The authorities of National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) on Tuesday disclosed that 5,108 candidates who sat for the 2013 May/June National Business Certificate (NBC) and National Technical Certificate (NTC) examinations were sanctioned over different cases of malpractice.

Registrar/Chief Executive of the Board, Olatunde Aworanti, who disclosed this while announcing the results, called on the National and State Assemblies to initiate laws that will ensure the implementation of the establishment of modern and well equipped technical colleges in all the Local Government Areas in the country, with a view to boost technical education.

Aworanti said 106,573 candidates enrolled for the 2013 May/June examination nationwide, but 103,753 candidates sat for the examination.

He added that out of the 103,753, “28,230, representing 27.2 per cent, obtained credit passes in five subjects and above, including Mathematics and English Language.

According to him, “55,115 candidates representing 53.1 per cent, obtained five credits and above with or without English Language and Mathematics. Candidates enrolled in 36 trades, five trade related subjects and eight General Education subjects. The examination has the highest entry in Book Keeping with a total of 78,897”.

The Registrar, who commended the Federal Government’s effort to strengthen technical education, asserted that technological advancement and sustainable development largely depends on the attention given to technical and vocational education by stakeholders.

He recommended that in order to elevate the nation in technological advancement, more collaborative partnership between public and private sectors should be employed in funding technical and vocational education.

“In addition, the National Vocational Qualification Framework should also be implemented as approved, while proprietors of private technical and vocational institutions should endeavour to improve on their workshop facilities by furnishing their colleges with latest technologies”, he further suggested.