DEPARMENTS

Department of Environmental Health

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Environmental Health Department is one of the first Departments established in the institution. The Department is saddled with the training of qualitative Environmental Health Officers/professionals who will be able to tackle the emerging challenges in the field of Environmental Health and Sanitation. The first batch of Environmental Health Officers-in-training (then known as public health inspectors- in-training) were admitted in 1976 and qualified in 1979 with the royal society of Health (London) Professional Diploma (now replaced by the West African Examination Board Professional Diploma). The R.S.H/WAHEB Diploma is a higher professional Diploma in Health Technology field.

The department currently has the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) accreditation to train and award Higher National Diploma (HND) and National Diploma (ND) in Environmental Health Technology programmes besides the professional certificates. The holders of the department's HND are eligible for N.Y.S.C scheme. The department also runs the proficiency certificate and Technician Diploma in Environmental Health. The Department has well experienced and committed lecturers, instructors and technologists dedicated to the programmes. Available facilities for training and services include technical studios, natural science laboratories, environmental monitoring laboratories, entomology and pest control laboratory, e-library etc. Core competency areas for the graduates include: pest management services, pollution abatement services, environmental monitoring (technical and scientific) services, food safety services, occupational/industrial health and safety services, port/international health services, technical wastes (solid, liquid gaseous) management services, enforcement/inspection services,etc.

PROGRAMMES

i. ND/HND Environmental Health Technology
ii. Environmental Health Technician Programme
iii. Environmental Health Assistants Programme

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

REQUIREMETNS FOR ND/HND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME

The minimum entry requirement into National Diploma/Higher National Diploma in Environmental Health Programme is five (5) O'level credit passes in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE), National Examination Commission (NECO) or General Certificate of Education (GCE) or their equivalent to include: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Biology or Health Science and Chemistry at not more than two (2) sittings. Duration for the programme is two years for ND and two (2) years for HND.

Certificate obtained: National Diploma (ND) Environmental Health Technology and Higher National Diploma Environmental Health Technology.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN DIPLOMA PROGRAMME

The minimum entry requirement into Environmental Health Technician Diploma programme is five (5) O'level passes in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE), National Examination Commission (NECO) or General Certificate of Education (GCE) or their equivalent, three of which must be at credit level and to include: English Language, Biology or Health Science and any of Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Geography, Agricultural Science and Commerce, at not more than two (2) sittings. A pass in mathematics will be an added advantage. Duration of the programmes is three (3) years.

Certificate obtained: Environmental Health Technician Diploma

REQUIREMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANTS PROGRAMME

The minimum entry requirement into Environmental Health Assistants programme is four (4) O'level passes in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE), National Examination Commission (NECO) or General Certificate of Education (GCE), Grade II or NABTEC in one science subject (Chemistry, Biology, Health Science, Nutrition, Physics, General Science or Integrated Science and any other three subjects. A pass in English Language will be an added advantage. Duration for the programme is two (2) years.

Certificate obtained: Environmental Health Assistants Certificate.

Department of Computer Science

GENERAL INFORMATION

In line with the expansion drive of the College, the Academic Board of the College approved the introduction of the Nation Diploma in Computer Science in the 2015/2016 academic session. The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) is expected to visit the Department to carry out resource inspection later in 2017 or early 2018. The Department will after the resource inspection, admit its first batch of students. The Department also handles ICT related issues in the college which affords students of the department a rare opportunity of practising what they are thought in class.

This programme is designed to produce computer personnel capable of applying the use of computer in most areas of data analysis.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

Diplomats of this programme should be able to:
- Solve simple hardware problems.
- Use various programming languages:
• Visual Basic
• OO FORTRAN
• OO COBOL
• Java
• Python
• Php
• C,C++ etc
- Know the Operation of Computer systems
- Use Computer packages
- Maintain hardware

