NAHCO Meets NBTE on Establishment of Institute The Manament Committee of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCO) led by its Chairman, Zikirullah Kunle Hassan was at the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Kaduna to consult with the Board on procedures and processes for the establishment of its proposed National Hajj Training Institute.

NSQF: Kaduna Polytechnic Issues Certificates to 33 Quality Assurance Assessors The Rector of Kaduna Polytechnic, Prof. Idris Bugaje has encouraged Degree and Diploma holders across the country to enroll for the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) to enhance their employability as according to him, certified skills are the new currency in employment globally.

NBTE Develops Software for Ranking TVET Institutions The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has developed software for the ranking of technical and vocational education institutions under its purview.

Five-day training workshop on Usage of Basic Science Laboratory Equipment and Quality Management System The NBTE Centre of Excellence for TVET in collaboration with The Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology announce a five-day training workshop on Usage of Basic Science Laboratory Equipment, and Quality Management System for Science Lecturers, SLT Lecturers, Laboratory Technologists/Scientists and other users of Science Equipment VENUES: Northern Zones: Kaduna Polytechnic, 1st -7th September, 2019 Southern Zones: Nigeria Institute of Science Laboratory Technology, Ibadan, Oyo State 6th – 12th October, 2019.

NBTE Governing Board Chairman Gives Inaugural Lecture In recognition of her passion for education and interest in politics at both State and Federal levels, the Chairman of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) Governing Board, Prof. (Mrs.) Modupe Adelabu took her turn to give the series 334 Inaugural Lecture of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. The lecture which took place on the 26th March, 2019 at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, was titled “As it was in the beginning, so it is now: Politics and Education Policies in Nigeria”.

Minister Presents Operational Licences To 65 TVET Institutions The Honourable Minister of Education, Mal. Adamu Adamu has presented operational licences to 65 TVET institutions comprising 18 Private Polytechnics, two Private Monotechnics, four Colleges of Health Science & Technology, 33 Innovation Enterprise Institutions (IEIs) and eight Vocational Enterprise Institutions (VEIs).

FEDERAL POLYTECHNICS NEKEDE-OWERRI, ILARO AND KADUNA POLYTECHNIC EMERGE 1ST , 2ND AND 3RD POSITIONS RESPECTIVELY. The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has released the report of the Pilot Institutional Ranking of Nigerian Polytechnics for the 2015/16 and 2016/17 academic years with Federal Polytechnics Nekede, Imo State; Ilaro, Ogun State and Kaduna Polytechnic emerging first, second and third positions respectively.

The Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education, Dr. Masa'udu Adamu Kazaure has canvased for a system of skills training that ensures that all types of skills for employment are recognized and benchmarked on a common framework. Dr. Kazaure who wants a paradigm shift in skills training from the conventional Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to institutionalization of National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) said the NSQF is fundamental to the recognition, validation, certification and harmonization of skills qualifications acquired from different learning environment.

The Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Modupe Adelabu has charged members of the Governing Board to treat education as an emergency second only to war. Prof. Adelabu who gave the charge in an address she delivered at the 80th Regular Meeting of the Board in Kaduna said education is the best panacea for poverty, empowerment and national development.