The population in universities and polytechnics keeps increasing as the years goes by, the admission requirement for most of the universities are also high. Vocational Enterprise Institution was approved by the federal government of Nigeria to act as an alternative to universities and polytechnics in the country. The Vocational Enterprise Institutions in Ebonyi State are not that much compared to some of the states.
Vocational Enterprise Institutions are under technical institutions and NBTE is the body responsible for accrediting such schools in the country. This article will provide what you need to know about Vocational Enterprise Institution, tell you about NBTE and also the list of Vocational Enterprise Institutions in Ebonyi State.
What You Need to Know About Vocational Enterprise Institution
Vocational Enterprise Institution gives candidates specifics skills and the major reasons for setting up this kind of institutions is to act as an alternative route to universities in the country. They have to help students or school leavers who don’t have the needed resources or didn’t reach the admission requirement for universities.
They help reduce the illiteracy and unemployment level in the country and also provide adequate manpower to work in the different economic sector. Some of the skills learnt in these institutions includes fashion designing and welding. Vocational Enterprise institutions are a product of the reformed initiative of the Federal Government of Education in the education sector in Nigeria.
What You Need to Know About NBTE
The federal government of Nigeria established NBTE in the year 1977 with a lot of objectives, one of the objectives is to rationalize the financing of education with a view to making the educational system more adequate and efficient is one of the objectives of NBTE.
National Board for Technical Education is the full meaning of NBTE and the role of the body is to supervise and established technical institutions in the country. Vocational Enterprise Institutions are some of the schools under NBTE, others include monotechnics and college of education. To be a world-class regulatory body for the promotion of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Nigeria is the vision of NBTE.
What You Need to Know About Ebonyi State
The federal military government of General Sani Abacha created on the 1st October 1996, the capital of the State is Abakaliki. It shares borders with Enugu State to the west, Cross Rivers State to the east, Abia and Imo State to the south and Benue state to the North. Ebonyi State currently has 13 local government area.
Ebonyi State is known to be one of the leading producers of potatoes, rice, maize and a lot of agricultural products in Nigeria. Three universities are in Ebonyi state and they are one federal, state and private universities.
List of Vocational Enterprise Institutions in Ebonyi State
There are only one NBTE accredited Vocational Enterprise Institutions in Ebonyi State but there are a lot of them available in the country. Below is the list of Vocational Enterprise Institutions in the state
S/N |
INSTITUTION NAME |
APPROVED VOCATIONAL COURSES |
OWNERSHIP |
YEAR ESTABLISHED |
| 1. | Umuebe Farm College, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State | NVC Agriculture | Private | 2010 |
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Admission Requirement
Five credits are required in WAEC (West African Examination Council) or in NECO (National Examination Council) to apply for this institution. Candidates who are to apply must be up to 18 years as that is the minimum age required. The JAMB (Joint Admission and Matriculation Board) examination might not be needed.