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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1956 |
| Rector | Dr. Suleiman Umar [1] |
| Students | 15,000 (2011) |
| Location | Kaduna South LGA , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
Kaduna Polytechnic is one of the earliest polytechnics in Nigeria, located in Tudun Wada area of Kaduna South local government of Kaduna state, North-Western Nigeria. [2]
It was established in 1956 as Kaduna Technical Institute after the British Government accepted the upgrading of Yaba Higher College (now Yaba College of Technology) to a technical institute and also proposed the establishment of technical institutes in Kaduna and Enugu through the recommendation of the Higher Education Commission. [3] The polytechnic offers National Diploma and Higher National Diploma courses at the undergraduate level. In 2019/2020 academic session the institute will start awarding National Diploma in Railway Engineering Technology as approved by NBTE on 30 January 2020. [4] [5] The board of Governors of Kaduna Polytechnic was set up in 1991, with representative of eleven state governments, universities, rectors. The board is responsible for the supervision and control of the school. They are called the Governing Council. [6]
This is the Kaduna Polytechnic Library, known as Isa Kaita Library. The Library is equipped with information resources for the support of research, learning of both students and staff. The Library is located at the main campus which is at Kaduna South Tudun Wada Kaduna. [7]
The Library hold some significant section among them are:
Circulation Section
E_library Section
Science and Technology Section
Technical Section (Cataloguing, Classification & Acquisition)
Bindery Section
Serial Section
Humanities Section
Reserve Section
Reference Section
Archive Section
Media Section
Also, the library has branches in all the campus. The collections in each library is based on the courses offered in the Unit/Campus.
Each college has different programs and departments that is run under them, awarding certificates in National Diploma, likewise Higher National Diploma [8] [9]
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