The Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje, has disclosed that the Board was within the technique of phasing out non-technology and non-applied science programs from polytechnics throughout the nation.
He made the disclosure Friday in Abuja throughout a session with the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education.
According to him, polytechnics should return to their core and statutory coaching curriculum.
Bugaje knowledgeable the Committee of how poor funding remained a serious problem to the Board’s operations, saying, “The major challenge affecting the NBTE is funding and we are also working to clamp down on illegal centres.”
He additionally disclosed {that a} KPMG report which reviewed actions of the NBTE had been launched, including that it made some startling revelations, together with poor funding, and really useful the re-organisation of the company.
The Committee, headed by Hon. Fuad Kayode Laguda, gave the reassurance that it might examine the KPMG report, analyse it and make applicable suggestions with a purpose to tackle the challenges going through the Board.
“The report from KPMG, we have not seen it; we just heard about it today. That is why we have requested for the report to study it, look at the findings and recommendations before making our conclusions,” he informed journalists after the session.
