The National Board for Technical Education has approved 23 additional programmes for Federal Polytechnic Ukana in Akwa Ibom State.
The approval brings the total number of programmes offered by the institution to 44.
The approval was contained in a letter signed by the Director of Polytechnic and Allied Programmes, Ayo Aroge.
The programmes will initially run for two years and commence in the 2026/2027 academic session.
The statement noted that the newly accredited programmes are a testament to the visionary administration of the Rector, Mrs Edumma Essien.
“The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has approved an additional 23 new programmes for the Federal Polytechnic, Ukana, in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The programme, which will run initially for two years, will commence in the 2026/2027 academic session,” the statement read.
Full accreditation of the programmes will be due for another quality assurance visit by the end of September 2028.
The newly accredited National Diploma programmes include ND Surveying & Geo-informatics, ND Estate Management and Valuation, ND Building Technology and ND Petroleum Marketing & Business Studies.
Others are ND Crime Management, ND Artificial Intelligence, ND Procurement and Supply Chain Management, ND Mechatronics Engineering Technology, ND Water Resources Engineering Technology and ND Renewable Energy Engineering Technology.
The Higher National Diploma programmes include HND SLT (Chemistry Option), HND SLT (Biochemistry Option), HND SLT (Microbiology Option), HND SLT (Physics with Electronics Option) and HND SLT (Environmental Biology Option).
Others are HND Cyber Security and Data Protection, HND Electrical Electronics Engineering Technology (Power & Machine Option), HND Electrical Electronics Engineering Technology (Electronics/Telecommunication Option) and HND Electrical Electronics Engineering Technology (Instrumentation and Control Option).
The list also includes HND Computer Engineering Technology, HND Civil Engineering Technology, HND Business Administration & Management and HND Accountancy.
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