The educational standard in Katsina State keeps increasing every day as various educational centres are being established in the state. Vocational Enterprise Institutions in Katsina State are among the various study higher institutions that can be found in the State. The role of Vocational Enterprise Institutions is to act as an alternative route to universities and polytechnics in the country.
There are different bodies responsible for supervising higher institutions in Nigeria and NBTE is the body that supervises the various technical institutions in Nigeria. This content will tell you what you need to know about Vocational Enterprise Institutions, tell you what you need to know about NBTE and give the List of Vocational Enterprise Institutions in Katsina State.
What You Need to Know About Vocational Enterprise Institutions
The federal government of Nigeria established Vocational Enterprise Institutions and the role of these institutions was is to provide enough manpower in the country. Vocational Enterprise Institutions also act as an alternative route to universities in the country. School leavers who didn’t reach the admission requirement for any Nigerian universities can attend these institutions.
Candidates are taught various skills in these institutions and Vocational Enterprise Institutions have helped reduce the illiteracy level in the country. They have also helped reduce the unemployment level in Nigeria and they are under technical institutions in Nigeria.
What You Need to Know About NBTE
In the year 1977 NBTE was established by the federal government of Nigeria with different objectives. NBTE vision of the board is to be a world-class regulatory body for the promotion of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Nigeria. It is an acronym and its full meaning is National Board for Technical Education.
To established and supervise the technical institutions in the country is the major role of NBTE (National Board for Technical Education). Rationalizing the financing of education with a view to making the educational system more adequate and efficient is one of the objectives of NBTE.
What You Need to Know About Katsina State
On Wednesday 23rd September 1987 Katsina state was created by the formal administration of Genera Badamasi Babangida out of the formal Kaduna State. Kaduna State is located in the northern part of the country and the capital of the state is also Kaduna. The state consists of 34 local government areas.
The State have three universities and they are one state, one federal and one private university. Kaduna state is bordered by Nassawara State to the south, Kano, Zamfara and katsina state to the north, Niger State to the west and Plateau and Bauchi state to the east. The dominant tribe in Katsina State is the Fulani tribe.
List of Vocational Enterprise Institutions in Katsina State
There is only one accredited Vocational Enterprise Institutions in Katsina State and it is a private institution. In Nigeria, there are over seventy of these institutions that can be found in the country. Below is the list of these institutions in Katsina State
S/N |
INSTITUTION NAME |
APPROVED VOCATIONAL COURSE |
OWNERSHIP |
YEAR ESTABLISHED |
| 1. | Cherish Enterprise Institute, Batsari, Katsina State | NVC Computer Studies | Private | 2013 |
Admission Requirement
Five credits are needed in WAEC (West African Examination Council) or in NECO (National Examination Council. The JAMB (Joint Admission and Matriculation Board) examination is not needed for most of these institutions. Mathematics and English language are compulsory subjects in WAEC and NECO.