In the new scheme of service approved for Nigerian Polytechnics, holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) with good grades can now be appointed as Academic Staff (Graduate Assistants) like their degree counterparts.
This was disclosed yesterday during the formal presentation of the new Schemes of Service to the Polytechnics stakeholders by the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Mohammed Bugaje.
The NBTE boss, while presenting the Scheme of Service as approved by the Head of Service, Mrs Folasade Yemi-Esan, said under the new schemes, the Instructor Cadre, which represented segregation against HND holders in the past, has been abolished
Bugaje stated that, the new Schemes of Service, which became operational from June 7, 2024, presents a unified approach to the recruitment and promotion of staff across Nigerian Polytechnics, Federal, State, and even private.
He said, “From June 7, 2024, all previous versions of the Schemes of Service cease to become legal tender. From now on, we will all be united to operate the new Schemes of Service in the Nigerian Polytechnic System (NPS).