identification Number). Your teaching licence is separate and runs for three years before renewal.
Certificate and licence are different things
| Certificate of Registration | Teaching licence | |
|---|---|---|
| Lasts | Lifetime — never expires | 3 years, renewable |
| Needs | A PQE pass and TRCN approval | A verified certificate (with TID) plus a PQE pass or a legacy TRCN licence |
| Identified by | Your 10-digit TID | A licence number |
The TID is created only when TRCN approves your certificate, and it becomes your permanent identifier across TRCN's systems — keep it with your records.
What it costs
TRCN publishes a registration fee and a licence fee by category — ₦6,000 (NCE) to ₦17,000 (PhD) combined — on trcn.gov.ng/qualified-in-nigeria; see our registration page for the full table. TRCN's payment guide lists certificate fees among those paid through Remita, but it has not published a separate certificate amount on a public page.
Verifying someone's TRCN registration
Anyone can check, without logging in, whether a teacher is registered and licensed by searching the public register at trcn.gov.ng/search-register with the teacher's TID. The result shows the teacher's name, state and licence status — so an employer can confirm the licence is current, not just that a certificate exists.
What TRCN has not published
- A separate certificate fee amount.
- A sample certificate image — we have not sourced one elsewhere, to avoid showing something that is not genuinely TRCN's design.
- A step-by-step process for a lost or delayed certificate, or the licence-renewal fee. For either, open a ticket at trcn.gov.ng/support.
FAQ
Does the TRCN certificate expire?
See answer
No. TRCN describes the certificate as a lifetime proof of registration. The licence is what you renew, every three years.
Can I verify a TRCN certificate without seeing the physical document?
See answer
Yes — search the teacher's TID at trcn.gov.ng/search-register to see their name, state and licence status directly.
Verified: TRCN result notice of 27 May 2026, trcn.gov.ng/help/certificate-and-tid, trcn.gov.ng/help/teaching-license, trcn.gov.ng/help/public-verification, trcn.gov.ng/help/payment-flow, trcn.gov.ng/qualified-in-nigeria — checked 9 November 2026