NATIONAL INNOVATION DIPLOMA

NATIONAL INNOVATION DIPLOMA

Innovation Enterprise Institutions (IEIs) is one of the programs approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria to provide an alternative route to higher education, as part of the on-going reform of the Education sector. This at post-basic and post-secondary levels to equip the youth as well as working adults with skills and knowledge to meet the increasing demand for skilled manpower in the various sectors of the nation’s economy and the world at large. It is designed to widen access to higher education and offer credible alternative to higher education, through the provision of relevant industry-specific employable skills. IEIs are expected to provide alternative credible higher tertiary education that will cater for the needs of: Moreover, it designed to widen access to higher technical education and offer credible alternative to higher education, through the provision of relevant industry-specific employable skills. Citizens are expected to find within this sub-sector an avenue for acquiring competence-based skills that are driven by demands from the industry and employers. They are designed to be principally private sector operated and readily responsive to the demands of the economy. As presently conceived, the institutions have focus on technical knowledge and skills that are relevant but not restricted to the following specific industries: Information & Communication Technology (ICT), Oil & Gas Technology, Agriculture, Welding & Fabrication, Fashion & Clothing Technology, Hospitality & Tourism, Film & TV production, Creative Arts, Construction & Engineering, Paralegal Studies, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Professional Development, Banking & Finance School leavers, Persons seeking for career paths, Persons who have not studied for some time and desire to do so, Persons without time for full time study but want to enhance their skills/level of education, Persons wishing to go into self-employment, University graduates seeking employable skills and, adults seeking opportunities to re-skill themselves. Entry Requirement and Duration: Minimum of 5 credits at Senior Secondary Certificate (SSSC, NTC, NBC) They may proceed after this to the in polytechnics or universities for higher education HND and B.Sc. The qualifications given by the IEIs will be termed The National Innovation Diploma (NID) which can be used to job of your choice, and gain admission for Higher National Diploma or Bachelor of degree.