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.
Summary of Formal TVET Institutions Under NBTE's Regulatory Purview
Category | Public | Private | Total |
Polytechnics | |||
Polytechnics | 91 | 103 | 194 |
Allied Institutions | |||
Specialised Institutions | 50 | 93 | 143 |
Colleges of Agriculture | 31 | 1 | 32 |
Colleges of Health and Nursing Sciences | |||
Colleges of Health Science | 66 | 65 | 131 |
College of Nursing Science | 92 | 62 | 154 |
Technical Colleges | |||
Technical Colleges | 150 | 3 | 153 |
Total | 480 | 327 | 807 |
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”.
NBTE, COMMONWEALTH OF LEARNING VALIDATE 12 AI-GENERATED EBOOKS FOR NATIONAL DIPLOMA SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), has successfully concluded the second phase of the Trainer-in-the-Loop Artificial Intelligence (TiL-AI) Workshop, resulting in the validation of twelve (12) eBooks for the National Diploma (ND) Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) programme.
Invitation to Participate in the NBTE–Rahjou Institute online training programme on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), in partnership with the Rahjou Institute, Iran, invites participants for a specialised online training programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC).
This initiative reflects NBTE’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s TVET ecosystem, building resilience, and preparing educators and practitioners for the future of work.
Programme Highlights
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Track
Participants will gain hands-on skills in:
• AI Image Generation for Designers
• Stable Diffusion, ComfyUI, and other AI tools
• Prompt Engineering & AI Model Optimisation
• Professional image enhancement
• Project-based practical training
Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Participants can choose from any of the following HVAC track:
i. Cold Room Refrigeriation Training Course
ii. Domestric Refrigerator Training Course
iii. Split Air Conditioning Training Course
iv. Vapour Compression Refrigeration System Training Course
v. Washing Machine and Dishwasher Training Course
NBTE INTRODUCES SECTOR-WIDE POLICY FRAMEWORK TO STRENGTHEN CERTIFICATE SECURITY AND INTEGRITY IN NIGERIAN TVET INSTITUTIONS
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has announced a new Sector-Wide Policy Framework on Certificate Security and Integrity to safeguard the credibility of academic qualifications issued by Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions across Nigeria.
The move follows recent reports of certificate forgery in some TVET institutions, which exposed gaps in the processes of issuance, verification, and institutional oversight. According to NBTE, the policy is designed to restore public confidence and uphold the integrity of Nigeria’s TVET system.
NBTE ANNOUNCES MAJOR REFORMS: NID PROGRAMME DISCONTINUED, 46 INSTITUTIONS UPGRADED, 136 LICENSES REVOKED
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) wishes to inform the general public and stakeholders in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector of recent approvals granted by the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, CON, aimed at harmonizing and strengthening the National Diploma (ND) system across the country.
In line with the Minister’s directive, the National Innovation Diploma (NID) programme has been discontinued with immediate effect. According to the Executive Secretary, Prof. Idris M. Bugaje, the policy seeks to establish a unified and harmonized National Diploma framework that ensures academic progression and consistency across Nigeria’s tertiary education system.
RE: REDEEMING POLYTECHNIC EDUCATION FROM PERSISTENT EXISTENTIAL THREATS
Our attention has been drawn to a paid advert in Daily trust newspaper, dated 24th July, 2025, page 8, by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), bearing the above caption and addressed to His Excellency, Mr. President.
While we acknowledge the right of ASUP to raise issues on improving Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Nigeria, there were many misleading errors in the press release that should be corrected:
NBTE, in Collaboration with COL, Hosts Groundbreaking Trainer-in-the-Loop AI Workshop to Advance TVET Digital Transformation in Nigeria
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), has successfully concluded a landmark Trainer-in-the-Loop Artificial Intelligence (TiL AI) Workshop at its Centre of Excellence in Kaduna. The two-day event held from June 19 – 20, 2025, marked a transformative step in Nigeria’s TVET digital education journey, integrating artificial intelligence into the development of Open Educational Resources (OERs) for Science Laboratory Technology (SLT).
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 Caps MSQ Charges at ₦15,000 for Polytechnic Students
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has directed all Polytechnics and allied institutions in Nigeria to cap charges for the Mandatory Skills Qualification (MSQ) at ₦15,000 per student, effective under the implementation of the newly reviewed National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) curricula, to ensure affordable access to occupational skills training, assessment and certification, while requiring institutions to utilise their existing training facilities and approved arrangements with workplaces for delivery.