Colleges and Universities Offering National Diploma in Quantity Surveying in Nigeria

Course Name: National Diploma in Quantity Surveying(Quantity Surveying)
Major Subject: Quantity Surveying
Course Category: Diploma Courses

Institutions Offering National Diploma in Quantity Surveying

The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ilaro
The following are the tasks carried out by Quantity Surveyors:

(i) Preparation of specifications for minor works

(ii) Safety, welfare and quality assurance in building construction

(iii) Costing of simple construction works

(iv) Cost control techniques in minor construction and engineering works.

(v) Preparation of bills of quantities, bills of approximate quantities and schedule of rates for minor works

(vi) Management of small projects

(vii) Preparation of tender documents for minor works

(viii) Selection and preparation of schedule of materials

(ix) Supervision of actual purchasing of materials using the appropriate inventory modelling techniques

Entry requirements

WAEC,GCE[O/L],SSCE,NECO,NABTEB or equivalent with Credits in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, and two subjects from:

(i) Economics/Commerce

(ii) Technical Drawing/Fine Art

(iii) Chemistry

(iv) Geography

(v) Further Mathematics

(vi) Wood Work

(vii) Biology

(viii) Religious Knowledge

(ix) Metal Work.

A Pass in Art or Technical Drawing will be an advantage.

Class schedule: Day

Mode of study: Full time

Program duration: Four semesters
Osun State Polytechnic, Iree
Program eligibility

Minimum of 5 Credits in O’Level GCE, SSCE of WAEC, SSCE of NECO or NTC of NABTEB obtained at not more than two sittings from Mathematics, English Language, Physics and any other two subjects from the following:
(i) Chemistry

(ii) Biology/Agricultural Science

(iii) Further Mathematics

(iv) Fine Art

(v) Technical/Building Drawing

(vi) ICT

(vii) Geography

(viii) Economics

(ix) Commerce

(x) Bricklaying/ Blocklaying

(xi) Concreting

(xii) Carpentry and Joinery

(xiii) Machine Woodwork

(xiv) General Woodwork.

Course duration: Two years
Federal School of Surveying, Oyo, Oyo
Course name: National Diploma in Surveying and Geoinformatics

Course requirements
Candidates must have five credits in English Language, Mathematics and Physics and any two of the following subjects:

(i) Additional Mathematics or Statistics

(ii) Land Surveying

(iii) Technical Drawing or Fine Art

(iv) Chemistry

(v) Geography

(vi) Economics or Government

(vii) Biology or Agricultural Science

In addition to the above the student must pass UTME in English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any other subject from the above list and Post UTME examination.

Course duration: Four semesters
Osun State College of Technology, Osun
Course requirements
Minimum of four (4) credit passes in GCE ‘O’Level or SSCE of WAEC or SSCE of NECO
or NTC of NABTEB obtained in Mathematics, and three (3) other relevant subjects as stated
below. At least a pass in English Language is compulsory.

In addition to the general entry requirements, three (3) credit passes must be obtained
from any of the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Commerce,
Technical Drawing, Fine Arts, Geography, Woodwork, Biology, Agricultural Science,
Building Construction and Further Mathematics. Credit in Physics is compulsory.

Course duration: Two years

The Federal Polytechnic,Bida, Bida
Those interested in this program are required to have scored a minimum of Five credit passes of SSCE, NTE, NECO, WAEC, GCE, NBC, or NABTEB at not more than two sittings.

Course duration: Two years
Redeemers College of Technology and Management, Lagos
Course duration
(i) 4 Semesters (Full Time)
(ii) 6 Semesters (Part Time)
Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri
Duration: 4 Semesters
Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi
Duration: 2 years