Guideline For Education Visit / Excursion and Benchmarking Visits to the Nigerian Communications Commission

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Guideline For Education Visit / Excursion and Benchmarking Visits to the Nigerian Communications Commission

The Nigerian Communications Commission is the regulator of communications industry in Nigeria. In its commitment to continually engage stakeholders at all levels, this Guideline is designed to enhance students’ learning by providing the opportunities for students to participate in non-curriculum activities outside the normal school routine. This involves activities including NCC Museum Visit, NCC Space Services Monitoring Centre, and listening to Presentations from relevant departments. While Peering Visit is designed to enhance collaboration and co-creation of sustainable initiatives.

Purpose of the Study Tour Visits

The objective of this activity is to increase awareness of participants to NCC activities. The visits are expected to meet educational or learning objectives of the participants as communicated during application process. It is also intended to broaden students’ horizons through interaction with members of staff of the Commission and to enable students to gain a deeper understanding of the communications industry ecosystem.

Purpose of the Peering Visits

This Guideline guides and regulates peering or familiarization visits by professional and organizational bodies to the NCC. It aims to facilitate structured engagements, promote knowledge exchange, and support mutual institutional development and collaboration in line with our leadership vision.

Scope for Peering Visits

Applies to the following categories:

Professional associations

Academic institutions

Governmental and non-governmental regulatory agencies

ICT-related private and public sector organizations

Benefit of Educational/Peering Visits

The Educational Visit Guideline are designed to educate, inspire, and expose students to the workings of a key national institution. These visits offer a unique opportunity for young Nigerians to connect theory with real-world practice.

Encourages appreciation of public service and good governance.

Encourages goal-setting and informed career choices

Promotion of Digital Literacy

Support for STEM Education

Note: Visits are typically coordinated with school leadership and involve structured sessions, including presentations, safety briefings, and interaction with NCC professionals.

While Peering Visits will:

Promote exchange of regulatory and operational best practices

Support research, Guideline development, and professional training

Foster national and international collaboration

Enhance sectoral understanding and innovation transfer

Principles.

Participants are expected to be of good conduct throughout the visit noting that the NCC building is a work environment. The following qualities are expected of participants:

Orderliness:

Adherence to instructions and Respect for security procedure is non-negotiable.

Eligibility

Eligibility Criteria for Educational Visits: registered institutions are eligible to apply to visit the Commission in the category of: Primary Schools; Secondary Schools; Universities; Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.

Eligibility Criteria for Peering Visits:

Organizations must:

Be duly registered and recognized