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FG To Scrap HND Program by jamalnation(m): 7:20am On Aug 01, 2016 |
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has
approved a comprehensive reform of
Nigeria’s tertiary education system,
scrapping the award of the Higher
National Diploma (HND) by the nation’s
polytechnics.
In effect, the award of the HND will be
limited to only the students currently
admitted for the programmes.
Also, all the programmes currently
being run by the polytechnics, which
are not technology-based, and which
are about 70 per cent, will be scrapped.
Under the new rule, the polytechnics
will now become campuses of the
proximate universities with the Vice
Chancellors of those universities
appointing provosts for the
polytechnics, subject to the ratification
of the Universities Councils.
The polytechnics will now be limited to
award of the National Diploma (ND)
while those desirous of further
education will be awarded the Bachelor
of Technology (B. Tech) by the
proximate university.
To kick-start the new policy, the
nation’s two most prominent
polytechnics – Yaba College of
Technology and Kaduna Polytechnic –
will henceforth be known as City
University of Technology, Yaba and City
University of Technology, Kaduna.
And to give legal teeth to these
approvals, the FEC approved the
submission of two Executive bills to the
National Assembly for enactment into
law.
With education being on the
concurrent list, the states may wish to
consolidate their tertiary institutions.
But if they do not wish to follow the
federal example, their programmes will
continue to be regulated by the
relevant agencies of the Federal
Ministry of Education.
The first bill will concretise the setting
up of the two city universities while the
second will approve the preparation
and consolidation of all federal
polytechnics and colleges of education
as campuses of proximate universities.
The Ministry of Justice will do the
preparation and submission of the two
bills to the National Assembly.
Minister of Education, Mall. Adamu, told
journalists after the weekly meeting of
the council that under the reform
measures, her ministry would,
however, continue to licence private
polytechnics and colleges of education
for the award of qualification at ND and
National Certificate in Education (NCE)
levels.
She said: “There will be no more award
of HND.
After we have exhausted the current
students under the programme, there
will be no more award of HND. This
means that there will be no fresh
admission for HND programmes. And in
addition, any programme that is not
technical will be out of the polytechnics.
About 70 per cent of polytechnic
graduates are in the non-technical
courses. It is going to be a rigorous
implementation programme.”
A ministerial committee to ensure the
smooth implementation of all that is
required for the take-off of the reform
initiatives is to begin work immediately.
Mall. Adamu said: “The HND certificate
will remain a legal tender in Nigeria
and holders of such certificate will
continue to be recognised as the
equivalent of first degree holders
without discriminatory remunerations
and limit to progression in the work
place.
The NCE certificate will be retained as
the minimum teaching qualification at
the basic level of education. Any higher
qualifications by these private or state-
owned polytechnics will be only
affiliation with a university. So, HND is
no longer in existence, but existing
HND will be respected and considered
legal tender.”
The council also approved the Federal
Government’s formal take-over of the
Waziri Umaru Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi,
which will be the College of Technology
campus of the Othman Dan Fodio
University, Sokoto, as well as the
Hussein Adamu Polytechnic,
Kazaure, Bauchi, which will be a College
of Technology of the proximate
university in the state.
Also, the Alvan Ikoku College of
Education, Owerri, Imo State, has been
taken over as a campus of the Federal
University of Technology, Owerri.
A state that had never had any federal
institution, like Bayelsa, is to have a
College of Technology as a campus of
the College of Technology of the
University of Port Harcourt. |
Re: FG To Scrap HND Program by Larry2003: 7:27am On Aug 01, 2016 |
Source? |
Re: FG To Scrap HND Program by Nobody: 7:41am On Aug 01, 2016 |
Why would anyone in their right mind do that? |
Re: FG To Scrap HND Program by Toluwani111: 7:58am On Aug 01, 2016 |
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