The Lagos Campus of the SOUTHERN NIGERIA INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY(SNIIT POLY) opens soon. (www.sniitnigeria.org)

As part of the Federal Government Refoms,Innovation Enterprise institutions like SNIIT have the mandate of the Federal Government to be readily responsive to the demands of the economy and serve as catalysts in the achievement of the Nigerian 2020 vision of becoming one of the twenty largest economies in the world.

They provide a route to higher education for competency based-skills in technological or professional education and training to equip the youth as well as working adults skills and knowledge to meet the increasing demand for skilled manpower in the various sectors of the nation's economy.

This private sector-driven initiative will bring on board training providers with relevant labour market expertise, resources and diversity of views and experiences needed for skills development.
Set up as a propeller for the nation’s technological development, (SNIIT), in spite of its name is non-regional and is open to all Nigerians.

OBJECTIVES

In line with the Federal Ministry of Education objectives as expressed by the National Board of Technical Education, the SOUTHERN NIGERIA INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY (SNIIT) will continue to fulfil the following mandates:

Increase access to education at Post Secondary levels and thus address the 'JAMB bottleneck' by increasing options and absorbing more youth into Higher Education (HE), who may have otherwise been unable to secure admissions.
Be principally private sector driven, and readily responsive to labour market demands.
Provide the necessary link between education, science, technology, innovation and the labour market.
Use 21st Century technology to deliver up-to-date curricula and skills relevant to the needs of employers in the labour market.
Seek to develop learners' capacity to think creatively, critically and transform knowledge and skills into wealth and a broader economic base.
Train and ensure that students understand how their expertise fits into a framework for improving the society and fulfilling national goals.
Economically empower the individual and community through poverty alleviation programmes by increasing employability.
Provide job opportunities through established linkages to industries and recruitment agencies

TRAINING FACILITIES:

Workshops, equipment and tools, Audio visual facilities, Computer Laboratories, Drawing studios, adequate classrooms, lecture halls, E-libraries, book libraries etc are provided for effective learning and training.

ACCOMMODATION:

The school has a 200-bed hostel capacity which is grossly inadequate for our teeming number of students. Accommodation is therefore on a first-come-first-served-basis. This problem will soon be solved as private investors are already showing interest in this business opportunity. There are however private rooms to let within our host and adjourning communities of Ifewara, Ife, Iwara and Ilesa.

SPORTING ACTIVITIES

Sports are encouraged. Football, table tennis, lawn tennis and basket ball facilities are on campus. Competitions with other tertiary institutions are also ensured.

TARGET GROUP

SNIIT will cater for:
School leavers who wish to acquire demonstrable practical skills to secure employment or generate employment or Direct Entry into HND , BTech , BSc etc.

Persons seeking for career paths
Adults who desire to have higher education
Persons without time for full time study but want to enhance their skills
Persons wishing to go into self-employment
University graduates seeking employable skills and
Adults seeking opportunities to re-skill themselves

The general entry requirements for the NID programme are:

5 Credit level passes in relevant SSCE/ GCE or NECOE or equivalent
OND or equivalent
Unemployed or under-employed graduates (HND, BSc, B.A etc) looking for requisite employable skills
Employed graduates (HND, BSc, B.A etc) who desire relevant or additional working skills

The Special entry requirements
If the result of an applicant is below the requirement, there are options of certificate and remedial programmes as Pre-NID courses.
Those with less than 5 Credits level passes will be admitted into the one-year certificate programme in Computer Science after which they could progress to the Diploma level.
Commercial and Art Students that wish to read any Science or Technology program will also be admitted first into the certificate program after which they could progress to the Diploma level.
Those out of school for a long time (adults over 21), in line with Government desire for open access to re-skilling and up-skilling of the nation’s workforce, as part of Life Long Learning (LLL), are also qualified for these programmes

For more information,interested applicants should visit the website www.sniitnigeria.org. or call 08129459847,