Membership Categories
There are 2 main categories of membership: Individual and Corporate. All categories receive full benefits including, in certain cases, voting privileges and the right to be nominated for leadership positions at Regional or National levels within the Society.
Individual Memberships
Fellow (FSEA)
Full Professional Member (MSEA)
Associate (ASEA)
Licentiate (LSEA)
Fellow (FSEA):
- Fellowship is the highest honor that SEAN can bestow on a member.
- Fellowship shall be by invitation, upgrade, or direct application based on merit. Fellows may use the title FSEA after their name.
- Fellowship qualification may be awarded to members who are already MSEAs, or who fulfill the requirements for MSEA, and who have made a major direct or indirect creative contribution in any fields connected with educational administration, education management, planning, consulting public enlightenment, and related fields of endeavor.
- This highly prestigious award recognizes work-related competence, integrity, and expertise at a senior professional level and facilitates public recognition of the holder’s worth.
- The Council may invite distinguished educational administrators or other professionals to become Fellows of the Society if they have several years of relevant experience and have been noted for contributing to the progress of the community.
- Fellowship may also be conferred on applicants or nominees who, though not directly engaged in the practice of educational administration, have contributed to the improvement of this and adjoining fields of endeavor to the overall interest of the nation over a sustained period of time.
- In addition to the online application and in order to give the status of Fellow of SEA the desired level of professional recognition and prestige, a member aspiring for elevation to this grade would be requested to complete a form specially designed for the grade before final ratification of the award.
- The Society will host an investiture dinner periodically to induct a new class into the Council of Fellows.
Full Professional Member (MSEA):
- This grade recognizes work-related competence, integrity, and expertise at a Bachelor’s degree level or equivalent, and above.
- It may be awarded to members who have a high level of knowledge, as exemplified by a degree or equivalent combination of knowledge and experience in any aspect of educational delivery, educational administration, education management, statutory supervisory roles in the ministry of education or research or project centers, mass communication and related fields.
- From January 2027, applicants for this grade must, in addition to the experience factor, have passed or been exempted from all sections of the Society’s examination for membership. Professional members may use the title MSEA after their name.
Associate (ASEA):
- The work of Associate Members demands, a practical approach and a detailed understanding of the principles of headship and leadership within educational settings or in statutory supervisory roles. By virtue of their training, education, and experience, they are competent to exercise professional judgment in and assume personal responsibility for the maintenance and management of existing administrative structures in educational supervision and governance.
- Recent NCE holders are encouraged to apply for this transitional grade from which they may upgrade to MSEA after years of experience that includes verifiable progression in administrative and professional responsibilities.
- Public officers in the ministries, projects, agencies, journalists, and other mass communication experts, trainers, school administrators, and other applicants with certified knowledge in any subject/aspect of educational delivery and educational administration, with experience in the educational sector may also apply for this grade. Associates may use the title ASEA after their name.
Licentiate (LSEA):
- This award recognizes a certified knowledge and at least one year in any aspect of educational delivery and educational administration in schools, colleges, etc. It is a transitional grade for public officers in statutory departments, agencies, journalists, and other mass communication experts, trainers, and others with knowledge in any aspect of educational delivery and educational administration, together with sufficient professional experience.
- Other educators holding the old Grade II Teachers Certificate, A-Levels, OND, etc are encouraged to apply for this transitional grade from which they may upgrade to ASEA after years of experience that includes verifiable progression in administrative and professional responsibilities.
- Licentiates may use the title LSEA after their name. Licentiates and encouraged to apply for a higher grade as soon as the experience, qualification, and age factors are met. Licentiates may use the title LSEA after their name.
Final acceptance of the requested grade will be subject to the review of the applicant’s documents by the Membership Committee. Applicants are therefore encouraged to only apply for grades that are commensurate with their academic/professional qualifications, professional experience, and responsibilities
Institution/Corporate Memberships
This is for schools, colleges, universities, and organizations that support educational development and educational advancement in Nigeria. Private and public educational institutions, media houses, vocational training centers, libraries, organizations with training divisions, statutory, Ministries of Education, regulatory and supervisory bodies in education, and others with an interest in educational development may apply for this grade.