The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) is set to inspect facilities at the Regional Training Centre (RTC) of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) in Oshodi, Lagos.
This followed NiMet’s application for accreditation of diploma courses at the centre.
Prof. Charles Anosike, Director General of NiMet, stated in a statement released by the agency yesterday that accreditation will help to develop the centre.
He stated, “NiMet not only provides weather information but also trains manpower in meteorology and climate science.
“World Meteorological Organisation Regional Training Centre (WMO RTC), Oshodi, Lagos, established in 1957, is responsible for meteorological manpower training for NiMet.
“Over the years, the centre has been running and issuing only certificates courses because it has no national monitoring and accrediting body.
“To further fortify and expand its training horizon, we approached NBTE, Kaduna, to express interest in running diploma programmes in National Diploma Meteorology and National Diploma Climate Change Science.
“NBTE has approved the advisory/resources inspection visit to the centre as a precursor to running of ND programmes”.