The ongoing renovation and upgrading of facilities at the College of Health Technology, Zawan, Plateau State, have given the institution a new look as management intensifies efforts to provide students with a conducive learning environment and secure accreditation for its academic programmes.
The Acting Provost, Sant. Nokshuwan Sintiki Godfrey, said the improvements were part of a broader commitment to reposition the college ahead of the forthcoming assessment by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), scheduled for November.
She disclosed that the renovation covered the library, administrative block and students’ hostels, while the entire college premises had been fumigated.
“Every aspect of the college we have touched because they are coming for mass accreditation. We touched the library, the administrative block, the hostels, and the whole college was fumigated,” she said.
Godfrey added that the college gate had been remodelled, while a signpost was installed at Man-Jy to make the institution more accessible to visitors coming from different directions.
She noted that individual departments had also introduced improvements to their facilities as part of the preparations.
The Acting Provost expressed appreciation to the Plateau State Government for providing support for the exercise, noting that previous accreditation preparations relied largely on the college’s internally generated revenue.
“In the past, the college would manage its internally generated revenue and do what it could. Sometimes, we would not get full accreditation. But in this exercise, we are hopeful that we are going to get full accreditation in most of the courses, if not all,” she said.
The programmes scheduled for reaccreditation include National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) Environmental Health, Community Health, and Health Information Management.
The college is also seeking new accreditation for HND Nutrition and Dietetics, ND Public Health, ND Epidemiology and Disease Control, and ND Medical Laboratory Sciences.
Godfrey explained that the exercise would also cover administrative accreditation, which involves assessing the college’s general operations and facilities, including the offices of the Provost, Registrar and Bursar, as well as its electricity and water supply systems.
She said the exercise covers 12 academic programmes alongside administrative accreditation, expressing optimism that the improvements would strengthen the institution’s chances of meeting the required standards.
