HIGHER TECHNICAL TEACHERS’
TRAINING COLLEGE (HTTTc) kumba(ENSET DE kumba)

UNIVERSITY OF Buea

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM(PRET)“Technicians are the life-wire of a Nation”

ABOUT PRET

PRET is a professional program run by the Higher Technical Teachers’ Training
College (ENSET) Kumba of The University of Buea. This program aims at promoting
professionalization and enhancing self-employment and entrepreneurship in individuals and the society.
PRET is made up of four main programs:
The HND & HPD Certificate Training programs which prepare students in different disciplines of the Higher National Diploma (HND) and Higher Professional Diploma (HPD) certificate examinations organised by the Ministry ofHigher Education.
The Professional Bachelors (B. Prof) Training Programs which train students
in varying fields of study towards the obtention of a Professional Bachelor’s (B.
Prof) Degree awarded by The University of Buea.
The Professional Masters (M. Prof) Training Programs which train students
under the Postgraduate School of the University of Buea, in varying fields ofstudy towards the obtention of a Professional Masters (M. Prof) Degree
awarded by the University of Buea.
Doctorate (Ph.D) which train students in varying fields of study towards the obtention of a Doctor of Philosophy Degree awarded by the University of Buea.
MissionTo train and prepare students for the Higher National Diploma (HND) and theHigher Professional Diploma (HPD) examinations.
To offer training to students towards the award of Professional Degrees (B. Prof,M. Prof, Ph.D).
To promote professionalization in Cameroonian citizens so as to meet the demands of industries and enhance self-employment and entrepreneurship.
To accompany the State in its policy to promote the education of its citizens intechnical/professional disciplines at relatively affordable costs.

1ACADEMIC PROGRAMSa) HND/HPD Certificate Training Programs

TYPE OFFIELD OF STUDYPROGRAM

SPECIALTY / OPTION

Accountancy (ACY)Management (MG)&Banking & Finance (BF)
Marketing (MK)MANAGEMENT
Insurance (IN)
Executive Secretarial Studies (ESS)
Civil Engineering Design (CED)
Urban Planning & Surveying (UPS)
Wood Work (WWK)Electrical Power Systems (EPS)
ENGINEERING & TECH- Information & Communication TechnoloNOLOGY
gy (ICT)
Mechanical Fabrication (MF)
Structure and Metallic Construction (SMC)
Plumbering (PLB)
TIling (TLG)
EDUCATION & PROFES- Didactics, Educational Planning & Curric-

BUSINESS, FINANCE

HND

HND

SIONAL DEVELOPMENT ulum Development (DD)Fashion Design, Clothing and Textiles

HND

HPD

HOME ECONOMICS,TOURISM & HOTELMANAGEMENT(FCT)
Bakery and Food Processing (BFP)

LAW
HUMAN RESOURCE

Judicial Career (JC)Travel Agency, Tourism & Operations
Management (TAT)
Human Resource (HR)2b) Professional Bachelor (B.PROF) Training Programs
FIELD OF STUDY

SPECIALTY / OPTION
Accountancy (ACY)

BUSINESS, FINANCE&MANAGEMENTManagement (MG)Marketing (MK)Banking & Finance (BF
Executive Secretarial Studies (ESS)
Insurance (INS)
Building & Structural Engineering (BSE)
Wood Works (WWK)Electrical Engineering (EE)Information & Communication Technology (ICT)ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Public Works and Surveying (PWS)
Geomatic Engineering (GEN)
Structural and Metallic Construction (SMC)
Renewable Energy (REE)
Mechanical and Production Engineering (MPE)
Environmental Technology (ENT)SCIENCE OF EDUCATIONHOME ECONOMICS, TOURISM& HOTEL MANAGEMENT

Science of Education (SED)
Guidance and Counselling (GAC)
Textile andClothing Technology (TCT)
Bakery & Food Processing (BFP)
Tourism Operations
Restauration and Food Service ManagementLAW

Law
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Agronomy
Food Technology
Animal Production3c)Professional Master (M. PROF) Training Programs
FIELD OF STUDY

SPECIALITY
Development Finance

BUSINESS, FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Finance and Investment
Information Management and Communication (IMC)Electrical Engineering
Renewable Energy

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Applied Information Technology
Mechanical and Production Engineering
Civil Engineering
Environmental Technology

SCIENCE OF EDUCATION

Guidance and Counselling
Educational Administration and Planning

HOME ECONOMICS, TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTHome Economics

LAW

Law

Fashion, Clothing, Textile Technologyd) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Training Programs
FIELD OF STUDY

SPECIALITY

BUSINESS, FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Finance and Investment

ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNIQUES

Information Management and Communication (IMC)
Guidance and Counselling
Law

SCIENCE OF EDUCATIONLAW
HOME ECONOMICS, TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

Home Economics
Fashion, Clothing, Textile Technology

4ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
A) HND/HPD Certificate Training Programs
FIELD OF STUDY

SPECIALTY / OPTION
Accountancy (ACY)Management (MG)

BUSINESS,FINANCEREQUIRED CERTIFICATE

Baccalauréat G2, FIG or GCE A/Level in Accounting, A4 Series and Pure Sciences in at least two (2)subjects excluding Religious Knowledge.
Baccalauréat G2 and G3 or GCE A/Level in Business studies, A2, A3 or A4 series and Pure Sciences in at least two (2) subjects excluding Religious
Knowledge.

