The main objective of the department of Civil and Building Engineering is to educate students in order for them to achieve sufficient knowledge, skills and width of view to meet the demands of the job market and the national development. The programmes under the department are intended: To train and produce diploma graduates who are well grounded with skills and knowledge in the Civil and Building Engineering discipline, train students towards research and development, instill entrepreneurial skills in students so as to ensure competitiveness, Employ practical thinking with commitment to economic, innovative and optimum use of resources, make students aware of the latest global challenges and how to handle them, Promote professionalism, work ethics and social values and have a good understanding of the technical vocational foundation of Civil and Building Engineering to facilitate self-learning, particularly of experiential knowledge, and professional development.