The National Board of Technical Education (NBTE) has expressed concern over the increasing number of public polytechnics converted to universities in Nigeria
The Executive Secretary of NBTE, Prof. Idris Bugaje who raised the concern, how asked government to stop conversion saying that henceforth, polytechnics without skills development centres would not be given accreditation for National Diploma programmes
He commended TETFund for its very active role in promoting and financing skills development in the country.
Bugaje, however, called on polytechnic rectors to key into the formalisation of the informal sector using technology to drive the sector.
He said that the N130 million given to polytechnics in the 2023 intervention line would not be used for building projects but rather to upgrade facilities for skills training, adding that about 10 skills had been identified by the board
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