Banking & Finance (BF)

Baccalauréat G2, FIG or GCE A/Level in Accounting, Business studies, A4 Series and Pure Sciences in at least two (2) subjects excluding Religious

Marketing (MK)

Baccalauréat G2 and G3 or GCE A/Level in Business studies, A2, A3 or A4 series and Pure Sciences in at least two (2) subjects excluding Religious&MANAGEMENT

Insurance (IN)

Executive SecretarialStudies (ESS)

Baccalauréat G1, G2 and G3 or GCE A/Level in
Business studies, A2, A3 , A4 series and Pure Sciences in at least two (2) subjects excluding Religious Knowledge.
Baccalauréat G1, G2 or GCE A/Level in Secretarialstudies, A2, A3 , A4 and A5 Series in at least two (2)subjects excluding Religious Knowledge.

Civil Engineering Design (CED)
Urban Planning & Sur-ENGINEERING& TECHNOLOGYveying (UPS)
Wood Works (WWK)Electrical Power Systems (EPS)

Baccalauréat C, D, E or Baccalaureat F4 or GCE A/Level in at least two of the following subjects (PureMaths, Further Maths , Applied Maths, Physics)
Brevet de Technicien in Wood Work Specialty
Baccalauréat C, D, E or Baccalaureat F2, F3 or
GCE A/Level in at least two of the following subjects(Pure Maths, Further Maths, Applied Maths, Physics, Chemistry) or BT- MEM

5ENGINEERING& TECHNOLOGY

Information & Communication Technology (ICT)Baccalauréat C, D, E or GCE A/Level in at least
two of the following subjects (Pure Maths, FurtherMaths, Applied Maths, Physics, Chemistry, ICT,
Computer Studies)

Mechanical Fabrication(MF)

Brevet de Technicien in MF-CM, MA and GCE A/
Level in all Mechanical Option.

Structural and Metallic
Construction (SMC)

Brevet de Technicien in MF-CM, MA and GCE A/
Level in all Mechanical Option.

Plumbering (PLB)

Baccalauréat C, D, E or Baccalaureat F4 or GCE A/
Level in at least two of the following subjects (PureMaths,Further Maths , Applied Maths, Physics)

Tiling (TLG)

Baccalauréat C, D, E or Baccalaureat F4 or GCE
A/Level in at least two of the following subjects(Pure Maths,Further Maths , Applied Maths, Physics)

EDUCATION &PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Didactics, Educational
Planning & Curriculum
Development (DD)Fashion Design, Clothing

HOME ECONOMICS,TOURISM &HOTEL MANAGEMENT

and Textiles (FCT)
Bakery and Food Processing (BFP)
Travel Agency, Tourism &Operations Management(TAT)LAW

HUMAN RESOURCE

Judicial Career (JC)

Human Resource (HR)GCE A/Level in at least Two (2) subjects excluding
Religious Knowledge or Baccalauréat.
GCE A/Level in Arts series in at least two (2) subjects excluding Religious Knowledge plus Ordinary
Level Mathematics or GCE A/Level in Pure Sciences, Brevet de Technicien in IH Specialty.
GCE A/Level in Arts series including Food Scienceor GCE A/Level in Pure Sciences including Biology,
Brevet de Technicien in ESF and IH Specialties
GCE A/Level in at least Two (2) subjects excluding
Religious Knowledge or Baccalauréat.
GCE A/Level in Arts series in at least two (2) subjects excluding Religious Knowledge or Secretarial
Studies or Baccalaureat G1.
Baccalauréat G2 and G3 or GCE A/Level in Business studies, A2, A3 or A4 series and Pure Sciences in at least two (2) subjects excluding Religious
Knowledge.

6B) Professional Bachelor (B.PROF) Training Programs
FIELD OF STUDY

SPECIALTY / OPTIONREQUIRED CERTIFICATE

Accountancy (ACY)HND Accountancy, Banking & Finance, DIPET 1,BTS in Accounting, or any other recognizedequivalent Certificate.

Management (MG)HND in Management, Marketing, Accountancy,Banking & Finance, DIPET 1, BTS in Management, Marketing, Accountancy, Banking &Finance or any other equivalent Certificate.

Marketing (MK)HND in Marketing, Management, Accountancy,
DIPET 1, BF, BTS in Management, Marketing,Accountancy, Banking & Finance or any otherequivalent Certificate.

Banking & Finance(BF

HND in BF, Management, Accountancy, DIPET 1,BTS in Management, Accountancy, Banking &Finance or any other equivalent Certificate.

Executive Secretarial
Studies (ESS)HND in ESS, DIPET 1, BTS in Secretarial or any
other equivalent Certificate.

