Benue State University Technical College, Makurdi

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The Department of Vocational and Technical Education was one of the pioneer Departments of the Benue State University, Makurdi, right from inception in 1992/1993 session. The Department was however, jointly started as part of the Department of Educational Foundations and Management/Vocational and Technical Education. In June, 1997 following rationalization exercise of Departments at Benue State University, the Department of Vocational and Technical Education was accorded full degree awarding status.

The Department initially started with one academic programme of study this was Technology Education with the following areas of specialization: Agricultural Mechanics Technology Automobile Mechanics Technology Building Construction Technology Electrical Installation Technology Electronics/Communication Technology Metal Work Technology Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Technology Welding and Fabrication Technology Woodworking Technology Drafting Technology The first set of students (only one), graduated from the Department in the 1994/1995 academic session. Since then intake into the Technology Education Programme has been growing steadily.

Although programmes run in the department are variations of the traditional Vocational and Technical Programmes, thefocus mainly is on teacher training to prepare those who would teach Vocational and Technical subjects in secondary schools and Technical colleges, as well as other tertiary institutions. However, in line with changes in technology, as well as, workplace knowledge and skills requirements, the Department of Vocational and Technical Education proposes to revise the B.Sc. (Ed) Technology Education degree programme to a B. Sc. (Ed) Technology degree programme with specific specialization areas with effect from the 2013/2014 academic session.

The B.Sc. (Ed) Technology is a single degree but its nomenclature would indicate which area of technology the graduate is specializing in. This has not been the case with the B.Sc.(Ed) Technology Education programme and seemed to cause confusion among some employers as well as unnecessarily disadvantage our graduates in the market place.