FCE BICHI, A LEARNING INSTITUTE WITH DIFFERENCE

Every organization or institution that is thriving is obviously blessed with a good leader. The Federal College of Education Technical Bichi is indeed thriving because a man with a remarkable ability is at the helms of affairs. That person is Prof. Bashir Muhammad Fagge.

Since he assumed duty as the Provost of Federal College of Education Technical Bichi on 1st June, 2015, the College has witnessed monumental and unprecedented development in various areas, including academic activities, physical and infrastructural as well as students and staff wellfare.

Between June 2015 to date when Prof. Bashir Muhammad Fagge took over the mantle of leadership as the Provost, the College has witnessed more infrastructural development.

Investigation conducted by teaming journalists has shown that significant achievements have been achieved in under the present administration of Prof. Fagge.

A team of journalists concerned with the development of education particularly in the North visited the institute in Bichi Kano state, were they assess the achievements made so far under the able leadership of Prof. Fagge.

It is however good to point out right here the secret behind the accomplishments. On assuming duty he began by appreciating the efforts and contributions of his predecessors who laid the foundation stone of the institution.

This he did by thorough study of the available records at his disposal and physical inspection of existant policies, programs and structures in the College. That gave him full insight and sense of direction of how to move the College another level of development. It was from there he identified the most important and urgent needs of the College.

These according to the Provost included the need to have the College Programmes accredited by the regulatory body i.e National Commision for Colleges of Education (NCCE, Abuja), expansion of Academic Programs i.e opening more departments and above all ensuring that the College (having spent over thirty years in existence) start running Degree programs in affiliation with nearby neighboring Universities and thirdly improving the condition of service by devising more ways of improving good working relationship and welfare of the entire members of staff.

To be specific, it is good to note that the giant effort and proper consultation with relevant authorities put in place by the Provost had attracted the attention of the Federal Government where by always approved the release of funds which cover the demand of the Accreditation Exercise, projects (infrastructural development) etc.

In his bid to entrench transperent, responsive and all inclusive administration in the College, the Provost operates open-door policy with listening ears where he listenes and respects other people's opinions through various forms of meetings.

In the early days of his assumption of duty he conducted series of meetings first with his Principal Officers, members of the Expanded Management Committee, Academic Board, Executive Members of the three Unions in the College, joint meeting of both Academic and non-teaching members of staff and finally the Students Union Government.

In a related development, the Provost maintains and established more committees that attract the membership of both teaching and non-teaching members of staff with a view to ensuring that more hands are involved in running the affairs of the College which creates the spirit of sense of belonging among the College Cummunity.

It is not an over statement to state that, with the aforementioned good leadership style of Prof. Bashir Muhammad Fagge, limited space like this may not adequately guarantee opportunity to outline of his achievements here.

Also, our investigation revealed that the Provost stand firm during security challenges and attracted TETFUND projects to the College and prompt payment of worker’s salaries in the past among other achievements.

The visiting Journalists investigation revealed that the college under Prof. Fagge stewardship have e-library, laboratories, the management increased the number of academic staff from 250 to about 750, and students who graduated were trained with skill acquisition to the level that when they graduate they can be self employed.

Also, When Prof. Fagge came onboad as the Provost of the institution, there were only six lecturers with PhD, but today they have over 200.

The same thing with the infrastructures, there was no single building has not been renovated in the college, and built a new permanent site with five new schools which will be commissioned soon.