Adebayo Adenrele
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has accredited another five Programmes for The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti.
The NBTE’s approvals, followed the outcome of a recent Quality Control Visitation Exercise to six programmes in the Polytechnic’s School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (SAAT), was contained in three separate correspondents and signed by the Board’s Director of Polytechnic Programmes, Arc. Ngbede Ogoh.
According to the letter with reference TEB/PRO/FP.O1/Vol.III/140, the four programmes, which received the NBTE’s Full Accreditation status are: are ND Fisheries Technology; ND Horticultural Technology; HND Animal Production Technology, HND Crop Production Technology with Interim Accreditation to HND Agricultural Extension and Management programme.
In another letter addressed to the Rector, reference number TEB/PRO/FP.O/Vol.III/141, titled “Grant of Approval to Commence Programmes”, the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti was also mandated to commence admission to the HND Fisheries Technology programme with effect from the 2022/2023 Academic Session.
“With reference to the Quality Assurance Visitation carried out by the Board to your Institution from 23rd to 26th October 2022, I am directed to inform you that the Board has granted Interim Accreditation for a period of one year to the Institution”
The four programmes granted full accreditation for five years will only be due for another quality assurance visitation of the NBTE by the end of September 2027.