Nigerian College of Aviation Technology
NCAT
About
The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology is a higher education institute in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It is funded by the Civil Aviation Department in the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Aviation. Formerly known as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Training Centre, it trains pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers, navigation aid technicians, air traffic controllers and aeronautical telecommunications specialists.
History
The college was formally inaugurated in 1964 through an Act of Parliament and began operations in 1966 with technical support from the United Nations Development Programme and the International Civil Aviation Organization. It was designed as a training centre for Nigerian and African pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers and navigation aid technicians, and later created a flying school, an air traffic services and communications school, and an aeronautical electronics and telecommunications school. In the late 1970s it began specialised courses in instrument landing systems, jet simulation, airline transport and VHF omnidirectional range. In 1977 it admitted its first female student, Chinyere Kalu, who later headed the institution from 2011 to 2014.
Key Facts
Established
1964
Headquarters
Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Rector/CE
Capt. Abdulsalami Mohammed
Members
about 6,500 students had graduated as of 2010
Abbreviation
NCAT
Website
ncat.gov.ng