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FG Approves New 20 Private Polytechnics, 4 Colleges Of Health Sc
ience and 32 IEI's
By: Eda Date: May 1, 2019, 8:35 am
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[font=Open Sans][/size]The federal government has issued
operational license to 20 Private Polytechnics, four Colleges Of
Health Science and technologies and 32 Innovation Enterprises
Institutions. This brings the number of private polytechnics to
56, 152 Innovation Enterprise Institutions and 84 Vocational
Enterprise Institutions in the country.[/font]
[font=Open Sans]Speaking during the event ,the permanent
secretary, ministry of education, Arc Sonny Echono, said that
President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration places piority on
education more specifically Technical, Vocational Education and
Training (TVET) which would help reposition the economy.[/font]
[font=Open Sans]He mentioned that the Technical and Vocational
Education In Nigeria needs urgent urgent attention in
repositioning it for Nigeria’s technology take off.[/font]
[font=Open Sans]He urged the newly established institutions to
strive towards establishing a progress oriented and globally
competitive institutions to actualise the envisioned change and
agenda.[/font]
[font=Open Sans]Echono warned that the federal government has
banned study centers or satellite campuses by approved
institutions adding that qualifications obtained from the
institutions would not be recognised for further studies,
National Youth Service, employment and promotion.[/font]
[font=Open Sans]Also speaking, the Executive Secretary, National
Board for Technical Education(NBTE), Dr M. A Kazaure revealed
that the board has under its purview, 131 polytechnics, 33
Colleges of Agriculture, 50 colleges of Health Science and
Technology, 31 Specialised Institutions, 152 Innovation
Enterprise Institutions, 79 Vocational Enterprise Institutions
and 119 Technical Colleges.[/font]
[font=Open Sans]He revealed that the Board would continue to
ensure that quality assurance are maintained in the delivery of
the institutions programme under its purview by undertaking
accreditation visitations to institutions and programmes that
are due.[/font]
[font=Open Sans]“From 2018 to date, the Board visited a total of
80 institutions and carried out accreditation/ reaccreditation
of 417 programmes, verification of 46 programmes, resource
inspection of 241 programmes, resources inspection verification
of 28 programmes and CC verification of 24,” he
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