NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION (NBTE) ACCREDITS IMO STATE COLLEGE OF NURSING SCIENCES, ORLU;_

 NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION (NBTE) ACCREDITS IMO STATE COLLEGE OF NURSING SCIENCES, ORLU;_

By Hon (Amb) Stanford Arinze Nwokedi 

The Management of the Imo State College of Nursing Sciences, Orlu under the leadership of the Provost, Mrs Offor Hannah, has achieved yet another milestone in their ever expanding frontiers of breakthroughs. This time around, the College has just scaled through the hurdle of National Board For Technical Education (NBTE) accreditation. 

This latest achievement in the News was achieved on 13th February, 2024 with the successful accreditation of the Nursing College by the National Board For  Technical Education NBTE, Kaduna.

In a letter of invitation to Stakeholders referenced IMCONS/OR/AD/22/5/73 earlier issued and signed by the passionately professional Provost of the Nursing College, Mrs Offor Hannah, the accreditation team of the National Board For Technical Education NBTE Kaduna, was billed to be at the Institution on 13th February, 2024 for the accreditation exercise. The Management had gladly invited Stakeholders to join her and the Imo State Government to welcome the National Board For Technical Education NBTE team led by Dr Ismaila Tanko - NBTE Director of Monotechnic.

The accreditation exercise was undertaken on 13th February, 2024 and as it stands now, due to the exemplary professional disposition of the Management of the Nursing Institution in close working co-operation with the Staff of the College, the exercise went well and a confirmatory accreditation certification is expected from the National Board For Technical Education NBTE, Kaduna. It is worth mentioning that the Provost of the College , Mrs Hannah Offor had demonstrated immense capacity and competence prior to and during the accreditation to achieve the breakthrough.

With the above successful accreditation, the Imo State College of Nursing Sciences, Orlu is now poised to become a "Polytechnic By Ranking" as the Institution shall soon begin to award ND/HND certifications to their students on graduation. Particularly, with the NBTE accreditation of the Imo State College of Nursing Sciences, Orlu, subsequently, admissions into the College will be through the Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME). Upon graduation, graduates of the College shall bag REGISTERED NURSE, REGISTERED MIDWIFE, REGISTERED PUBLIC HEALTH  NURSE AND HND to crown it all. Hence, HND graduates of the College are going to be eligible for NYSC Call-up and the compulsory National Youths service.

This is yet another testament of enviable achievement for Imo State College of Nursing Sciences, Orlu having previously undergone a successful re-accreditation of General Nursing Program earlier on in December, 2023 which was conducted successfully by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.

By this latest addition, through sheer dint of hard work, industry, managerial dexterity,  professionalism, prudence and unprecedented devotion of the management, Staff and students of Imo State College of Nursing Sciences, Orlu, the Shared Prosperity Government of  Imo State has achieved yet another milestone in the continued positive disposition of the Government under our Godsent Governor, HE Dist Sen Hope Uzodimma, to prioritize human capacity development, especially of the most productive youth segment of our State.

This is indeed another glowing moment in the string of successes achieved by the Shared Prosperity Government of Imo State in the Education sector. It is worthy of mention that the Governor of Imo State, HE Dist Sen Hope Uzodimma (CON) had provided the logistic support that made the achievement possible.  The Imo State Ministry of Education, the Imo State House of Assembly leadership and membership and indeed Stakeholders of the Imo State College of Nursing Sciences Orlu, especially the traditional rulers have individually and jointly contributed meaningfully to this momentous achievement. 

Speaking to the Press, the obviously elated Acting Registrar, Mr John Kennedy Duru heaped praises on the Institution's workaholic Provost, Mrs Offor Hannah, for her rare mastery of Nursing Sciences, stating that she has proved to be the greatest asset with whom the achievement of the accreditation was made easy despite the fact that it was professionally tasking and physically draining. "She left no stone unturned", the Acting Registrar quipped.

Present to demonstrate their commitment and support to the Institution on the accreditation date were Honourable Members of Imo State House of Assembly, namely: Hon Henry Agbasonu (IMHA House Committee Chairman on Education), Hon Barr Chisom Ojukwu (Member IMHA House Committee on Education), Hon Okey Udeze and Hon Rep High Chief CaniceMoore Chukwugozie Nwachukwu (MHR) Representing Orlu,Orsu and Oru East Federal Constituency at the National Assembly. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education - Barr Mrs Chinyere Ibe; the immediate past Hon Commissioner For Education - Prof Johncliff Nwadike and the Director Nursing Services - Barr Mrs Uche Oranusi were all physically present for the accreditation exercise. Also present at the accreditation were HRM Eze Dr E.C Okeke (Chairman, Imo Council of Ndị Eze), His Imperial Majesty Eze Dr T.A Obiefule (Okairuro Of Umudioka/Deputy Chairman, Imo State Council of Ndị Eze and a host of other Stakeholders whose imprimaturs were evident to show the NBTE team the seriousness of the Government and people of Imo State in the full accreditation exercise.

Congratulations Imo State.

Long live Imo State College of Nursing Sciences, Orlu.

Long live Shared Prosperity Government of Imo State.

Long live our amiable and very supportive Governor, HE Dist Sen Hope Uzodimma (CON).

Long live Imo State.

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