Depletion of the country s petroleum and gas reserves has prompted the country to look for alternative sCourseces of energy. Nuclear energy is one of the best alternative sCourseces of energy. Rapid developments in the application of nuclear engineering in other sectors such as defence, medical and agriculture are demanding for more nuclear engineers. It has been shown that one of the critical conditions for the successful introduction of a nuclear poCourser programme and other nuclear related industries is the availability of trained manpoCourser that meets the desired quality and quantity.