The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has unbundled the Higher National Diploma (HND) Computer Science programme in the polytechnics and Monotechnic in Nigeria from the 2024/2025 academic session.
The NBTE made this known in a letter dated January 8, 2024, signed by the Board Executive Secretary, Professor Idris M. Bugaje and addressed to the Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), and copied DG. Industrial Training Fund, schools’ rectors/provosts.
The letter titled, “Unbundling of HND Computer Science Programme”, reads, “Due to emerging trends and the need to strategically position our graduates for more effective national development, I wish to notify you that the Board has unbundled the HND Computer Science programme run in all institutions under our purview. The new specialized areas floated out of the former are as follows: HND Artificial Intelligence, HND Network and Cloud Computing, HND Software and Web Development, and HND Cybersecurity and Data Protection.
“Consequently, there will no longer be admission into the HND Computer Science programme from the 2024/2025 academic session. Students that have already been admitted into the former programmes are given up to 2025 to phase out. The grace is to enable concerned institutions to graduate students who were admitted under the old curricula.
“In view of the above, you are requested to kindly note that admission from the 2024/2025 academic session into the erstwhile HND Computer Science programme will be only in the aforementioned four specialized areas.
“While hoping that this information will be treated accordingly and given wide circulation through your good office, please accept the assurance of my highest regards and consideration.”
