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National Board for Technical Education
(NBTE)

UNEVOC Centre (National Body) since 2012

The National Board for Technical Education is a principal organ of Federal Ministry of Education specifically created to handle all aspects of Technical and Vocational Education falling outside University Education. It was established by Act No. 9 of 11th January, 1977.

In addition to providing standardised minimum guide curricula for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), the Board supervises and regulates, through an accreditation process, the programmes offered by technical institutions at secondary and post secondary school levels. It is also involved with the funding of Polytechnics owned by the Government of the Federation of Nigeria.

Mission

To promote the production of skilled/semi skilled technical and professional manpower, to revitalize, and sustain the national economy, reduce unemployment and poverty through the setting of appropriate quality assurance instruments for TVET, provision of current and reliable information for planning and decision making, sourcing and disbursing of funds and establishment of adequate linkages between TVET Institutions and industry.

Objectives

- Capacity development for TVET personnel

- Innovation and dissemination of best TVET practices

- Networking of TVET institutions

- Flexible Skills Development

Regular tasks

The Centre of Excellence has the following Mandates

-Continuing staff development for the TVET sector and capacity building for practitioners of TVET in Nigeria and the West African region;

-Production and sharing of curricula, technical textbooks and instructional materials for Technical Colleges and Polytechnics;

-Studies on the revitalisation of the informal TVET sector and institutionalisation of a National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF);

-Support for the establishment of more Professional Development Centres (CPDCs) in the West African region;

-Collaboration and partnerships among technical institutions in the region and globally;

-Enhancing the speedy sharing of data in various areas of TVET across the Region and internationally;

-Serve as an Awarding Body for registration of quality assurance managers and a training Centre for the conduct of external quality assurance for verification and certification of graduates;

-Coordinate all aspects online programmes in TVET institutions in Nigeria including the Open, Distance Flexible and e---Learning (ODFeL) and monitor the implementation;

-Any activities that serve to facilitate the above key objectives or promote TVET generally.

Focus and interest