The Ministry of Education has denied harmonizing the degrees and higher
national diploma awarded by universities and polytechnics.
A
spokesperson for the ministry denied recent reports that the dichotomy
between Bachelors and HNDs had been abolished, saying HND holders must
meet new requirements to attain the Bachelors level.
Speaking to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday, Benjamin Goong, said the ministry lacked the power to end the inequality.
He however said the government had taken steps to bridge the gap to ensure HND holders are treated fairly when seeking for jobs.
“Two
weeks ago, the ministry sent a memo to the National Council of
Establishments (NCE) to institute a bridging program for the HND holders
and the proposal was approved.
“The bridging program is for HND
holders who can either attend the National Teachers Institute (NTI) or
any institution offering post-graduate diploma programs, before they can
attain the level graduates can attain in the public sector.
“As per
the approved memo, after the bridging program, HND holders will now be
offered jobs from grade level 8 and finish at grade level 17 like
graduates. Before now, HND holders were only allowed grade level 7 and
finish at grade level 14.
“That is as far as it goes for now
regarding the B.Sc and HND dichotomy. Both are still very different from
each other,” he said.
An education analyst, Dorothy Oseni,
said creation of jobs for both B.Sc and HND holders was the surest way
of bridging the gap between both classes of educated people.
“When
the government, industries and companies no longer discriminate against
HND holders in the labour market, the dichotomy will die a natural
death,” she said
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