National Board for Technical Education
25 Nov
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has commenced the review of the curriculum for the National Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology as part of efforts to reposition polytechnics. The partnership is to train over 500 National Diploma holders in Electrical/Electronic Engineering. The training, which lasted two years, aimed to help participants secure employment. He…
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Unique College of Management and Technology (Unique Polytechnic) and Unique College of Nursing Science And Midwifery have been offered provisional accreditation by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). This is contained in a letter of accreditation dated 6th July 2024 and signed by the Board's Executive Secretary, Prof. Idris M. Bugaje. "I refer to…
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The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), has introduced a Mandatory Skills Qualification (MSQ) as a graduation requirement for all newly reviewed National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) curricula.
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THE aviation industry in Nigeria has received a boost with the approval of the listing of Eastwing Aviation Training Institute under the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) by the Federal Government. The institute obtained approval recently after meeting the technical evaluation by the Federal Government. With the approval, Eastwing Aviation Institute can now admit…
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