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The entry requirements into National Diploma Computer Science programme are as follows:-
a) Four credit level passes in GCE "O" level or Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) at not more than two sittings. The four subjects must include mathematics, Physics, English language and any other subject.
b) Four credit passes in an NBTE recognized preliminary National Diploma course offered in a Polytechnic or similar post secondary technical institution. The credit passes must include Mathematics, Physics, English Language and any other subject.
c) A pass in Computer Foundation Examination (CFE) of Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN). The student must be prima fascia qualified as in (a) above.
Admission into the National Diploma in Computer Science programme is through JAMB. The required JAMB subjects are English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

JOB PROSPECTS

Given the pervasive nature of computing, graduates of the National Diploma in Computer Science programme can be employed in almost all spheres of endeavour including banks, oil companies, software and IT firms, telecom companies, media and entertainment firms, federal and state civil/public service, hospitals, schools, etc. This is apart from becoming entrepreneurs or self-employed. They can also further their education if they chose to do so as their qualification affords them direct entry admission into the University or Higher National Diploma programme in Computer Science.

Department of Health Information Management

GENERAL INFORMATION

VISION STATEMENT

To build a Health Information Management Department that will be capable of providing professional training in Health Information Management.

MISSION STATEMENT

To train qualified / professional Health Information Managers for the provision of Health Information Management services for effective health care delivery system at the local, state and National levels.

PROGRAMMES

The department offers three (3) programmes leading to the award of professional diploma (Diploma), National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma in health information management (HND):

1. PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
This is a three (3) year terminal professional Diploma programme designed to provide the graduates with the knowledge and skills to assist in planning, collating, organizing, disseminating, monitoring and managing vital information required for the health care system.
ENTRY REQUIREMENT: Applicants with a minimum of five (5) credits at not more than two sittings at SSCE, WASC or its equivalent may be considered. The subjects must include; Mathematics, English Language, Biology or Health Science, Physics or Chemistry and any other subject.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
The programme is a three (3) year terminal programme leading to the award of Diploma in Health Information Management by the Board.

2. NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
This programme is similar to the professional Diploma programme in content, goal and objective. But the duration of this programme differs from that of professional Diploma.
ENTRY REQUIREMENT: Admission through JAMB only. Applicants MUST possess Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) scores with a minimum of 160 points in addition to the ordinary level requirements. The subjects must include; Mathematics, English Language, Biology or Health Science, Physics or Chemistry and any other subject.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
The programme is a two (2) year terminal academic programme followed by a one year of Industrial Attachment carried out in an accredited health facility.

3. HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
This programme is designed to produce Technologists equipped with the knowledge and skill to plan, collate, organize, disseminate, monitor and manage health information at all levels of the Health care system.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE: The certificate awarded at the end of the programme is HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA.
ENTRY REQUIREMENT: applicants with the following qualifications may be considered for admission. In addition to the specific entry requirements, for the National Diploma in Health Information Management above, the candidate MUST possess:
a). National Diploma Certificate in Health Information Management with a minimum of lower credit.
b). Professional Diploma / Technician Certificate in Health Information Management by HRORBN with a minimum of lower credit.
c). Evidence of completion of one year relevant industrial work experience in an accredited health facility approved by the Board.
d). Candidates with a pass (GPA 2.00 – 2.49) at the National Diploma(ND) level with two (2) or more years post – ND cognate work experience may be considered for admission into the HND program.
NOTE: candidates with National certificate and a pass / merit can ONLY be considered for ND 2 before progressing to HND. 

Department of General Studies

GENERAL INFORMATION

The department of General Studies was created  and has the dual objective of:

* Catering for member of staff whose areas of specialisation are not in any of the existing departments of the college.

*Teaching those subjects which are not core subjects to the existing departments of the college. the subject taught by the department includes:

(a) Use of English
(b) Mathematics
(c) Physics
(d) Chemistry
(e) Biology
(f) Citizenship Education
(g) Food and Nutrition
(h) Microbiology
(i) Psychology
(j) Genetics
(k) Human Anatomy/Physiology
(l) Philosophy, Culture and Civilization
(m) Statistics
(n) Business Management
(o) Health Education and Training (p) Sociology
(q) Citizenship Education
(r) Clinical Governance
(s) Biochemistry
(t) Parasitology
(u) General Laboratory Techniques
(v) Biostatics