Tunji Alausa, the minister of education, has approved the suspension of registration of new polytechnics and monotechnics for one year; however, health institutions are exempted due to low enrolment challenges.
Idris Bugaje, the executive secretary of the National Board for Technical Education, made this known in a statement on Thursday, February 13, in Kaduna
Bugaje said the suspension, which takes immediate effect, means that all new applications for polytechnics and monotechnics are put on hold for 12 months.
The executive secretary further said that institutions currently being assessed will be required to pay specific fees to continue the registration process.
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“Polytechnics awaiting ministerial approval will be required to pay an application fee of N4 million and a processing fee of N2 million per programme of study. Monotechnics, on the other hand, will pay an application fee of N2 million and a processing fee of N1 million per programme of study.
Applicants have 30 days to pay these fees; failure to do so will result in the termination of the registration process. New health institutions, which are exempted from the moratorium, will pay the same fees as Monotechnics for registration,” Bugaje said.
According to the NBTE executive secretary, the objective of the move is to ensure that tertiary technical and vocational education and training institutions are properly populated within their approved carrying capacities.
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