The Kogi State college of Education Technical, Kabba has presented fourteen programmes in different schools to the National Commission for Colleges of Education, NCCE, for accreditation.

Provost of the College, Mrs Victoria Olusola Jagboro stated this in Kabba in an address during the visit of the accreditation team from the National Commission for Colleges of Education, Abuja to the institution.

Mrs Jagboro said after the first round of accreditation in 2015, the College witnessed massive growth in quality work force, infrastructure, expertise as well as increased budgetary allocation to the Institution which has distinguish the Institution from others in terms of the excellent products of the School.

According to her, the State Government has given the necessary support to the College to compete favourably with other Colleges of Education in the country.

The leader of the accreditation team from the National Commission for Colleges of Education, and Deputy Director of Education Support Services and International Partnerships Department, Abuja, Mrs Lami Dutse says accreditation of courses in Tertiary Institutions is evidence based and urged Head of Departments, Deans and other Principals Officers involved to be available to present all necessary documents needed for easy exercise.

Mrs Dutse explained that the Commission is not on a witch Hunt mission but to ensure that the right things are being carried out to enable the college produce quality manpower for national development.

The Director, Academic programmes Department of the Commission, Doctor Umar Adamu says accreditation of courses is aimed at ensuring that Colleges of Education produce quality teachers of basic education and stressed the need for the provision of quality facilities in the institution in line with the Nigeria Certificate of Education minimum standards.

Doctor Adamu stressed that courses that failed accreditation would be phased out and students affected transferred to nearby Institutions with full accreditation for such courses.