University in Nigeria
Edo
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The Federal College of Education (Technical), Ekiadolor, Benin, in Edo State, is a federal government college of education that trains teachers for the National Certificate in Education (NCE). It is one of six federal colleges of education established under President Muhammadu Buhari in October 2021, with a mandate centred on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET): producing qualified teachers for technical and vocational education and encouraging research in the field.
It is located on the Ekiadolor-Olumoye-Uhen Road, Ekiadolor-Benin.
Academic work is organised into four schools. The School of General Education offers general education courses. The School of Technical Education covers Automobile Technology, Building and Architectural Technology, and Electrical/Electronics. The School of Vocational Education covers Business Education and Agricultural Education. The School of Sciences offers double-subject combinations of Integrated Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science. The college began with 4 schools and 17 departments.
Administration is organised into the Provost's Office (including the SIWES, Public Relations, Consultancy and Procurement units), the Registry, the Bursary, the Library, Works and Services, and a Health Centre with pharmacy, nursing and laboratory units. Completed projects include the college access road, rehabilitated administrative and academic building complexes, a twin lecture theatre of 250 seats each, laboratory equipment, medical equipment, library books and furniture, and computerisation of Registry, Bursary and Library records.
The college's vision is to be a leading technical college of education known for excellence and industrialisation through continuous learning. Its core values are Love, Peace, Services, Security, Wisdom, Creativity and Collaboration. It awards the NCE, the minimum teaching qualification in Nigerian schools, and also runs a Pre-NCE programme.
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View scholarships for Federal College of Education Edo →Candidates need an acceptable performance at the college selection and interview, plus either an SSCE (WAEC, NECO, NABTEB) or GCE O-Level with credits in five subjects including English Language and Mathematics, in not more than two sittings, or a Grade II Teacher's Certificate (TC II) with five credits or merits including English and Mathematics.
A minimum of three or four credit passes in SSCE, WAEC, NECO, NABTEB or GCE O-Level.
Five credits including English Language and Mathematics, plus at least two relevant subjects: for Automobile Technology, Physics, Auto Mechanics, Technical Drawing and Metal Work; for Building and Architectural Technology, Building Construction, Technical Drawing and Wood Work; for Electrical/Electronics, Physics, Basic Electronics, Applied Electricity, Chemistry and Technical Drawing.
Business Education: English Language, Mathematics and any three of Economics, Accounting, Business Methods, Government, Statistics and Commerce. Agricultural Education: English Language, Mathematics, Agricultural Science, Biology and one other science subject.
Five credits including English Language and Mathematics, plus: Biology/Chemistry - Biology, Chemistry and another science subject; Biology/Integrated Science - Biology, Chemistry and another science subject; Biology/Mathematics - Biology and two other sciences; Biology/Computer Science - Biology or Integrated Science and another science subject; Chemistry/Physics - Chemistry, Physics and another science subject; Chemistry/Mathematics - Chemistry and two other sciences; Chemistry/Computer Science - Chemistry, Physics and another science subject; Chemistry/Integrated Science and Mathematics/Integrated Science - any three of Biology, Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Physics and General Science; Computer Science/Mathematics and Computer Science/Physics - Physics and two other sciences; Computer Science/Integrated Science - Physics, Biology, Chemistry and another science subject; Mathematics/Physics - Physics and two other sciences.
Applications are made online through the college admission portal at admission.fcetekiadolor.edu.ng, choosing NCE or Pre-NCE as the mode of entry.
The college operates from a single campus at Ekiadolor, Benin, Edo State (Ekiadolor-Olumoye-Uhen Road, 302116).
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