NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION

REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

A. SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT

DATE OF VISITATION:

4th March – 7th March 2025

INSTITUTION:

Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba (Degree Programme Affiliated to University of Benin)

DISCIPLINE:

Education

PROGRAMME:

Home Economics Education

PROGRAMME SCORE:

89.23%

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

FULL

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. The staff mix by rank of 20:30:50 meets with NUC guidelines in one category
2. Academic staff offices are slightly inadequate in space.
3. There wasn’t fire extinguishers or sand buckets in the Food and Nutrition laboratory, just outside the laboratory which isn’t safe enough.
4. The school relies on only open source materials and there is no active subscription to any data base

1. The school should ensure a staff mix by rank of 20:35:45 in line with NUC approved guidelines.
2. The school ensure that academic staff offices are spacious and well ventillated
3. The school should ensure that functional fire extinguishers are installed in strategic location for the programme
4. The school should subscribe to at least two data bases for a more robust and electronic resources.

The total score for the programme is 89.23%. It scored 37 (100.00%) in Academic Matters, 36 (90.00%) in Staffing, 24 (88.89%) 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

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