Welcome to NBTE

About Us

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) is an organ of the Federal Ministry of Education which is charged with the responsibility of regulating Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in Nigeria. The Board was created by an Act of Parliament (Act No. 9 of 11 January, 1977) as a response to the federal Government of Nigeria realization of the need to develop a critical man-power base to execute the nation’s National Development Plans initiated in the 1970s.

NBTE Vision and Mission

Vision

The Vision of the Board is “To be a world-class regulatory body for the promotion of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Nigeria”.

 

Mission

The mission statement of NBTE is “To promote the production of skilled technical and professional manpower for the development and sustenance of the national economy”.

 

Guidelines and Procedures for Establishment of Private Polytechnics

The Technical Institutions to be affected by these guidelines are those established or to be established to offer vocational, technical, technology or professional education and training programmes at the tertiary level such as Polytechnics and Monotechnics which produce technicians and technologists and other professionals or similar level of business and related manpower in Nigeria. The National Council on Education approved the following definitions for a polytechnic or a Monotechnics at its Sokoto meeting held in 1987:

Nigerian Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF)

NSQF formerly called NVQF is a system for the development, classification and recognition of skills, knowledge, understanding and competencies acquired by individuals, irrespective of where and how the training or skill was acquired. The system gives a clear statement of what the learner must know or be able to do whether the learning took place in a classroom, on-the-job, or less formally. The framework indicates the comparability of different qualifications and how one can progress from one level to another. The framework is the structure within which the National Skills Qualifications (NSQs) operate.

Technology-Enabled Quality Assurance

In response to the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the Federal Government's strategic emphasis on a digitally-driven economy, our Board has spearheaded the development of a digital platform for seamless communication with all institutions within our regulatory ambit. In alignment with this technological thrust, the Board is proud to unveil a paradigm-shifting approach—Technology-Driven Quality Assurance for TVET Institutions. This pioneering initiative seeks to significantly curtail the need for on-site visits, thereby relieving financial pressures on institutions nationwide. Notably, it fosters sustainability by obviating the requirement for the traditional submission of Self-Study Questionnaires (SSQ), hitherto presented in hardbound copies.

NBTE Launched Online Workshop to Introduce Digital Literacy Competency for TVET Teachers

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has launched an online workshop aimed at introducing digital literacy competency for TVET teachers. The intensive one-week training is tailored to equip Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) teachers in Nigeria with essential digital competence skills. The workshop emphasizes practical applications of digital tools and strategies to enhance teaching and learning in vocational education settings. The inaugural cohort of the workshop, which began on Monday, February 19, 2024, was inaugurated by the Executive Secretary, Prof. Idris M. Bugaje, represented by his Special Assistant, Prof. Diya’uddeen Basheer Hasan.

The Illegal Activities of Novelty Polytechnic, Kishi, Oyo State

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has received several petitions and complaints against the Novelty Polytechnic, Kishi which alleged that the Polytechnic is offering unapproved programmes and also operating illegal campuses existing either as outreach/study centres or satellite campuses. The Board in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS) carried out discreet investigations on the allegations. Findings of the investigations revealed that there is an act of outright violation of government policy on the Ban on Satellite Campuses and Outreach/ Study Centres by the Novelty Polytechnic, Kishi, Oyo State as well as a contravention of the Board’s Regulations on Offering Unapproved Programmes and Affiliations with other Institutions.

NBTE Trains Over 1000 Entrepreneurship Educators in Polytechnics and Similar Institutions

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has successfully trained over a thousand educators from polytechnics and various institutions across Nigeria. This comprehensive workshop, centered on the reviewed entrepreneurship and skills development curricula, was conducted in collaboration with Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and Danglo Management and Financial Limited. The training sessions were conducted across all six geopolitical zones.

Strengthening Research and Publications in TVET: NBTE Unveils Revamped Journal

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has taken significant strides to fortify innovative research and publications in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector, with the unveiling of the Nigeria Journal of Technical Education (NJTE) Vol. 21. Prof. Idris Bugaje, the Executive Secretary of NBTE, made this announcement during the ceremony at the NBTE Head Office in Kaduna.

NBTE Signs MoU with IUT Bangladesh

In his untiring effort to reposition the TVET sector in Nigeria, the Executive Secretary Prof. Idris M. Bugaje visited the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) Bangladesh on a partnership mission. The visit to the IUT which is a leading TVET teachers training and development Institution was aimed at partnership in the training of TVET teachers in Nigeria.

NBTE Signs MoU With ERYK to Implement the NYSE Programme II

Following the approval of the Concept Note on the Nigerian Youth Skills Empowerment Programme (NYSE), the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Eryk Group on youths’ apprenticeship training in Europe, under the Nigerian Youth Skills Empowerment II (NYSE-2) programme. The signing of the MoU was a follow-up of a meeting between the Executive Secretary, Prof. Idris M. Bugaje and the President of Eryk Consulting Mr Jens-Chritian Moller in Abuja.