The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) is on a two day official visit to Muhammadu Buhari Meteorological Institute of Science and Technology (MBMIST), Katsina State to begin accreditation of courses in Climate Change Science and Meteorology in the institute.
Speaking on the essence of the visit, the Team Lead, Deputy Director at Kaduna office of NBTE, Dr. Jauro Kutura. who represented the Director NBTE Kaduna office Alhaji Samaila Tanko disclosed that the team was in Kastina for accreditation of two programmes: National Diploma, Meteorology and National Diploma Climate Change Science.
While commending the Rector on the aesthetics of the landscape in the institute, Jauro observed that MBMIST has started planning towards the new mantra of the Executive Secretary of NBTE, Professor Idris Muhammad Bugaje; for skills node degree by incorporating agro allied skills into the institute.
She also noted that the intention to develop curriculum for the HND programmes in Meteorology and Climate Change Science in addition to developing a curriculum for Electrometeorological Engineering technology at ND level is also a big plus for the institute.
Jauro explained further that NBTE and institutions are partners in progress, stressing that NBTE does not carry out the exercise alone but involves stakeholders from academias and industries who are professionals in the related fields to assist in the processes.
“So the team is here to assist the adequacy of academic matters, physical and human resources available for the programmes and in the process would offer contributions, suggestions and advice for the betterment of the programmes,” She said.
She therefore solicited for the maximum cooperation from the entire management and staff of the institute to enable her team carry out their assignment successfully and promptly.
In his remark, the Rector of MBMIST, Professor Effiom Oku who assured the NBTE team of maximum cooperation, affirmed that the accreditation exercise is very important to the institute for the acceptance of its certificates especially as its pioneer students are about to graduate.
