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:

4 – 8 March 2025

INSTITUTION:

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

DISCIPLINE:

Education

PROGRAMME:

Mathematics Education

PROGRAMME SCORE:

79.42%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

INTERIM

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1.Practical work conducted did not adequately cover the curriculum.

2. Only 22% of the teaching staff are from the parent university.

3. 20% of non-teaching staff benefitted from staff development programme.
4. Staff offices are not well equipped.

5. Inadequate number of fire extinguishers and sand buckets.

6.No Subscription to data bases in the e-library except open source materials.
7. Only intranet that is available to staff and students.

 

1. More practical work should be conducted to adequately cover the curriculum.
2. 25% or more of the teaching staff should be drawn from the parent university.
3. All non-teaching staff should benefit from staff development programme.
4. The College should equip staff offices with more facilities like bookshelves, file cabinets and more chairs.
5. More fire extinguishers and sand buckets should be provided in strategic areas.
6. The College should subscribe to at least 2 databases in addition to open source materials.
7. There is need to activate hotspots for staff and students for more accessibility on campus.

 

The total score for the programme is 79.42%. It scored 34 (91.89%)  in Academic Matters, 30.75 (76.88%) in Staffing, 20.25 (75.00%) in Physical Facilities, 11 (61.11%) in Library. The programme scored 2.25 (75.00%) in Funding, 3 (100.00%) in Research and Collaborations and 2 (100.00%) in Employers’ Rating. Based on the fact that the programme scored less than 70% in any of the four core components (Academic Matters, Staffing, Physical Facilities and Library), the Panel recommended  INTERIM accreditation status for the Programme.

B.    APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION

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