Federal Polytechnic, Ohodo

The Federal Polytechnic Ohodo (FEDPOD) is a public polytechnic owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria, established in 2021 and located in the Ohodo community of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area, Enugu State, in south-eastern Nigeria. Its motto is Knowledge and Discipline for Development. The institution's philosophy rests on discipline, ICT-driven learning, self-reliance and professionalism, and its mission is to train globally competitive professionals for self-reliance and development.

The polytechnic offers programmes in Engineering Technology, Natural and Applied Sciences, Business Studies and Management Technology, and General, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Studies, within the framework of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). It aims to train technologists, technicians and administrators with the practical and management skills needed by industry and commerce, and to prepare graduates to be self-employed and employers of labour. Its curriculum strategy is to develop the technological acumen and entrepreneurial culture of the South-East and Nigeria at large through practically oriented courses.

Academic activity is organised in four schools: the School of Engineering Technology (Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering), the School of Natural and Applied Sciences (Computer Science, Science Laboratory Technology, Statistics), the School of Business Studies and Management Technology (Public Administration, Accountancy, Business Administration and Management) and the School of General and Entrepreneurial and Vocational Studies (General Studies, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Studies). National Diploma (ND) programmes are run alongside Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes, and ND students complete a mandatory industrial training (SIWES) placement.

Teaching currently takes place at the take-off campus, the former Community Secondary School premises in Ohodo, while the permanent site of over 105 hectares lies close by in the same community. Support units include a library, a Medical Centre, a Directorate of Student Affairs, an Entrepreneurship Development Centre and an ICT support unit. Student governance is through a Students' Union Government, and newly admitted students attend an orientation programme and a matriculation ceremony. The polytechnic holds NBTE accreditation for its National Diploma and Higher National Diploma programmes, with additional programmes accredited recently, and it benefits from Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) interventions.