APEN is a nonprofit organization that represents the interest of private schools in Nigeria. Our member schools vary greatly – some are large with over 2000 students, while others have less than 100 students in the entire school. They may be non-profit or proprietary, religiously affiliated, or not. Curricula also vary, with the Nigerian Curriculum being the most prevalent while others offer the British, American or some combination of the three. Whatever the size or affiliation, we provide a platform for the promoters of schools to connect, learn from each other which ultimately positively impacts the member schools.

To address these challenges, APEN has risen to the task by establishing a Continuous Teacher Training Institution, the ATTI is to provide quality training for teachers of APEN Schools, other private schools, public schools, state schools and educators in general. The APEN Teachers’ Training Institute will be fully owned by APEN. The establishment of the institute is to provide high quality continuous professional development to teachers not only within the APEN purview but other schools in the quest of its mission of providing quality education and educators.