NIGERIAN COLLEGE OF AVIATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2022
Section 2: Functions of the College
(1) The College shall -
(a) provide full-time and part-time courses of instruction and training -
(i) in civil aviation, standard or specially designed for use in flight training or in airport operation and management,
(ii) in the installation, maintenance and operation, as the case may be, of technical equipment the use of which is calculated or likely to increase the margin of operational safety of civil aircraft services,
(iii) in aircraft manufacturing and distribution,
(iv) in other fields of humanities, science and applied learning relevant to the needs of the development of aviation in Nigeria, and
(v) for research in the development and adaptation of techniques as the Council may determine;
(b) arrange conferences, seminars and study groups relative to the fields of learning referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection;
(c) acquire necessary equipment and facilities relative to the fields of learning referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection for the issuance of professional certificates, diplomas, and other certificates to persons who have pursued course of study approved by the Council and have satisfied such other requirements as prescribed by the Council;
(d) establish such campuses, faculties, institutes, schools, units, departments and other teaching and research units as may be necessary subject to the approval of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, National Board for Technical Education, or any approved accreditation body, within and outside Nigeria;
(e) institute instructorships, lectureships positions, and other teaching and non- teaching posts and make appointments to them;
(f) demand and receive from any student or any other person attending the College for the purpose of instruction, such fees as the College may determine subject to the overall directives of the Council;
(g) cooperate and collaborate with any other institution of higher learning; and
(h) perform such other functions as in the opinion of the Council may serve to promote the objectives of the College.
(2) Courses provided for the purposes of subsection (1) shall include the organisation of incidental study groups and the delivery of necessary series of lectures, and if approved, fees may be calculated and charged at a rate approved by the Council.
(3) The College may hold or acquire property, movable and immovable, but shall not mortgage, charge or dispose of any property held by it without obtaining the consent in writing of the Minister or approving authority as specified in the Financial Regulations of the Federal Government.
(4) The College may enter into such contracts as may be necessary or expedient for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.
Cite this section
Section 2, NIGERIAN COLLEGE OF AVIATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2022 (2022).
https://repo.podus.ai/laws/nigerian-college-of-aviation-technology-act-2022/section/2/