Ajayi Polytechnic, Ara-Ekiti

Ajayi Polytechnic is a private polytechnic located at Km 10, Ado/Ikere Expressway, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State. It was established with the approval of the Federal Government of Nigeria and the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in May 2017 and was founded by Dr. Busayo J. Ajayi to provide the training and skills that make an individual self-reliant or gainfully employed. Its stated vision is to raise skilled technicians and managers who are entrepreneurially driven.

Academic work is organised in schools, including the School of Engineering Technology (Electrical/Electronics Engineering and Computer Engineering Technology), the School of Science (Computer Science, Statistics, Science Laboratory Technology), the School of Management (Accountancy) and the School of Business Management (Business Administration and Management, Public Administration).

The polytechnic awards National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) qualifications, each running for two years full-time. ND programmes include Computer Science, Accountancy, Computer Engineering Technology, Statistics, Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology, Business Administration and Management, Public Administration, Science Laboratory Technology, Office Technology and Management, Health Information and Management, Hospitality Management Technology, Industrial Safety and Environmental Engineering Technology, Medical Imaging, Multimedia Technology and Community Health. HND programmes include Statistics, Solar Thermal Engineering Technology, Public Administration, Business Administration and Management, and Science Laboratory Technology (Biochemistry/Microbiology and Physics with Electronics).

A Skill Acquisition Centre offers three-month technical and vocational programmes open to graduates and non-graduates, covering areas such as computer and phone repairs, web and mobile app development, graphics design, multimedia and video production, electrical installation, plumbing, masonry and tiling, carpentry and joinery, automobile repair, hospitality, cloth weaving, agriculture entrepreneurship and computer networking. The centre is an approved National Skills Qualification (NSQ) training centre, and the polytechnic runs a Cisco Networking Academy. It received a Certificate of Excellence as Best Skill Acquisition Training Center in the South-West Zone in November 2022.

National Diploma programmes are accredited by the NBTE, and the polytechnic signed a memorandum of understanding on affiliation with Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU) in October 2019. Tuition may be paid in instalments.