BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT
Home Economics Department was established in the year 1996 June by Prof.Aliyu Abdul with three female academic staff and two female non-academic staff. The department took off as a catering unit for three months before the first set of students came in August, ten sandwich students opened up the department to the state and other states in Nigeria. The next regular students were admitted for the 96/97 session 35 students were enrolled. Since then there has been a regular increase in students’ enrolment for Home Economics department. The department have graduated on regular basis about ¾ of the students at the end of each session.
The department started with a borrowed three separate rooms. However, when the college staff school was moved to their present permanent site, the unit occupied by them was allocated to Home economics department as a temporary department complex. It is a thing of joy to see that at last the permanent Home Economics Department complex is under construction to be occupied this year.
As the student population increases, the need to increase staff strength became very necessary because of the vocational nature of the course content of the department. Therefore, in the year 1999 addition two academic staff was added to the department. And in the year 2000, another staff was employed making a six academic year. But there was pressure of excess work load due to the practical nature of the course and the explosion of student population there was demand for additional academic staff to actualise the vocational nature of Home Economics felt by the student and the college environment. Thus between the year 2002 to 2007 more academic staff has been added to bring the total academic staff to eleven and the non-academic to six.
PHILOSOPHY
The philosophy of Home Economics Education borders on improvement of the quality of life of the individual and family, by equipping them with relevant knowledge, attitude, skill for productive and effective life.
It focuses on effective development and utilization of resources for meeting goals. It identifies and classifies the roles, aspirations and abilities of each family member as well as determines strategies towards achieving them. It equips individuals for entrepreneurship.
Home Economics is a field of knowledge which draws information and skill from core subject areas of the arts, sciences, humanities and other related subjects: through awareness programmes, workshops, seminars, conference, formal teaching and research.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the programme are to:
General Admission Requirements
Pre-NCE
This should be restricted to the areas of need with the following conditions:
Students must have a minimum of three (3) credits including the major subject to be studied. Students must have at least a pass in English and mathematics.
All applicants to undergo a selection interview.
Colleges must seek approval for Pre-NCE courses from NCCE prior to them being offered to students.
The transition from Pre-NCE to NCE I will be dependent upon students achieving at least Grade D in the final examination for Pre-NCE
Qualification
A Senior Secondary School Certificate passes (SSC) or General Certificate of education Ordinary Level passes in at least five (5) of the following subjects:
Clothing and Textiles, Food and Nutrition, Home Management, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Textiles and Fine and Applied Arts, Integrated Science, Economics, Agricultural Science, English, Mathematics, Health Science, Physical and Health Education.
Head of Department
Insert H.O.D’s Name
Home Economics Department
HEC Building, FCE Okene Main Campus
P.M.B. 1026, Okene, Kogi-State,
Nigeria
+1-2345-5432-45
home.economics@fceokene.edu.ng
Mon – Fri 9:00A.M. – 5:00P.M.
Designation: Instructor
Rank: Principal Instructor
Area of specialization: Home Economics
Qualification: PGDE, HND, ND, SSC FLSC, Certificate in Word Processing.
Designation: Lecturer
Rank: Lecturer I
Area of specialization: Home Economics
Qualification: B.Ed. (Home Economics), NCE (Home Economics), Teacher Grade II, WASC, FSLC
Designation: Lecturer
Rank: Lecturer
Area of specialization: Home Economics
Qualification: B.Ed. (Home Economics), NCE (Home Economics)
Designation: Lecturer
Rank: Lecturer I
Area of specialization: Home Economics
Qualification: B.Ed. (Home Economics), NCE (Home Economics), WAEC
Designation: Lecturer
Rank: Principal Lecturer
Area of specialization: Home Economics
Qualification: M.Ed., PGDE, HND, ND
E-mail: ajuluchichika@yahoo.com
Designation: Caterer
Rank: Catering Officer
Area of specialization: Catering & Hotel Management
Qualification: Advanced Certificate in Catering, Certificate in Catering, Pentecost Advancement Commercial Institute
Designation: In charge of food and Nutrition
Rank: Chief Catering Officer
Area of specialization: Food & Nutrition Laboratory
Qualification: HND (Hotel & catering management), ND (Hotel & Catering Management)