Section 4: Establishment of Accreditation Committee

(1) For the purpose of considering an application for accreditation of a correspondence college under this Act, there shall be established a body to be known as the Standing Committee on the Accreditation of Correspondence Colleges (in this Act referred to as "the Committee).
(2) The Committee shall consist of the following members-
(a)
the Director of Education, (Technical, Technology and Vocational) in the Federal Ministry of Education, who shall be the Chairman of the Committee;
(b) the Assistant Director of Education (Vocational) in the Federal Ministry of Education;
(c)
the Assistant Director of Education (Inspectorate) in the Federal Ministry of Education;
(d) the Head of Correspondence Education Unit, Federal Ministry of Education;
(e) the Chief Assessor of Correspondence Colleges who shall be a lecturer in a University;
(f) the Secretary, Panel of Assessors, who shall be a lecturer in a university;
(g) a representative of the Nigerian Army;
(h) a representative of the National Board for Technical Education, Kaduna;
(i) a representative of the National Teachers' Institute, Kaduna;
(j) a representative of the Association of Accredited Correspondence Colleges in Nigeria;
(k) a representative of the Correspondence and Open Studies Institute, University of Lagos;
(l) a representative of the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association; and
(m)
five renowned educationists, of whom two shall be proprietors of correspondence colleges, who shall be appointed on the basis of individual merits and geographical representation.
(3) The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education shall designate a senior officer of the Correspondence Education Unit in that Ministry to act as the secretary to the Committee.
(4) The Committee shall, after considering any application lodged under the provisions of this Act, submit a recommendation thereon to the Minister; and the Minister shall thereupon grant or withhold accreditation as provided under subsection (5) of section 2 of this Act.