I totally disagree with the writer of this article on
basics of 90% , I went to abia state polytechnic and
through out my stay in that school , i was even more happier going to a poly than a uni ,

oiseworld:

All ur professors and phd holders can not lectture outside the given and acceptable syllabus. There is little difference btw the uni syllabus to that of the polytecnic for each particular course. That both institutions continue to churn out half baked graduate should be our concern, not which is superior to the other. The op already gave a valid point in his first two paragraphs. The fact that the universities continue to give high certifications like msc,phd and professorship is what gives the university an edge, not their graduate. Every graduate has his name to answer.

Its a pity that the UK (our fathers) have moved on. China and the US equates both certificate. Sooooo

ronnyfam: It's really sad ,if you have an OND or HND I will indulge you to get a university degree if you don't want to regret later in life or be enslave Nigeria educations sucks

meerah25: Whatever!. . .well iam HND graduate,im proud of it. . .i spend almst six years in the polytechnic. . .wr im serving now,we have university graduate. . .lol the can't speak good English. . .only in Nigeria u ll fine disperity mentality . . .

meerah25: Whatever!. . .well iam HND graduate,im proud of it. . .i spend almst six years in the polytechnic. . .wr im serving now,we have university graduate. . .lol the can't speak good English. . .only in Nigeria u ll fine disperity mentality . . .

emmatok:

The issue here is not about the products, it is quality of the curriculum.

Place the Poly and University graduates aside by side you Will notice the levels of confidence and knowledge shown by the Uni graduate.

Poly students are technically good.
But University students are vastly knowledgeable.

AK 48:

Madam,I am pyguru and I have just auto corrected your stinking english.she can't speak and you can't write.

AK 48:

Madam,I am pyguru and I have just auto corrected your stinking english.she can't speak and you can't write.

Boyoorisha: My friend has HND lower credit in accounting from Ibadan Poly, but he earns 14 million naira per annum! We have bunch of 1st class uni grads walking aimlessly daily on the street of Lagos searching for job.

mko abiola:
Oga,na sooo e easy ?
14m per annum.hw true is ds?
Which kind work b dat?
I get interest if it is somtin I can do.

Don Tim: i am yet to meet a uni graduate that's capable of outshining me in my field, and having tasted uni education now, i tell you its far cheaper to pass in uni than poly.

now talk of the Phd drift, when did NUC improve the standard to Phd, 5yrs before now it was all about Msc and few Phds.

Its noteworthy to mention that the much sought after palliative "Msc" by unemployed graduates became a major reason for raising the bar by NUC (funny why the NBTE did not follow same)

i quite agree with the op on the aspect of thorough course work, uni education is knowledge based while poly education is skill base, not until employers and Nigeria at large understand that, the discrimination will tarry.

btw, proud product of FPA, Proud product of NOUN!

x-fire:

You are simply.......a CLOWN
You went to NOUN, an open university and you are comparing it with a regular university.
I guess you got your OND/HND in comedy.

meerah25: Whatever!. . .well iam HND graduate,im proud of it. . .i spend almst six years in the polytechnic. . .wr im serving now,we have university graduate. . .lol the can't speak good English. . .only in Nigeria u ll fine disperity mentality . . .

Willzkid:
Bros, let's be honest....how is it possible 4 a student 2 study an average of 10 textbooks for just one course, even if that's the only course he studies per semester..Medical students can't boast of such average even when they do just anatomy, physiology, community health and biochemistry for 2 years..
By the way, it was an excellent piece save for this exaggeration.

kalunomics: i must confess, that line got me cracking

Personally, I think the Polytechnic education should be scrapped but better still be upgraded to University of Technology. [b]Even the countries that once had them have already upgraded them to Univerties.[/b]There should be more well equipped and funded universities to accommodate more prospective students. The Lecturers as well should be well equipped. This is only way I think we can compete favourably with other countries of the world in this century. The world has really gone beyond where we are now at the moment. Nigeria qualifications are not directly recognised abroad. It has to be subjected to serious test and scrutiny, whereas, SA qualifications are recognised. We call ourselves giant of Africa, our education should be seen at the fore-front. A Nigeria trained doctor, if you must practice abroad, you have to be subjected to rigorous examinations. The same thing goes for other professions.or instance if you must migrate to Australia an HND holder, you will be considered as some who have Advance diploma/OND, which will earn you only 10 points but whereas,University degree earn 15points. That 5 points means alot. Who can we blame for this, when none of our Universities is in the list of the best 1000 universities in the whole world? This calls for concern.

My piece of advice for any HND holder is to upgrade himself/herself because this issue will still resurface at one point or the other later. For example, either to go back and obtain degree in University (locally or foreign) or to obtain certifications in your chosen profession so as to compete favourably. There some Universities in the UK that do Top-up programmes. Personally, I don't buy the idea of the PgD stuff, it is purely a waste of time and money. Also, some universities abroad do take HND holders directly for Master's programmes.

miz4oxley: Yeah, cool write up. But, pls provide good jobs for the Bsc guys roaming our streets and withdraw the Dangote Phd graduates ok. Uni, Poly, NCE.... Only jah will bless pls. My Boss, and his partner are both Poly graduates. Lo and behold they conquer their mates in their endeavours who are Uni grads k. GEJ is a Phd holder! Tell me the difference?