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Polytechnics that Offer ND/HND Mineral & Petroleum Resources Engineering (MPRET) With their Entry Requirements

The National Diploma in Mineral and Petroleum Engineering Technology Programme is designed to reflect a FUNCTIONAL philosophy of education.

While seeking to achieve academic excellence and promote the furtherance of knowledge, the Minerals Resources engineering programme also seeks to aid the acquisition of appropriate skills, abilities and competence, both mental and physical as equipment for the individual to live in and contribute to the development of his society…”

The programme is therefore committed to the production of qualified and competent technicians who will be able to face the challenges concomitant with the aspiration of the country to be technological developed and the Technicians to be self-reliant after graduation.

The programme aims at producing mineral and petroleum resources engineering technicians for the nation’s industries and public utilities and services.

On completion of the Programme, the diplomate should be able to:

Participate in exploration, prospecting, structural evaluation and extractive activities.
Collate and present data in a meaningful way.
Operate and maintain simple equipment commonly used in minerals and petroleum industries.

MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Candidates for admission into the programme should have a minimum of:

(i) Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSSC) with credit level passes in five subjects at most two sittings which must include English Language, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and one other subject from

Biology
Agricultural science
Additional mathematics
Economics
Statistics
Technical drawing,
Auto-mechanics
Geography
Basic electronics/Basic electricity and
Metal work

(ii) GCE ´O’ Level or its equivalent (Teachers Grade II or West African School Certificate) with credit level passes in five relevant subjects as specified in (i) above.

(iii) National Technical Certificate (NTC) with credit passes in mathematics, chemistry, physics, English Language and one other from mechanical, electrical, radio and TV, computer and related trade areas.

(iv) Passed at NBTE recognized Pre-National Diploma courses in the relevant subjects listed in (i) above.

(v) In addition to any one of the above, Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result have the required cut-off mark and subject combination of English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

HND MPRET

The HND programme is therefore committed to the production of qualified and competent Technologists who will be able to face the challenges concomitant with the aspiration of the country to be technologically developed.

HND in Mineral, Engineering Technology:

The programme is designed to produce Mineral Engineering (Mineral Processing) who will be able to apply engineering principles to the evaluation and processing of solid minerals in the Mineral – Industries and Research and Development Institutions.

On completion of the programme, the Diplomates should be able to:

Take active part in the design, planning and operation of mineral processing, extractive units and plants
Select suitable equipment to accomplish (i) above.
Operate and maintain equipment
Undertake ore characterization and process quality control. .
Generate self-employment by setting up small-scale laboratory for mineral evaluation and characterization
Undertake direct or supportive role in academic research and teaching.
Collate, interpret and report operational data in mineral and extractive plants
Undertake the operation of small scale mineral processing and extractive plant
Design and fabricate simple mineral processing equipment
Contribute meaningfully to the effective management of mineral process and extractive plant

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE HND PROGRAMME

The general entry requirements for the HND programme include:

All the requirements for admission into the ND programme in Mineral and Petroleum Engineering.
Minimum of lower credit pass (CGPA) of 2.50 and above in the ND in Mineral and Petroleum Resources Eng. Tech. (or Mineral Resources Engineering); and
A minimum of one year cognate work experience.
In exceptional cases, the ND diplomates with a pass grade (CGPA 2.0 – 2.49) in the ND examination that had two or more years of cognate work experience may be considered for admission into the HND programme. However, the number of candidates should not be more than 10% of the total student intake in each class.

Polytechnics that Offer ND/HND Mineral & Petroleum Resources Engineering are:

Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja
Kwara State polytechnic
Plateau State Polytechnic
Auchi polytechnic
Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti
Federal Polytechnic Nekede
Kaduna Polytechnic
Petroleum Training Institute (PTI)

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