20 courses undergoing reaccreditation at Niger polytechnic, says rector
By Saka Bolaji, Minna
No fewer than 20 academic programmes at the Niger state Polytechnic, Zungere are now set for reaccreditation, verification and resource inspection.
Rector of the institution, Dr. Umar Egbako made this known when he addressed members of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) during the reaccreditation, verification, and resource inspection exercise at the polytechnic at the weekend.
Dr. Egbako, who was optimistic that the academic programmes will scale through the exercise, enumerated the courses for reaccreditation to include, higher national diploma in biology/microbiology, higher national diploma in microbiology, higher diploma in biochemistry/microbiology, higher national diploma in physics with electronics and higher diploma in statistics.
Other programmes according to him are national diploma in science laboratory technology, national diploma in computer science, national diploma in mechanical engineering technology, national diploma in electrical/electronic engineering technology, national diploma in estate management and valuation, national diploma in quantity surveying, national diploma in banking and finance as well as national diploma in local government and development studies.
The rector mentioned the four courses for verification as national diploma in civil engineering technology, national diploma in office technology and management, higher national diploma in mechanical engineering technology while the higher national diploma in building technology, higher national diploma in quantity surveying and national diploma in marketing are just for resource inspection.
He commended the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for making funds available for the procurement of relevant equipments.
“For the records, the Niger state Polytechnic started as Zungeru College of Advanced Studies (ZUCAS) in 1977 at a temporary site in 1984. The 6-3-3-4 system of education necessitated the conversion of ZUCAS into what is now known as the Niger state Polytechnic in 1991,” Dr. Egbako added.
He thanked the state government under Alh. Abubakar Sani -Bello for creating the enabling environment to take the institution to the next level.
Responding, the NBTE team leader, Malam Musa urged all members of National Board for Tertiary Education (NBTE) not to compromise standards in discharging their duty.
“You know we have only three assignments here which is reaccreditation, verification and inspection. In fact, I will advise you to make as many friends as you can, but don’t compromise standards,” he warned.
