NBTE South-South Zonal Office

Location:

Captain Elechi Polytechnic Rumuola, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. 

A. Organogram 

B. Mandate of the South-South Zonal Office

The Six Mandates of the Zonal Office are as follows: 

1. Conduct visitation in the zone as may be directed by the Headquarters 

2. Advocacy with stakeholders in the zone to promote skills training and linkages of TVET Institutions with Industries 

3. Engage Government at all levels and the Organized Private Sectors (OPS) to promote Skills training in TVET Institutions and Upgrade of Technical colleges to offer NSQ training. 

4. Facilitate training at zonal levels for polytechnics and other TVET institutions and Up-Skilling of staff. 

5. The Zonal offices shall scout for consultancy services or NBTE Consult Ltd within the zone. 

6. Any other assignment as may be directed from time to time by the Headquarters. 

C. Functions/Activities of the Zonal Office 

i. To coordinate all visitations to institutions within South South Zonal Office domain jointly with the Headquarters. 

ii. To monitor and provide details of Institutions that are due for accreditations within South South Zone. Also watch out for illegal campuses. 

iii. To collect and forward all Self Study Questionnaires (SSQ) to the Headquarters online and ensure prompt delivery. 

iv. Receives all requests for resource inspections from all institutions within South South Zone which will subsequently be sent to the Headquarters. 

v. To Carryout Advocacy visits to Federal, State or Private Institutions for advice on how to mount new TVET Programmes within South South Zone. 

vi. To take stock of TVET Institutions, both Public and Private within South South Zone. 

vii. To engage Government at all level and OPS to established Skills Development Centers withing South South Zone. 

viii. To undertake specific trainings that are relevant within South South zone and harness their potentials to achieve desired objectives, such as emerging Skills areas that best suit industries for training. 

ix. Any other assignments as may be directed from time to time by the Headquarters.