The Nationwide Enterprise and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), yesterday, mentioned that the flagging-off of its Digital Certificates Platform (NDCP) will assist tackle the problems of backlogs of certificates suffered by the scholars.
The registrar and chief govt officer of NABTEB, Prof. Ifeoma Mercy Isiugo-Abanihe, disclosed this through the official flags-off of NDCP on the establishment’s headquarters in Benin.
She mentioned the platform, which is now operational, is not going to solely assist the scholars entry their outcomes but additionally employers of labour who need to verify the veracity of the certificates the would-be candidates are parading as their outcomes.
“I’ve come to comprehend that one of many main wants of the important stakeholders which the Board has been striving to fulfill even earlier than my tenure has been that of clearing excellent certificates.
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“It’s subsequently attention-grabbing to notice that this downside will quickly turn into a factor of the previous with at present’s flag-off, as candidates situated anyplace on the earth can go to the web and have entry to their certificates by visiting the NDCP.
“Additionally, employers of labour, tertiary schooling establishments now have quick access (to confirm the authenticity of certificates introduced by their staff or candidates.
“Allow me, subsequently to say that this concept to develop a digital certificates platform which was birthed beneath my management, will, by the grace of God make life a lot simpler to all involved stakeholders of NABTEB in Nigeria and the diaspora.
“The NABTEB Digital Certificates platform is a technologically enforced platform that makes it simple and sooner for candidates to get entry to their certificates by internet gadgets, together with cellphones.
“It permits candidates to make request, make cost and, thereafter, generate and obtain their certificates. This can, undeniably go a protracted method to remove the issue of getting backlog of excellent certificates”, Isiugo-Abanihe mentioned.
The director of Info Communication Know-how (ICT), Ministry of Training, Issa Abubakar, recommended NABTEB for its feat in technological development. He additionally recommended the Nationwide Meeting for its approval of the NDCP in NABTEB.
