The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Dangiwa, has approved a facility to train technicians in the architecture field.
The school, located in Kuje, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, will be known as ‘School of Architectural Technicians (SAT), a statement by the council has said, adding that it will among other things provide high-quality education and hands-on training in architectural technology while enhancing capacity development in the built environment, preparing skilled technicians ready to contribute to Nigeria’s growing architectural and construction sectors.
Conducting members of the council around the facility recently, president of the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON), Chief Oladipupo Ajayi, commended Dangiwa’s gesture towards lifting architecture and the built environment.
“The approval for the facility by the supervising minister will go a long way to curb building collapse in Nigeria and this place will help us to further train and retrain architectural technicians, architects and related professionals in the building industry,” the statement quoted the president as saying.
He said the council will establish a curriculum that meets industry standards regulated by ARCON and offer skill acquisition in the built environment.
Ajayi, who noted that the facility can enroll 200 students in the first academic year, said it had commenced talks with the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) for needed accreditation and certification, adding that the centre will boost professional development (CPD) programmes for industry practitioners.
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