INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
The students will be required to be attached to relevant organization for a period of three months in each part for supervised and graded industrial work attachment to enable them have the relevant experience in the profession.
METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment for the programme shall be:
a) Based on evidence of a practical attainment as presented by the student.
b) Conform with the learning outcome as stipulated in the curriculum
c) Enable the student take an assessment/examination under supervised conditions and assessed by external assessors to ensure a justifiable judgment on quality and quantity of the desired standard that is expected to have been achieved.
PRACTICAL CONTENT
The ND programme curriculum prescribes 80% practical content 10% Theoretical studies and 10% General studies components.
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
The general entry requirements for the ND Programme are:
Five credits including English Language and Mathematics and any other three.
CURRICULUM
The curriculum of ND programme consists of four main components. These are:
i. General Studies
ii. Foundation Studies
iii. Professional Courses
iv. Students Industrial Work Experience (SIWES)
- The General Education component includes courses in:- English Language and Communication, French, Mathematics and Entrepreneurship.
- The General Education component shall account for not more than 10% of the total hours for the programme.
- Foundation Courses include courses in Geography, Economics and Arts appreciation etc. The number of hours will vary with the programme and may account for 10% of the total contact hours.
- Professional Courses are courses which give the students the theory and practical skills he or she needs to practice in the field of calling of the performer/technical level. These may account for 80% of the total contact hour.