The Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe was formerly known as National Technical Teachers College. Its a

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institution located in Gombe,

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, Nigeria. The mandate of the college since its inception was producing technical, vocational and science teachers for primary and secondary schools in the Country. It is affiliated with

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and the

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for its degree programmes. The provost is Dr. Ali Adamu (Boderi).

College library

The College Library was established in 1977 with a collection of 500 volume of books.It started on a temporary site in the former Gombe Crafts School, under the leadership of a Principal, and started moving to its permanent site in 1989 and finally relocated to the permanent site in 1996 i. Presently, the College library is made up of a main library and a virtual library. The library's primary goals are to enhance teaching and learning by developing and organizing the information resources that are available there. The library currently has more than 40 thousand volumes of textbooks and 45 staff strength that manage the library. The current college librarian is Yusuf Shehu Aliyu.

Structure of the library

The college library has four sections for effective information services to the college students, researchers, and lecturers which are: * Administration Section: this is the college librarian division that heads all the libraries by overseeing their affairs and reporting to the provost. The office is responsible for planning, managing, directing, monitoring and supervising all the activities of the library system. * Technical Services Section: this is the collection development and processing of the information resources such as acquisition,cataloging, classification and Reprographic/ Bindery services for making ready available to users in the library. * Reader's Service Section: in this section users like students and staff make use of available information resources such as consultation of books, borrowing and returning of books, documentation of students projects and reserve services are also provided by this section. * Virtual library Section: this section contain online and offline information resources. online and offline databases are all available in the section, since all information services are automated to save the time of the users with easy accessibility. the computers facilities are used for electronic examination, workshops, college library is opened every Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 6:00pm, Saturday 8:00am to 12:00 Noon while during vocation every Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm.

History

The college was established in 1977. It was originally known as National Technical Teachers College but was later named Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe.

Schools

* School of Education * School of Business Education * School of Vocational Education * School of Science Education * School of Technical Education * School of Primary and Early Child Care Education * School of Arts and Social Sciences Secondary Education * School of Languages Secondary Education * School of General Studies Secondary Education

Courses

The institution offers the following courses; *

Home Economics Home economics, also called domestic science or family and consumer sciences, is a subject concerning human development, personal and family finances, consumer issues, housing and interior design, nutrition and food preparation, as well as texti ...

* Primary Education Studies *

Mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

* Integrated Science *

Technical Education In the United States, a technical school is a type of two-year college that covers specialized fields such as business, finance, hospitality, tourism, construction, engineering, visual arts, information technology and community work. Associa ...

* Woodwork Education * Automobile Technology Education *

Agricultural Science Agricultural science (or agriscience for short) is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. Profession ...

Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

Biology Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ...

* Computer Education *

Chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

Business Education Business education is a branch of education that involves teaching the skills and operations of the business industry. This field of education occurs at multiple levels, including secondary and higher education Secondary education At secondary l ...

Affiliation

The institution is affiliated with the

to offer programmes leading to

Bachelor of Education A Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) is an undergraduate professional degree which prepares students for work as a teacher in schools. In some countries such as Tanzania and Kenya, additional tasks like field work and research are required in order for ...

, (B.Ed.) in; * Education & Physics * Wood Work/Education * Education And Chemistry *

* Education And Biology * Education & Mathematics * Agricultural Science And Education * Education And Integrated Science * Home Economics And Education

References

{{Authority control Federal colleges of education in Nigeria 1977 establishments in Nigeria Schools in Gombe State Educational institutions established in 1977