GENERAL INFORMATION

The Environmental Health Department is one of the first Departments established in the institution. The Department is saddled with the training of qualitative Environmental Health Officers/professionals who will be able to tackle the emerging challenges in the field of Environmental Health and Sanitation. The first batch of Environmental Health Officers-in-training (then known as public health inspectors- in-training) were admitted in 1976 and qualified in 1979 with the royal society of Health (London) Professional Diploma (now replaced by the West African Examination Board Professional Diploma). The R.S.H/WAHEB Diploma is a higher professional Diploma in Health Technology field.

The department currently has the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) accreditation to train and award Higher National Diploma (HND) and National Diploma (ND) in Environmental Health Technology programmes besides the professional certificates. The holders of the department's HND are eligible for N.Y.S.C scheme. The department also runs the proficiency certificate and Technician Diploma in Environmental Health. The Department has well experienced and committed lecturers, instructors and technologists dedicated to the programmes. Available facilities for training and services include technical studios, natural science laboratories, environmental monitoring laboratories, entomology and pest control laboratory, e-library etc. Core competency areas for the graduates include: pest management services, pollution abatement services, environmental monitoring (technical and scientific) services, food safety services, occupational/industrial health and safety services, port/international health services, technical wastes (solid, liquid gaseous) management services, enforcement/inspection services,etc.

PROGRAMMES

ND/HND Environmental Health Technology

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

REQUIREMETNS FOR ND/HND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME

The minimum entry requirement into National Diploma/Higher National Diploma in Environmental Health Programme is five (5) O'level credit passes in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE), National Examination Commission (NECO) or General Certificate of Education (GCE) or their equivalent to include: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Biology or Health Science and Chemistry at not more than two (2) sittings. Duration for the programme is two years for ND and two (2) years for HND.

Certificate obtained: National Diploma (ND) Environmental Health Technology and Higher National Diploma Environmental Health Technology.