1. Easy of study: The polytechnic system is split into two programs; two
years National Diploma (ND) and two years Higher National Diploma(HND)
programs. Splitting the two program offers many people the chance to
follow a step by step approach to education unlike the four or five year
course duration in the university which is quite long and tiring. I have a
boss, who after obtaining his ND, went to hustle, became an established
CEO with what he has lent and came back for HND 7 years after.
2. Entrepreneurial Skill: Because Polytechnic teaching are practical in
nature, the students are more inclined in starting their own little business
from the practical experience they have acquired. For example, a Quantity
Surveying Student (ND) in my school can successfully start preparing Bills
of Quantities. A Building Student with the little practical experience can
specialize in a tiling business or any business he deems fit based on the
experience he acquired while in school.
3. Equal Certificate: all polytechnic results have the same value either
private, northern or eastern polytechnic . However, the varsity certificate are
not equal and Federal University certificate is more valuable and wanted to
any varsity certificate.
4. Change of Study or Environment: you can decide to change your course
of study after your national diploma if there is any reason to do so. Moreso,
you can run a national diploma course in Lagos and continue your HND in
another polytechnic in any part of Nigeria. You can also go further to study
in the university in any preferred state.
5. Easy Admission: there are some individuals who have been running after
university for over 5 to 6 years without any breakthrough. Polytechnic have
made admission easier, with one or two trials, you will conquer the problem
of admission. People have now been enlighten to this and are now even
taking poly as first choice.
6. Affordable School Fees: the polytechnic has made education affordable
to all Nigerian unlike the varsity that some of them charge huge fees
7. Classroom Situations: in polytechnics, there are classroom situations in
contrast with the universities which makes use of theatre halls and
auditorium for lectures which are mostly overcrowded. This creates
opportunity for better understanding.
8. Pratical Approch to Teaching this is one thing we see often in a
polytechnic setting. During my ND days, our project was to construct a
workshop extension from foundation to the roof level with the next set
taking the roofing of the project. A year two student in a university by then
is still studying what is construction whereas a polytechnic ND II student of
my course already has taken practicals on painting, carpentry, joinery,
concrete and blockwork etc.
9. They are better in field works: due to the practical training in school and
exposure during SIWES and IT, they tend to be better in field works than
their BSc. Mates who most times are always hiding behind a desk.
By Lilian Onwuka
National Diploma (Banking and Finance)
Federal Polytechnic Oko
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