Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin-Ladi

Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi is a state-owned polytechnic in Plateau State, north-central Nigeria. It began as a College of Technology in April 1978 under Edict No. 6 of that year and was upgraded to a polytechnic on 14 April 1980. Its stated vision is to be a reputable technological institution committed to student success in entrepreneurship and self-reliance, through professional skills training and practical research done in close collaboration with industry, organisations and the community.

The Main Campus is at the permanent site at Heipang, in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, with a second campus at Hwolshe, Jos, beside the National Library. Teaching is organised in eight schools: Administration and Business Studies, General Studies, Engineering Technology, Environmental Studies, Science and Technology, Technical (Vocational and Technical) Education, Information and Communication Technology, and Innovation Technology and Entrepreneurial Studies. A Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) runs professional diploma programmes.

The polytechnic offers 23 HND, 27 ND, 12 diploma, 5 NCE (Technical), one Remedial Science and Technology and one Pre-NCE (Technical) programme. HND and ND fields include accounting, banking and finance, business administration, public administration, office technology, marketing, civil, mechanical, electrical/electronics, computer, mineral resources, metallurgical, foundry and agricultural and bio-environmental engineering, urban and regional planning, estate management, quantity surveying, building technology, hospitality management, leisure and tourism, statistics, food science, science laboratory technology, mass communication, library and information science and computer science. NCE (Technical) options are automobile, metalwork, building, woodwork and electrical/electronics technology.

The institution's goals include providing instruction, training and research in technology, the sciences and the humanities, offering in-service courses for public servants in the state and for others, and promoting local technology and the adoption of appropriate technologies. Its mission is to serve students at undergraduate, graduate and continuing-education levels in engineering technology, the sciences, humanities and professional programmes.

The Polytechnic Library provides print collections, e-library services with online journals, e-books and databases, research support, information literacy training, study spaces and ICT access. The institution has a Student Union Government, a medical services unit, a consultancy unit, an ICT Directorate, and benefits from TETFund-supported projects. The Rector is Dr. Clement Chirman.