National Board for Technical Education Board overview Formed 1977 Superseding agency Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education Jurisdiction Federal Government of Nigeria Headquarters Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria Motto Education for Self Reliance Website nbte.gov.ng The National Board for Technical Education, otherwise known as NBTE, is a board of education which supervises, regulates and oversees educational programmes offered by technical institutions at secondary, polytechnic and monotechnic levels through an accreditation process. It was established by Act No 9 of 11 July 1977 with the aim of “providing standardised minimum guide curricula for Technical and Vocational Education and Training”.