NABTEB Begins Review Of Syllabuses For 26 Trades In Technical Colleges

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has begun the reappraisal and validation of syllabuses for 26 commercialized areas successful method colleges.

The ongoing five-day exercise, which began connected Monday successful Abuja, brought unneurotic acquisition regulators, manufacture stakeholders, principals of method colleges, and program experts.

NABTEB Registrar and Chief Executive, Dr. Mohammed Aminu Mohammed who spoke astatine the opening ceremonial of the event, said the reappraisal was a landmark reform.

“It is with immense pleasance and profound gratitude that I invited you to this historical ceremonial for the broad reappraisal and validation of twenty-six specialised commercialized syllabi for our method colleges,” helium said.

According to him, the workout was a reflection of Nigeria’s deliberate strategy to marque Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) a operator of nationalist development.

“Today marks a large infinitesimal successful Nigeria’s travel towards acquisition excellence and economical transformation. We are participating successful an inaugural that volition reshape the scenery of method acquisition successful our nation,” Dr. Mohammed said.

He explained that the 26 trades nether reappraisal screen some emerging technologies and accepted vocations, ensuring that method graduates tin vie globally portion gathering home manpower needs.

“The twenty-six commercialized areas correspond captious sectors pivotal to Nigeria’s economical diversification docket and our quest for technological independence,” helium said.

LEADERSHIP reports that among the trades nether reappraisal see Robotics, Coding and Machine Learning, Industrial Mechanics, Smart Agriculture, Cinematography and Creative Media Production, Social Media and Digital Communications.

Others see Automotive Mechatronics, Electrical and Solar PV Installations, Hospitality and Catering, Mechanized Agriculture, Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology arsenic good arsenic Fisheries and Aquaculture.

Mohammed further stressed the value of balancing innovation with sustainability. “The inclusion of environmentally conscious programmes specified arsenic Solar PV Installations and Smart Agriculture demonstrates our committedness to sustainable development.

“These programmes presumption Nigeria arsenic a person successful greenish exertion adoption portion addressing captious challenges successful vigor and nutrient security.”

The NABTEB brag stated the inter-agency collaboration that made the reappraisal possible. “This inaugural exemplifies the powerfulness of collaborative concern successful acquisition development. The seamless practice betwixt NABTEB and NBTE demonstrates effectual inter-agency collaboration successful advancing method education.”

He added that manufacture input was invaluable successful shaping the caller syllabuses. “Our manufacture partners person provided captious insights into marketplace demands and emerging trends. Their contributions guarantee that the syllabi are not lone academically dependable but besides applicable roadmaps for vocation success,” helium said.

On implementation, helium assured participants that NABTEB would play an progressive relation successful ensuring prime and relevance. “We perpetrate to providing broad pedagogue training, processing due appraisal tools, and ensuring prime assurance passim implementation,” helium pledged.

He besides called connected industries to spouse successful providing internships, workplace learning, and mentorship, noting that “successful implementation requires sustained committedness from each stakeholders.”

The workout volition tally until Friday, September 12, 2025, aft which the recently revised syllabuses were expected to beryllium deployed to method colleges nationwide.