Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Oxford Institute of Business & Journalism offers Information Technology which leads to the award of Advanced Business Certificate Examination from the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC).

The institution prepares prospective candidates to prepare themselves towards the examination.

Entry Requirement

Candidates who have obtained passes in the relevant subjects at the GCE 'O' Level /SSSCE/WASSCE/General Business Certificate/Royal Society of Arts Stage II/London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Stage II Level would be considered as eligible candidates for the examination.

Courses

Compulsory Subjects

• Hardware and Networking
• Information Technology
• Information Systems

Optional Subjects (Any two)

• Business Mathematics
• Financial Accounting
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management 

Duration

Applicants are expected to spend two years to complete the Information Technology programme from the West Africa Examination Council leading to the award of Diploma Certificate.         

Conditions for the Award of Diploma

A candidate who has successfully passed all the three compulsory and two optional subjects in two sittings within a maximum period of two calendar years from the date of the first registration will be awarded a DIPLOMA certificate.

 A candidate who is unable to obtain a pass in all the Subjects within the stipulated period of  two years from the date of the first registration will be issued single Advanced Business Certificates for each subject in which he/she obtains a pass.

Short Course under this department are as follows:

• Computer Engineering
• Computing and Information System
• Networking
• Programming
• Hardware
• Software Development

Duration for short courses

The above short courses require One year or six months to complete.