Building & StructuralEngineering (BSE)

HND or BTS in CED, DIPET 1 or any other recognized equivalent Certificate.

Wood Works (WWK)

HND, BTS, and DIPET 1 in Wood or any otherrecognized equivalent Certificate.

BUSINESS, FINANCE &MANAGEMENTENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY

HND in Electrical Power Systems, Electronics, orBTS, DUT, and DIPET 1 in Electrotechnics orElectrical Engineering (EE)Electronics or any other recognized equivalentCertificate.
HND in ICT or BTS, DUT, and DIPET 1 in FundaInformation & Communication Technolo- mental Computer Science or any other recoggy (ICT)
nized equivalent Certificate.
Public Works andSurveying (PWS)
Geomatic Engineering (GEN)
Structural and Metallic Construction(SMC)

HND or BTS in CED, DIPET 1 or any other recognized equivalent Certificate
HND or BTS in CED, DIPET 1 or any other recognized equivalent Certificate
HND or BTS in CED, DIPET 1 or any other recognized equivalent Certificate

7Renewable Energy(REE)

HND in Electrical Power Systems, Electronics, or BTS,
DUT, and DIPET 1 in Electrotechnics or Electronics or
any other recognized equivalent Certificate

Mechanical andProduction Engineering (MPE)

HND or BTS in CED, DIPET 1 or any other recognizedequivalent Certificate

Environmental
Technology (ENT)HND or BTS in CED, DIPET 1 or any other recognizedequivalent Certificate

SCIENCE OFEDUCATION

Science of Education (SED)

HND, DIPEST 1 or BTS in Didactics, Educational Planning and Curriculum Development, or any other recognised equivalent Certificate.

HOME ECONOMICS,TOURISM &HOTEL MANAGEMENT

Bakery & Food Pro- HND, DIPET 1 or BTS in BFP or any other recognised
equivalent Certificate.
cessingC)

Professional Master (M. PROF) Training Programs

FIELD OFSTUDY

SPECIALITYREQUIRED CERTIFICATE

Development Finance
BUSINESS,FINANCE AND
MANAGEMENT

Finance and Investment

DIPET II or BSc in Accountancy, Manage-Information Management
and Communication

BSc in Accountancy, Management, Journalism, DIPET II in IMC and other related discipline
B.Prof or DIPT II in Electrical Engineering andother related field

Electrical Engineering

ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY

Renewable Energy

B.Prof or DIPET II in Renewable energy andother related field

Applied Information Technology

B.Prof or DIPET II in ICT and Industrial Computing, BSc in Information Tecnologies andother related field

Mechanical and Production Engineering

B.Prof or DIPET II in Mechanical and Production Engineering

8SCIENCE OFEDUCATIONCivil Engineering

B.Prof or DIPET II in Civil Engineering, BSc in
Mathematics, Physics, and any related field

Environmental Technology

DIPET II in Environmental Technology, BSc andBTECH in Environmental Technology , and anyrelated field

Guidance and Counselling
Educational Administration and PlanningHome Economics

DIPET II in Guidance counseling and Bachelor in
all fields
DIPET II in Educational Administration and Planning and any other related field.
B.Prof or DIPET II in Home Economics, BSc in
the Humanities and any related field

HOME ECONOMICS, TOURISM AND HOSFashion, Clothing,
PITALITY MANTextile Technology
AGEMENTLAWD)

Law

B.Prof or DIPET II in Fashion Clothing and Textile, BSc in the Humanities and any related field
B.Prof or DIPT II in Law, and Bachelor degree inLaw, political sciences or other related field

Doctor Philosophy (Ph.D) Training Program

FIELD OFADMINISTRATIVETECHNIQUESSOCIAL ECONOMY AND FAMILY
MANAGEMENTSPECIALITYREQUIRED CERTIFICATE

Information Manage- Masters in Journalism, IMC, Management and Communi- ment, Marketing and other related fields
cationMasters in Home Economics, Food
Home Economics
Technology, Food Sciences or other related field
Masters in Fashion, Clothing and Textile
Fashion, Clothing,and related fieldTextile Technology

TOURISM AND
Tourism
HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

Masters in Tourism and other relatedfield9ACADEMIC ACTIVITIESAcademic activities include teaching, evaluation and industrial placements. Teaching isdone by means of lectures, tutorials, practicals, and seminars. Students do undertake industrial internships for both the engineering and business programs, while students ofthe education fields carry out pedagogic internships in primary and secondary schools.
Evaluation is done through continous assessments of attendance & participation in classand written tests; as well as end of semester examinations.
At all levels of training, industrial and pedagogic placements are compulsory because inaddition to the intensive practical sessions, they form the bedrock of professional training
offered in these programs.

ALL PROGRAMS SHALL BE LAUNCHED AS FROM JUNE 2018
For more details visit the website
www.htttckumba.com
OR Contact Program Coordinator+(237) 675 003 312
P.O. Box 249 Kumba

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