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Why Did Fg Scrap Hnd & Polytechnics by Hndholder(m): 5:08pm On Mar 16, 2007 |
Can any body tell us why the FG scrap the POLYTECHNIC? It is the HND that Nigerian hates. Do people hate polytechnic too? |
Re: Why Did Fg Scrap Hnd & Polytechnics by Hndholder(m): 5:10pm On Mar 16, 2007 |
The relegation of technical know-how in general manifests in many ways in Nigerian society. Parents want their children to become doctors and lawyers but rarely do they recommend engineers and technicians as role models for their kids. When you mention technical education, people think of nitty-gritty hard labour jobs, out in the sun in shorts and rolled up sleeves stained with oil and grease. But we cannot also fail to recognise the dangers posed to Nigeria's progress by the national obsession with white-collar professions and vocations at the expense of the no-less-important technical education and skills acquisition aspect. This issue is gradually assuming alarming dimensions in the context of the increasing importance of technical know-how and technology in general in world development. The uncomfortable truth staring at us is that the modern world is technology-driven, with less premium on memo-pushing white-collar jobs that lure our people. It is therefore a matter of national urgency that steps are taken to realign our educational bearings to dovetail into the ongoing world-wide technological revolution. |
Re: Why Did Fg Scrap Hnd & Polytechnics by Hndholder(m): 5:11pm On Mar 16, 2007 |
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. |
Re: Why Did Fg Scrap Hnd & Polytechnics by Hndholder(m): 5:14pm On Mar 16, 2007 |
Will that stop Nigerian Problems?The Nigerian polytechnics syllabus for Higher National Diploma is far above some of these countries Engineering technology. Nigerian HND certificate was regarded as that of postgraduate in some countries, based on the workload and the credit hours. What will happen now? |
Re: Why Did Fg Scrap Hnd & Polytechnics by globatop: 3:12pm On Jun 05, 2018 |
Hndholder: If ur assertion is correct about the content of the Hnd syllabus in Nigeria, why does the employer of labour treat Hnd holders as second fiddle in labour market. Infact the present situation is that students u find in poly are there out of frustration or due to their poor performance in wasc exams. |
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