Currently, you will come across various higher institutions in the country but not all of them are universities. These schools role is to act as a veritable alternative route to universities and they include Specialised Institutions. This article will bring the Specialised Institutions in Katsina State.
NBTE is the body that supervises Specialised Institutions in the country and this board have other responsibilities. This article will tell you what you need to know about Specialised Institutions and NBTE.
What You Need to Know About Specialised Institutions
Specialised Institutions are among the schools that acts as a veritable alternative route to universities. Like said earlier, these institutions are available across the various states in the country. They are under technical institutions and so they follow all their categories. These institutions are part of monotechnics.
Some Specialised Institutions focus on one course and with this, they will train students in the aspect of the course. Students and School leavers that are looking for skills can choose to attend any of these institutions. Also, students that didn’t reach the admission requirements for universities can choose any Specialised Institutions in Nigeria.
The JAMB (Joint Admission and Matriculation Board) examination is not compulsory for Specialised Institutions. Students need at least five credits in (West African Examination Council) or NECO (National Examination Council). Some Specialised Institutions expects candidates to be up to eighteen before they apply. But the age requirement for some of them is sixteen.
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 Katsina State
The formal administration of General Badamasi Babangida created Katsina State on the 23rd of September 1987 out of the formal Kaduna State. The state’s capital is Katsina, it can be found in the northern part of Nigeria and it has 34 local government areas.
Katsina State has one federal, one state and one private university and Fulani is the predominant tribe that can be found there. The state shares borders with Kaduna, Nasawara, Kano and Zamfara State.
List of Specialised Institutions in Katsina State
Students that are looking for the accredited and complete List of Specialised Institutions in Katsina State will get it below. For now, you NBTE have not yet approved any of these institutions in the state.
But, you will also find other higher institutions that are not universities in Katsina State.