The Hassan Usman Polytechnic in Katsina has secured accreditation for 28 courses from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
The Rector of the polytechnic, Dr Ibrahim Kurfi, disclosed this on Thursday in Katsina.
According to Kurfi, the NBTE has given its acknowledgement to the polytechnic to award National and Higher National Diploma in the 28 courses.
The courses include Welding and Fabrications, Architectural Technology, Library Science and Information Management, Animal Health Production, Hospitality and Tourism The Trumpet gathered.
The rector attributed the accreditation to the immense support of the state governor, Gov. Aminu Masari to the polytechnic.
“The governor has been assisting the institution, not only to ensure accreditation of the courses but to make the polytechnic meet the standards that can compete favourably with any polytechnic nationally or internationally.
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“You should note that I assumed office here as rector in 2017 and the governor has been assisting me tremendously in running the affairs of the school toward making it a world class institution.
“I am also happy to state that all the 28 courses got the accreditation during my tenure, ” he said.
Kurfi assured that the management of the institution would strive hard to ensure that discipline and academic excellence were maintained in the institution.
