Former Registrar, Nationwide Industry and Technical Examinations Board, Prof. Olu Aina, has advised the Federal Executive to handover vital wherewithal for polytechnics to start awarding bachelor and publish graduate levels in technology-related programmes.
The ex-NABTEB boss, who demanded rapid abolishment of the Upper Nationwide Degree, famous that the polytechnic training in Nigeria was once going thru travails.
The don mentioned this on Wednesday, era turning in the convocation lecture of the eighth mixed convocation of the Osun Environment Faculty of Era, Esa-Oke, Osun Environment.
Turning in a paper titled ‘Revitalising Polytechnic Education in Nigeria: From Challenges To Opportunities,’ Aina stated the Nationwide Board For Technical Training has now not fulfilled its duties.
He famous that the failure of the NBTE to deal with her regulatory purposes has ended in the lagging at the back of of polytechnics in Nigeria when in comparison to their opposite numbers in alternative portions of the sector.
He stated, “All the polytechnics in Nigeria to retain their designations as “polytechnics” however statutorily empowered to deal level programmes at Bachelor, Masters and Ph.D degree. Polytechnics must be allowed to run B.Tech, MTech and Ph.D levels in technology-related programmes.
“To this finish, handiest the Nationwide Degree must be allowed to proceed era the Upper Nationwide Degree must be abolished. On the other hand, there must be a moratorium of no less than 5 to 6 years for the transition to permit educational personnel with decrease {qualifications} to improve to the minimal necessities.
“The untouched Nationwide Degree must be 3 years with six months apprenticeship later the primary semester of the primary date and some other 6 months apprenticeship later the primary semester of the second one date, and the utmost two semesters to be in class.
“NBTE today is notably part of the problems of Polytechnic rather than agent of the solution. The NBTE, as currently structured, cannot effectively deliver on the mandate of Polytechnic in Nigeria. Therefore, an entirely new commission for Polytechnics should be established.”
Aina, who stated the rustic would want a tertiary training machine with capability to propel the dual engine of building – expertise and entrepreneurship, in particular to toughen general competitiveness as a population in a dynamic and globalized global.