ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTER (ESC)
The entrepreneurship development centre is for training students to acquire functional skills in different vocations and trades and in entrepreneurship development. The training programmed of the centre is carried out based on best practices and principles and is in two main parts. a. The Entrepreneurial Management Training: This is a theoretical training that is fundamental to functional skill acquisition training in different vocations and trades. The theoretical training is focused on opportunity recognition, enterprise planning, product development/service delivery and enterprise management. b. The Functional Skill Acquisition Training: Here, the students are trained to acquire functional skills in any vocation/trainees receive entrepreneurial management and functional skills in all areas of agro enterprises, household consumables and beauty products and services.
Our strength lies in our well trained and experienced facilitators/trainers and well equipped ultra modern training workshops and product development laboratories all waiting to be explored by prospective applicant

AROC
The Agricultural Research Outreach Centre (AROC) /Adopted village is an initiative of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria which is meant to speed up the adoption of agric technologies by rural farmers in the country. Hence the provocation of increased productivity and employment generation. The programmed is currently operating under the West African Production Programmed (WAAPP) for the member countries of ECOWAS. The objective of the project is to improve productivity in ECOWAS countries and at the same time encourage integrated development of agricultural research into technology generation and dissemination continuum throughout the sub-region. The development objective of WAAPP Nigeria is to strengthen the National Agricultural Research system in Nigeria to contribute to technology development dissemination and adoption to boost agricultural productivity increase in Nigeria’s commodity subsectors that are aligned with sub regional priorities. Since inception about two (2) years ago, two adopted villages have been set up with two poultry model farms established. Also, two AROC Schools-GSS Riyom and Vwang while a small ruminant model house has been constructed and stocked by our college. Plans are in top gear to establish three (3) new centres and fisheries/crops added to the existing projects to jump-start the integrated system approach. Mr.P.D. Dabi. Co-ordinator.

SIWES
The Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) unit commenced in our college in 1994 which is intended at making students becomes exposed to practical work experience. This is an attempt to bridge the skills gap often observed where students fail to marry theories learned in the classroom and actual field situations. SIWES activities are funded by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Industrial Training fund (ITF) and regulated by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). This scheme makes the student holistic enough to prepare him/her for industrial work; they are likely to meet after grandaunts distinguish themselves at wherever they are eventually gainfully employed or whenever they decide to be self employed by putting their entrepreneurial skills to work. Any eligible applicant to college can share in this opportunity.
A.E.Ashigidi
Co-ordinator.

NATIONAL DIPLOMA DEPARTMENT
The National Diploma Department offers courses in Animal Health and Production Technology which leads to a sustainable middle – level manpower development for self- sufficiency in the livestock industry. The department is fully accredited by the National Board for Technical Education.
We have outstanding professional trainers and training facilities. The Mini-livestock unit of the department provides intensive training in beekeeping for (honey production and research). We also practice Grass cutter, Rabbit and Snail farming for self employment and low-cholesterol protein sufficiency. Every year the department turns out quality self-sustaining employers of labour who as ambassadors of the College, become great assets to the nation. Do you want the best in livestock production and management? Do you want to be an employer of labour? Then apply. Dr (Mrs.) C.C. Utoh-Ojemudia. HOD.

FOREWORD
Having started in 1941, the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Vom is the oldest and foremost college of its kind, not only in Nigeria, but in the West African sub-region noted for middle level manpower training to service the livestock subsection of the economy. All regular programmed of the college are fully accredited by the National Board for Technical Education. Eligible applicants for admission into the institution can therefore, be a part of this success story. We are a college resident in the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, which makes it possible for our students to have every practical exposure that is incomparable. This is made possible through our cream of well experienced professionals: Researchers, Veterinary Surgeons, Lecturers, Instructors, and others.
In line with the Federal Government’s transformation agenda, wish prioritizes for entrepreneurial skill development for a sustainable future our College has set up a state of the art compliant study center for this training. Our students acquire valuable skills in addition to their professional courses which makes them outstanding self-sufficient job providers rather than job seekers after graduation.
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HEALTH
The department of Animal Health is one of the five academic departments and the first to be established in the college to train middle-level man power in the field of animal health technology. This programme was first accredited in 1992 by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and has always been re-accredited subsequently owing to our sufficient facilities and highly trained staff comprising veterinary surgeons, medical lab scientists, lecturers, instructors in all the relevant specialties.
The Department has maintained standards over the years and has produced qualified animal health workers who are presently working in government and private organizations as Animal Health Superintendents, Livestock officers, and Instructors. Above all, our graduates can be entrepreneurs, in the sense that they can be self employed by putting into practice the skills they have acquired to service the livestock subsector.
Dr C.J. Bot
HOD

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION
The Animal production Department was established in 1991 in line with the Nation Science and Technology Amendment Degree No.46 of 30 December, 1990 to conduct training for the award of Higher National Diploma (HND) in Animal production Technology. Ultimately, the department aims at producing job-providers and not job-seekers. The programmed is accredited by the National Board for Technical Education at 100% level.
The department has a total of 74 staff comprising of 22 teaching and 52 non-teaching/technical staff. Some achievements of the department from which new applicants stand to gain include the following: a. Invention of single unit spray cage for small ruminants (Exhibited 2011 Agric Trade Fair, Abuja) b. Bull fattening scheme managed by students and the beef sold to staff. c. Management of exotic bulls, semen collection, processing and storage (in chilled or frozen state) for genetic improvement of local breeds though artificial insemination, etc.
Umaru umaru
(HOD)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND MANAGEMENT
Our College in general, and the Department of Agricultural Extension and Management specifically, offer you an opportunity that is not available in any other agricultural institution in the country. An opportunity to be trained as a Livestock Extension Officer at the Higher National Diploma level. Our location within the National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, gives you access to practical exposure in Livestock Extension. As a department, we have positioned ourselves through much capacity building, to ensure that middle level manpower for Livestock Extension Services is mainstreamed in the current agricultural transformation effort. There are four units within the Department. These units further reinforce the mainstream academic courses of the Department. The following are highlights on these units:
The Students Teaching and Research Farm, the Fisheries Unit the Meteorological unit and Audio-visual unit. These units are accessible to students at all times and contribute significantly to the entrepreneurial posture of our training. This information bulletin is intended to provide you with some basic information about the department and how you can be part of the success story of the emerging field of Livestock Extension in Nigeria. Welcome on board.
Dr. T.A. Adisa
HOD

IMCC The IMCC consists of the following officers of the college namely;
Dr. N J ZWANDOS Ag. Provost
Dr S.A BANYIGYI Deputy Provost
MR. J.N ZINKAT Registrar
Alh. J LADAN Bursar
Mr LARMORDE Internal auditor