Banking And Finance Students of Oko Polytechnic to graduate with two certificates

Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State has signed an MOU agreement with Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) on the award of Associate Diploma and Associate of Chattered Institute of Bankers for OND and HND graduates of the Department of Banking and Finance of the Polytechnic respectively. An accreditation team of the Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria had visited the above mentioned Department of the Polytechnic to estimate the academic prowess and preparedness of the department for the CIBN linkage programme. The outcome of the visit was laudable and successful.  

The noble pack of executing the Linkage Agreement with CIBN and the Federal Polytechnic Oko, which took place in the hallowed council chambers of CIBN was piloted by the President/ Chairman of Council, CIBN, Mrs. Otunba Debola Osibogun(FCIB) and the execution of the agreement was coordinated by the Registrar/Chief Executive of CIBN, Mr. Seye Awojobi (FCIB).

The climax of the ceremony was a parting gift to Prof. Godwin Onu, the Rector of the Digital Polytechnic of the moment.

After the signing of the Agreement, there was a Ceremony of Exchange of the two copies of the Agreement between the Rector, represented by Dr.J.B.C. Onyeagba and the President of CIBN.

With this agreement and execution of the MOU signing, Federal Polytechnic Oko now joins the league of Institutions that has this Linkage Programme.

Do you know what this means? This means that:

1.       The Banking and Finance students of Federal Polytechnic Oko will register and take CIBN AIB Examination while in school. Then, on graduation, they will have both the Associate Diploma/Ordinary National Diploma certificate for ND graduates and Associate of the Chattered Institute of Bankers/Higher National Diploma certificate for HND graduates.

2.       They will enjoy exemption from some of the CIBN AIB Examinations as some of the approved courses domiciled in the department have already been taken by the students during their ND and HND programmes respectively.

3.       They also stand to have an edge over their colleagues in the labour market because of the additional professional qualification awarded them.