STAFFING ------------------------

There are currently six (6) full-time and two (2) part-time lecturers in the Department. In addition, the Department relies on servicing lecturers from other departments. Details of the staff strength are presented below:

Academic Staff (Full-time)

There are also four (4) support staff members, made up of a secretary, two (2) office machine technicians and a clerk.

PROGRAMMES/COURSES ---------------

The department offers three (3) different programmes in Secretaryship. These are:

• HND Secretaryship and Management Studies of three (3) years duration
• HND Bilingual Secretaryship and Management Studies of three (3) years duration
• Diploma in Business Studies (DBS) Secretarial Option of two (2) years duration

PART-TIME HND PROGRAMME ---------

The Department introduced the HND Part-time programme during the 2003/2004 academic year. This is to enable qualified candidates, especially workers who cannot attend the full-time classes, to acquire higher academic laurels.

STUDENT ENROLMENT ------------------

FACILITIES ------------------------------

The Department has two (2) well-furnished typing pools, one electronic and one manual. In addition, it has a computer laboratory.

The electronic typing pool has fifty (50) typewriters. The manual typing pool has thirty-five (35) manual typewriters and the computer laboratory has fifty (50) personal computers.

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY --------

The Department in July organized a 3-day seminar for Administrators and Secretaries as part of its continuous education programme. This was the first of its kind in the Polytechnic.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS ---------------

The Sector Ministry is in the process of acquiring equipment for a language laboratory for the Department. It is being financed by the GETFUND.