Accreditation Tech Report View

NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION

REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

A.        SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT

DATE OF VISITATION:

19/01/2025

INSTITUTION:

Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum (Degree Programme Affiliated to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi)

DISCIPLINE:

Education

PROGRAMME:

Business Education

PROGRAMME SCORE:

81.38%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. Practical are not being regularly conducted due to poor power supply to the laboratory.
2. The staff mix by rank of 20.4:28.6:50.0 meets the NUC BMAS guidelines with only one category.
3. 33.3% of the academic staff do not have PhD degree.
4. All of the non-teaching staff have not benefited from staff development programme.
5. The functionality of the computer laboratory is impeded by poor power supply.
6. Academic staff offices are inadequate in space and not well furnished/equipped with bookshelves, file cabinets, photocopiers, refrigerators and scanners.
7. Sanitation around the teaching areas is poor. There was no running water in some buildings.
8. Inernet connectivity is slow and impede access to e-recourse for staff and students.

 

1. The college should provide alternative source of power supply to ensure that practical are adequately conducted.
2. The college should ensure a staff mix by rank of 20:35:45 in line with NUC approved guideline.
3. The college should encourage all academic staff to obtain PhD degree.
4. The college should ensure all staff benefit from staff development programme.
5. The college should provide alternate power supply to the laboratory.
6. Standard academic staff office should be provided for the programme.
7. The sanitation of the teaching areas should be improved upon.
8. The college should ensure that Internet connectivity is improved upon.

 

The total score for the programme is 81.38%. It scored 32.8 (88.65%)  in Academic Matters, 32 (80.00%) in Staffing, 22 (81.48%) in Physical Facilities, 13 (72.22%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) in Funding, 2 (66.67%) in Research and Collaborations and 2 (100.00%) in Employers’ Rating. Based on the fact that the programme scored up to 70% and above in all four core components (Academic Matters, Staffing, Physical Facilities and Library, in academic matters, staffing, physical facilities and library), the Panel recommended  FULL accreditation status for the Programme.

B.    APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION

Based on further analysis of the report, the Commission upholds the recommendation of  FULL accreditation status for the Programme