Since some students didn’t reach the admission requirements for universities some institutions have been accredited to act as an alternative route to universities. They are polytechnics, Innovation Enterprise Institutions and a lot more. This content will bring the Innovation Enterprise Institutions in Oyo State.
NBTE is the body that s responsible for the supervision of these institutions and this body has other roles. This article will tell you what you need to know about Innovation Enterprise Institutions and NBTE.
What You Need to Know About Innovation Enterprise Institutions
Innovation Enterprise Institutions are institutions that act as a veritable alternative route to universities. Students and school leavers who don’t have the resources to attend universities can choose any of these schools. Innovation Enterprise Institutions give students skills that they can use to compete globally.
They are under technical institutions and with this, they would follow all their categories. Their course includes NID Paralegal Studies, NID Film and TV Production, NID Banking Operations and a lot more. The benefits of these schools include the reduction of illiteracy levels and unemployment levels in the country.
What You Need to Know About NBTE
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) was set up by the federal government of Nigeria in the year 1977. NBTE is the body that supervises, accredit and regulate the affairs of all technical institutions. Innovation Enterprise Institutions, polytechnics and monotechnics are among the schools under the supervision of NBTE.
All board have their vision and NBTE vision is to be a world-class regulatory body for the promotion of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Nigeria. For the records so far, this board have accredited over 250 technical institutions in the country.
To consolidate and develop the nation’s system of higher education in response to the economy’s manpower need is one objective of this board.
What You Need to Know About Oyo State
Oyo State was created on the 3rd of February 1976 from the formal western State during the military government. It can be found in the western part of Nigeria, its capital is Ibadan and there are thirty-three local government areas on the state.
Out of the various tribe in the state, Yoruba tends to be the predominant one. Oyo State is known to be the sixth most populous state in the country and to be the site of the very first university in the country. Oyo State shares borders to the east by Osun state, Ogun state and the Republic of Benin to the southwest and Kwara state to the north.
List of Innovation Enterprise Institutions in Oyo State
Below, you will get the complete NBTE accredited Innovation Enterprise Institutions in Oyo State. You will get to know their location and their approved programmes as the table contain all the information you need
S/N |
INSTITUTION NAME AND ADDRESS |
APPROVED PROGRAMMES |
YEAR ESTABLISHED |
OWNERSHIP |
| 1. | Aquatech Institute of Fisheries Management, Ibadan | NID Innovative Agriculture | 2013 | Private |
| 2. | City Gate Institute of Innovation and Technology, Ibadan, E-telligence Place, 3rd Floor, Babos Building, 1 Oluyole Way, Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State | Hardware Engineering
NID Computer Software Engineering NID Networking and System Security |
2008 | Private |
| 3. | College of Banking and Finance, Ibadan | NID Banking Operations | 2014 | |
| 4. | Highland College Ibadan, c/o Segun Fatoki, 98 Iwo Road, Ibadan, Oyo State | NID Computer Hardware Engineering
NID Computer Software Engineering NID Multimedia Technology NID Networking and System Security |
2008 | Private |
| 5. | Smart Image Film and Theatre Institute, Ibadan, Oyo State | NID Film and TV Production | 2015 | Private |
| 6. | Soteria Business School Bola Ige Junction, Liberty Road, Oke Ado, Ibadan, Oyo State | NID Computer Software Engineering | 2018 | Private |
| 7. | St. Winifred Innovative Institute, Human Resources Development Centre, Sango Dina Village off Oloni-Olunde Ayegun Road, P.O. Box 16744, Ibadan, Oyo State. | NID Computer Hardware Engineering
NID Computer Software Engineering |
2008 | Private |
| 8. | Tower Innovative College, 136, Liberty Road, Box 13039, G.P.O. Dugbe, Ibadan. Oyo State | NID Computer Software Engineering | 2009 | Private |
Admission Requirements
JAMB (Joint Admission and Matriculation Board) examination is not compulsory for Innovation Enterprise Institutions. Applicants need five credits in WAEC (West African Examination Council), NECO (National Examination Council) or any other O’level exam. The normal age requirement for these institutions is sixteen.