How many of you knew that the certificates issued by NABTEB have categories and different uses? Here is it: there is one that is equivalent to O’level (the National Technical Certificate and National Business Certificate) and another one that is equivalent to Ordinary National Diploma (the Advanced National Technical Certificate and Advanced National Business Certificate popularly called Advance NABTEB).
Some of us who didn’t attend technical schools knew little about these certificates until we were finding ways to avoid resitting for WAEC and NECO exams. Edubase.ng takes a look at the important information you need to know about this examination body.
So, what is NABTEB?
NABTEB is the National Business and Technical Examinations Board, which was established in April 1992 by the military regime of Gen. Ibrahim Babangida.
Today, it is one of the examination bodies with more than 1,700 centres across Nigeria, conducting exams for students to gain admission into higher institutions. It is in the rank of WAEC and NECO and even issues higher certifications to students than NECO does.
Exams it conducts
The examinations conducted by NABTEB leads to the following certificates:
O’level category:
- National Technical Certificate (NTC),
- National Business Certificate (NBC),
- Modular Trade Certificate (MTC)
Students of secondary school can use any of these for admission into the university, polytechnic, and colleges of education.
A’level category:
- Advanced National Technical Certificate (ANTC),
- Advanced National Business Certificate (ANBC)
Any of these can be used to HND admission. It was accepted for processing Direct Entry admissions until 2022, when it was stopped. You can find out more on what you can use NABTEB results for on one of our articles.
Suffice to say that you must have sat and passed the O’level category of its exams to get the advanced certificate. For instance, you must have have the National Technical Certificate (NTC) before you write sit for the Advanced National Technical Certificate (ANTC)
Inspiration behind its establishment
Before NABTEB was introduced, a level and technical-related examinations were conducted by the London Royal Society of Arts (RSA), City and Guild (C&G) of London and the West African Examinations Council’s technical and business examinations.
The military government of Olusegun Obasanjo began the process of domesticating these exams in 1977, but the effort did not come to fruition until 1992 and backed by Decree No. 70 (now Act 70) of the1993 constitution, when the provisions of the National Policy on Education was fully implemented based on the recommendations of the government panel.
So NABTEB gained its inspiration from the bodies that earlier conducted technical and business-related examinations, which were majorly foreign exam bodies.
What makes it unique
Its subjects and exams are beyond the general subjects. Its exams cover other areas such as technical and business skills, including advanced certificates in Business and technical skills.
When does it conduct its exams?
NABTEB conducts exams twice in a year: May/June and November/December every year, a model that is similar to WAEC.
Functions
Its mandate is divided into two: research and conduct of exam, but its broader functions cover the following:
1) To conduct exams for technical and business innovation colleges across Nigeria.
2) To develop syllabi in Technical-related skills and Business Studies
3) To conduct research into areas relevant to its exams and operations as seen in the research it conducted on the 1993 national common entrance examination.
4) To collaborate with local and globally-recognized examination bodies such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) or London Chamber of Commerce.
5) To keep records of continuous assessment in Technical Colleges leading to the award of its business and technical certificates.
6) To deploy staff and monitor the conduct of its exam at its more than 1,700 centres spread across Nigeria.
7) To conduct entrance exams into Technical Colleges in Nigeria.
8) To issue results and certificates to candidates who sat for its exams.
9) To support the government in developing the technical skills of Nigeria so as to achieve rapid growth in the home-based technical skills, which will generate jobs for the growing youth population.
Next time you don’t want to take chances on NECO and WAEC, you may want to consider exams conducted by the National Business and Technical Examinations Board.
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