University in Nigeria
Effurun, Uvwie, Delta State
University profile
The Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun is a federal technical institution at 1 PTI Road, Effurun, Delta State, established by the PTI Act (1972 No. 37) to provide courses of instruction, training and research in petroleum technology and to produce the technicians and other skilled personnel needed to run the petroleum industry. Its vision is to become the leading oil and gas technological institute in Africa, and its mission is to provide competent technological manpower through quality training, research and consultancy for the petroleum and allied industries. Its quality policy follows ISO 9001.
The Institute runs more than 20 National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes covering the oil and gas value chain: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology, Petroleum Engineering Technology, Petroleum and Natural Gas Processing Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Welding Engineering and Offshore Technology, Computer Science and Information Technology, Petroleum Marketing and Business Studies, Industrial Safety and Environmental Technology, Science Laboratory Technology, Computer Engineering Technology, Mechatronics Engineering Technology and Environmental Science and Management Technology. HND options include Instrumentation and Control, Power and Machines, and Electronics and Telecommunications (Electrical), Power Plant and Manufacturing (Mechanical), and Petrochemical and Polymer, Gas Processing and Petroleum Refining (Processing).
Short certificate programmes include General Welding, Commercial Diving Class I (18 weeks, admission twice yearly) and Class II (surface supplied diving, 6 weeks). The School of Industrial and Continuing Education (SICE) is the part-time arm of the Institute; its programmes are the same as the full-time ones and the certificate awarded is the same. A Post-HND programme upgrades the background of HND engineering graduates in Chemical, Electrical/Electronic, Gas, Mechanical and Petroleum Engineering. Specialised industry training is also offered, including a PTI Fire Academy (hydrocarbon and domestic firefighting, from awareness courses of 1-2 weeks to advanced courses of 3-9 months) and IMCA diving-related training.
The Skill Development Academy (SDA) at the Osubi campus houses the Entrepreneurial Development Centre, accredited by the NBTE in May 2021, where ND and HND students take mandatory practical entrepreneurship content in trades such as fashion and design, catering and hospitality, photography and video, CCTV technology, barbing, hairdressing, footwear, electrical installations, engine repairs, satellite technology and fork-lift operations. The Offshore Technology and Energy Centre includes a dive tank used for commercial diving training.
Students on the full-time programmes are charged no tuition; fees cover items such as consumables, examinations, library, ICT, medical examination and, for new entrants, a development fee. Hostel accommodation is compulsory for newly admitted students, in PTDF, NDDC, Noble and male hostels with rooms for two to eight persons. The Institute operates an e-library and OnePetro access for students and staff. The Institute lists about 50,000 graduates, over 20 courses and about 150 specialised courses across three campuses.
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View scholarships for Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun Delta State →Five credit passes in not more than two sittings in WAEC/NECO (SSCE/GCE O-Level), including Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English Language and one further science subject (Biology, Geography, Agricultural Science, Technical Drawing, Statistics, Further Mathematics, Basic Electronics, Applied Electricity or Metal Work). A National Technical Certificate (NTC) relevant to the programme with credits in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English Language and a related subject, or NABTEB with five credits (including Mechanical Engineering Practice or Metal Work for Mechanical; two electrical subjects for Electrical/Electronic), is also accepted, and candidates must pass the trade component relevant to the programme.
Programme variations: Computer Science and IT accepts any one listed science or a social science subject as the fifth credit. Petroleum Marketing and Business Studies requires English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two of Business Methods, Commerce, History, Religious Knowledge, Principles of Accounts, Geography, Statistics, Literature in English, Agricultural Science/Biology/Chemistry, Government/Civic Education, with at least a pass in Chemistry. Science Laboratory Technology requires credits in Mathematics, English Language, Chemistry and two of Physics, Biology or Agricultural Science, Economics, Geography, Technical Drawing, Wood Work and Metal Work, plus at least a pass in Physics and Biology. Mechatronics requires credits in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and one of Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics, Biology, Geography, Auto Mechanics, Wood Work, Metal Work or Computer Science. Environmental Science and Management Technology requires five credits including English Language and Mathematics and three science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Agricultural Science, Geography), together with a UTME result meeting the required cut-off in English Language, Chemistry, Biology and one of Physics, Agricultural Science or Geography. Welding Engineering and Offshore Technology requires credits in Mathematics, English Language, Chemistry, Physics and one of Technical Drawing, Biology or Agricultural Science, Further Mathematics, Statistics, Basic Electronics, Metal Work, Wood Work, Geography or Economics.
Admission is by interview. Applicants need a PTI Diploma or National Diploma relevant to the HND programme with an overall grade of C (Lower Credit) and at least one year of post-qualification cognate industrial experience, or a minimum Pass grade with at least two years of such experience. All applicants need five O-Level credits relevant to the programme, including English Language and Mathematics. For HND Computer Science, an ND in Computer Science at Lower Credit or above, an NCE with Computer Education major, or CPE I of CPN at Lower Credit is accepted, with one year of cognate experience (ND holders with a CGPA of 2.0-2.49 and two or more years of experience may be considered in exceptional cases).
Admission is by entrance examination. General Welding requires five passes in not more than two sittings including English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and one of Further Mathematics, Statistics, Basic Electronics, Metal Work, Wood Work, Geography or Economics, or a City and Guilds Intermediate Certificate in Welding. Commercial Diving Class I requires five ordinary passes including English Language, Mathematics, Physics and one further subject; an NTC with three credits including Mathematics and Physics and a pass in English; the PTI General Welding Certificate; or an equivalent certificate. Candidates undergo a medical examination, a swimming test and an interview. Commercial Diving Class II requires the PTI Class I certificate, HSE Part III and IV certificates, or relevant offshore commercial diving experience to a depth of 50 metres, with diving logbooks.
Available in Chemical, Electrical/Electronic, Gas, Mechanical and Petroleum Engineering for HND graduates in engineering disciplines.
Tuition is free. New ND I students pay a total of N188,150 and new HND I students N183,000 in school charges (including a N65,000 development fee, N11,500 caution fee and N20,000/N10,000 entrepreneurship fee); acceptance fee is N35,000 and is separate. Returning ND II students pay N70,500 and HND II students N77,000. Hostel rates range from N50,000 to N100,000 per student depending on room type, and accommodation is compulsory for newly admitted students. Fees are paid through Remita.
Applicants apply through the Institute's online admission portal (admission.pti.edu.ng). Admission enquiries: [email protected], 08127667021.
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