NIIT: Are They Worth It?

I don't think dey do hon in comp and practise certification.I know dey do a degree course and HND in Aptech.It is a good place to be





NIIT na wack na.Aptech is better

@texbiano

Tex was up, we no even hear from u again.

this is Joy ur paddy

d best  word i use 2 describe NIIT is Mr Biggs i.e they've got d name

Hey if u ask me, i will say that niit is the best around that u can get. IT is a hot cake right now so u have to pay much to get the best, i think the money is ok. You can just sit at home and look the learnkey tutorials for CCNA or A+ or what eva and go write the exam and pass. You can always say it is expensive when u look at it from that perspective. for me i think niit is ok, i'm currently studying there and i think it is the best place around when u talk of IT. Where ever u go, u have to have interest and u have to study hard to make it. the books i was given are very self explanatory, i can read and understand even without a lecturer. if i read hard, then i will finish and know what i did, but otherwise, i will just finish, waste my money and i will not be able to defend my certificate anywhere. so please don't just sit there and say bad things about my school. you don't know better than IDC that rated niit among the first 20 of its kind globally, higher than even aptech. if it was not worth it it would not have expanded to over 35 countries and over 3200 centers in 20 years. go and ask how much it costs to study in other niit centers worldwide and u will know that nigeria is one of the cheapest. anywhere u go to in the world to study, u can either choose to waste ur time or u can do something good for yourself, its left to u to choose. please go and look for facts before u come and start talking rubbish about other peoples' schools. thank you.

about the degree, niit offers a degree in computing science and its practice in collaboration with the UK open university. the course duration is 3 and a half years, u first start with niit for 2.5 years and then proceed to their lagos or portharcourt center to do the top up programme in the UK open university. that is what i am doing at the moment. i was studying comp science in atbu bauchi and i left in my 3rd year for this course in niit, and so far so good. i will advise you to go and make more enquiries at both aptech and niit before takin any decision and make sure u are computer literate. u should at least know how to operate a computer.

i worked in aptech in 2002 as a faculty(instructor) and i also have a friend that joined aptech from niit in 2002. my younger brother finshed his course in aptech this year.

so i can talk about aptech- v.i centre. it is a good school and worth the investment. their programs are broad (from database to programming, from vb.net, java, microsoft office, sql).

however, you must have the passion yourself, study and practise.

niit-- there books are good, their certificate is hot and they have the name but their programs are streamlined-- e.g u go in 4 java or u say u go in for database. mostly favours professional (my own opinion) trying to get into a new technology.

however, there are cheaper schools especially in lagos.

my advise, if you can't go to any other cheap school go to aptech. i spent 280k funding my bros education there. for a 1 year program. the guy said it was worth it.!!!

I think all these centers have their pros and cons NIIT wa once good but they seem to have been slacking lately their standards have definitely dropped but they still have that name sha you can't take it away from them.You do have to open your mind though and don't expect to be spoonfed you need to practice and show some seriousness on your part but the place is ok.A lot of fine chicas too  .Thats depending on the center and your time schedule though

 I wouldn't say NIIT is that bad , I was there around 2001 at the Iponri centre in Surulere and  I was lucky to be with this batch of really hard working guys and we did a lot of group studies thanks to the books and  it paid off .
  I wouldn’t say it was NIIT that got me to where I am today,  it was   down to share determination and a lot of hard work. A place like NIIT is a good start but you can't rely on the lecturers alone, 4 of us studied together to prepare for the  MCP examination which we all passed and today we all have great jobs because we did not stop there.

I think what really helped  was the fact that I moved to UK to study just after I left  but if I had not gone to NIIT I don’t think I would have continued with IT.
Guys to really excel in IT at times you need more than what a school has to offer or any lecturer, you have to be determined.

  I work for Microsoft Corporation  now in UK and the hard work is what got me there with the  help of great friends  , Lanre , Chike and Ikemefuna I will always cherish the times we all spent together.

Abbey