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81% of VC firms don’t have a single black investor — BLCK VC plans on changing that

Venture capital has a diversity problem . BLCK VC , a new organization founded by Storm Ventures associate Frederik Groce and NEA associate Sydney Sykes to connect, engage and advance black venture capitalists, is ready for a new era in the industry. Their mission: Turn 200 black investors into 400 black investors by 2024. “We think of ourselves as an organization formed by black VCs for blacks VCs to increase the representation of black investors,” Sykes told TechCrunch. “You can look around and say well ‘I know five black VCs,’ but you can also say this firm does not have a single black VC, they may not even have a single underrepresented minority … We want to make firms reckon with the fact that there is a racial diversity problem; there is a lack of black VCs and every firm should really care about it.” BLCK VC has been at work since the beginning of 2018, building and expanding a network of black investors in the San Francisco area, Los Angeles and New York. They seek to provide a...
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APPROVED LIST OF COURSES OFFERED IN FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC OKO (OKOPOLY)

We have gathered the list of Approved NABTEB Courses Offered in Federal Polytechnic Oko Anambra, State.

 

The Institution which is today known as Federal Polytechnic, Oko, was approved by the Anambra State Government in 1979 as a College of Arts and Science. In June, 1980, the Institution was upgraded to a College of Arts, Science and Technology. And in 1985, an Edict of the Anambra State Government formalized the status of the College as a Polytechnic and named it Anambra State Polytechnic, Oko.

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The polytechnic is situated within Oko town in Orumba North Local Government of Anambra State. The kernel of what eventually became the polytechnic was the brainchild of the Oko Progressive Union (OPU) greatly catalyzed by the patronage, resourcefulness and result oriented leadership of its pioneer chairman, a former Executive Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Alex I. Ekwueme.
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At inception in 1979 the institution was approved by the Anambra State Government as a College of Arts and Science designed to prepare candidates for the General Certificate in Education (GCE) examination at both the ordinary and advanced levels.

 

 

Entry Requirements


 

Applicants to the ND programmes must possess at least five (5) credits in the O Level WAEC, NECO, or NABTEB including English Language and Mathematics at not more than two sittings except in Urban & Regional Planning where, at least, a pass in English Language is required.

* In addition to the above, applicants to the HND Programmes must possess a National Diploma with a minimum of Lower Credit in the relevant programmes obtained from Federal Polytechnic, Oko or an equivalent institution accredited by the National Board for Technical Education.

* Evidence of a minimum of one (1) year post-ND cognate work experience. In exceptional cases, ND diplomats with a pass (CGPA of 2.00— 2.49) and Industrial Experience of notless than two (2) years in the specific field may be considered for admission into the HND programme.

 

 

Here are the Comprehensive Lists of Approved Courses Offered in Federal Polytechnic Oko (OKOPOLY)


 

  • Accountancy

  • Agricultural Engineering / Technology

  • Architectural Technology

  • Art and Design

  • Banking And Finance

  • Building Technology

  • Business Administration and Management

  • Chemical Engineering Technology

  • Computer Engineering

  • Computer Science

  • Electrical / Electronic Engineering

  • Estate Management And Valuation

  • Fashion Design And Clothing Technology

  • Food Technology

  • Home and Rural Economics

  • Hospitality Management

  • Insurance

  • Mass Communication

  • Mechanical Engineering Technology

  • Office Technology And Management

  • Printing Technology

  • Public Administration

  • Quantity Surveying

  • Science Laboratory Technology

  • Statistics

  • Surveying and Geo-Informatics

  • Urban and Regional Planning


 

 
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