University in Nigeria
Aleibiri, Ekeremor, Bayelsa State
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Bayelsa State Polytechnic, Aleibiri (BYSPOLY) is a state government polytechnic in Aleibiri, Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, in the Niger Delta. It was established in 2014 by the Bayelsa State Government under the Bayelsa State Polytechnic (Establishment) Law, 2014, which the Governor assented to on 30 April 2014; the law was amended in 2018 and signed on 2 August 2018. The pioneer Rector, Prof. Promise Mebine, was appointed on 4 December 2017.
The polytechnic was set up to produce middle and higher-level technical manpower for the national economy, with courses of instruction, research and training in science, technology, engineering, commerce and management, and other fields of applied learning relevant to the industrial, agricultural and distribution needs of the State and Nigeria. Its mission is to produce self-reliant graduates with technical and entrepreneurial skills founded on ethical values, and its vision is a technological institution for innovative thinking and entrepreneurial skills for a sustainable self-reliant future.
Teaching is organised in schools:
Programmes run at National Diploma (ND) level, full-time (Regular I) and part-time (Regular II), and at Higher National Diploma (HND) level. The International Institute for Information and Communication Technology (IIICT) runs certificate programmes in computer appreciation, hardware maintenance, programming, database management, networking, electrical installation, project management and fine and applied art, for entrants with at least three O-level credits. The Entrepreneurship Development Centre trains students and registered members of the public in shoe and handbag making, paint, soap and bleach making, fashion design, bakery, POP ceiling work and driving.
Other academic units are the Directorate of Academic Planning/Quality Assurance, which prepares the academic calendar, oversees accreditation, curricula and examinations and liaises with NBTE and TETFund, and the Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES), which places ND students in a four-month industrial attachment. The polytechnic provides a medical centre for staff and students, with serious cases referred to government hospitals. It provides no hostel accommodation, so students arrange housing in neighbouring communities.
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View scholarships for Bayelsa State Polytechnic, Aleibiri, Bayelsa →Applicants need at least five O-level credit passes, including English Language and Mathematics, in not more than two sittings in WAEC, NECO, GCE or NABTEB. Applicants who scored 110 or above in the latest UTME but did not choose the polytechnic must do a change of course and institution at a JAMB CBT centre.
Applicants who scored below 110 in the latest UTME, or who have no JAMB result, may apply for the part-time programme, with the same O-level requirement of five credits including English Language and Mathematics in not more than two sittings.
Candidates bring original copies of the JAMB result slip, O-level result, certificate of local government origin, two recent passport photographs, a photocopy of the application form and the bursary receipt, and a birth certificate.
Applicants need an ND from Bayelsa State Polytechnic, Aleibiri or another recognised polytechnic accredited for the programme, with at least Lower Credit in the relevant discipline from an NBTE-recognised institution, and a minimum of one year of post-ND industrial work experience in an approved establishment. In engineering departments, an ND pass (CGPA 2.0-2.49) with two or more years of experience in the field may be considered in exceptional cases. HND screening requires the original ND result, O-level result, certificate of local government origin, two passport photographs, application form copy and bursary receipt, birth certificate and evidence of industrial attachment.
At least three O-level credit passes in SSCE, NECO, GCE, NABTEB or equivalent.
Apply on the online application page, submit and print the form, then report to the polytechnic with the necessary documents for physical verification and documentation when offered admission. Admissions officer: 09066773570 or 08151500015.
Main campus, Aleibiri, Ekeremor LGA, Bayelsa State: administrative block, academic block, library and e-library, and a medical centre for staff and students. All schools and units are based here. No hostel accommodation is provided.
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