Bauchi State Oil and Gas Academy, the first of its kind in northern Nigeria, has submitted nine programmes for accreditation to the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) ahead of its full take-up.
WikkiTimes had repoted that Bauchi State Oil and Gas Academy sited in Alkaleri sought NBTE’s approval to start awarding National Innovative Diploma (NID) in nine programmes – Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications technology, Computer Software Engineering, Solar Installation Technology, Automatic and Mechanics, Welding and Fabrication, Buildings Construction and Hardware Engineering.
In 2021, Bauchi State Government established the academy to provide skilled manpower required to Fastrack oil and gas exploration in the Kolmani oil field and other areas in the northern part of the country.
Speaking shortly after completing the resources persons inspection visit, the leader of NBTE accreditation team, Mrs Fatima Kabir said the human and material resources assembled at the Academy would lay a foundation for the full take-up of the institution’s academic activities.
Mrs Kabir said the National Innovative Diploma (NID) programme, is a two-year programme run across four semesters as approved by the NBTE and the Federal Ministry of Education was created to handle Technical and vocational education matters in the country.
She said the accreditation team after its findings would advise the appropriate authority to ensure full accreditation of the course proposed by the academy.
Rector of the Academy, Dr. Ahmed Suleiman Yero said the proposed programmes were introduced to achieve proficiency and real-life practical experience for students.
The Ractor added that the programmes were also introduced to provide access to technical and vocational education in the state at the higher level.
He revealed that the state govt has provided the Academy with all the requirements and a temporary site at the Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic Bauchi to ensure full accreditation of its proposed programmes.
Dr. Ahmed Suleiman appreciated Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed for providing human and material resources at the Academy for the effective smooth running of education activities.
