The
Ministry of Education has clarified that the harmonizing of degrees and higher
national diploma awarded by universities and polytechnics is not as easy as
being speculated.
Spokesman for the ministry, Benjamin Goong, denied
reports that the dichotomy between Bachelors and HNDs had been abolished.
level…
that the ministry lacked the power to end the inequality.
He however said
government had taken steps to bridge the gap:
Establishments (NCE) to institute a bridging program for the HND holders and the
proposal was approved.
“The bridging program is for HND holders who
can attend National Teachers Institute (NTI) or any institution offering
post-graduate diploma programs, before they can attain the level graduates
can attain in the public sector.
“As per the
approved memo, after the bridging program, HND holders will now be offered jobs
from grade level 8 and finish at grade level 17 like graduates. Before
now, HND holders were only allowed grade level 7 and finish at grade level
14.
“That is as far as it goes for now regarding the B.Sc and HND
dichotomy. Both are still very different from each other,” he said.
