In its effort to meet the minimum global standard and improve the performance of trainers, the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE has organized a Curriculum and National Occupational Standards review and development programme.
The exercise is geared towards reflecting current practices aimed at providing learners with qualification certificates and keeping all the information concerning the registered training and assessment centres that provide the qualifications.
Speaking during the event, the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education NBTE, Professor Idris Bugaje said considering the peculiar type of training that should be given to Polytechnic and Monotechnic students and in line with the national objective of encouraging youth economic self-reliance, NOS as a program become one of the key features of the review.
The NBTE boss who was represented by his special assistant, Professor Diya’uddeen Hassan emphasized that the curriculum is of great quality and has the potential to expand the employment industry with full Nigerian involvement.
In a remark, the Director, Curriculum Development of the board, Dr Musa Hatim Koko said the event is meant to develop and review the curriculum to ensure full participation of the Nigerian industries to address the employability problems that are often encountered by graduates.
Earlier in his welcome address, the representative of the Managing Director, NBTE Consult, Dr Abdullahi Maude said the workshop will help develop the employment industry with full participation of Nigeria to address the issues graduates encounter upon completion of higher institutions.