Abstract:

The study examined the quality of educational institutions through in-service training of teachers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The population for the study was comprised of 2893 teachers in 147 public secondary schools.  Total sample was 360 teachers. To accomplish this investigation, two hypotheses were used for the study. The instrument used was a questionnaire, which was designed by the researcher. Data were analyzed using Pearson’s test and an independent t-test. A major result obtained was that a significant positive relationship exists between staff that participated in conferences with the quality of secondary educational institutions. From the findings it was recommended that the government should plan for the continued growth of each teacher through in-service training.

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