In partial fulfilment of the requirement by the Nigerian government under the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act for the development of human capacity relevant to the industry, Chevron Nigeria Limited in conjunction with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) sponsored a three-month programme facilitated by Dorman Long Engineering Limited.
The human capacity development initiative training (HCDIT) included courses in project management and non-destructive testing (NDT) training, with Dorman Long Engineering Limited hosting the 72 graduands in its facility in Lagos, in a programme that started March 2017.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Adike Kopiam, monitoring supervisor for Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), commended the graduands on their successful completion of the programme.
According to Kopiam, in his opening remarks, the NCDMB has a mandate to drive local capability and capacity development. He also stated that Chevron Nigeria Limited, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Dorman Long Engineering Limited had expended much effort in order to conduct a successful training programme, and urged the graduands to build on what they had learned.
Kopiam took the opportunity to thank all the companies that worked together in making the training program a success. He further recommended that although job offers are not promised with the training, any trainees who are a match for any opportunities in the participating companies should be considered by the companies as possible hires.
During his speech, Iroegbu Obiora, representing Chevron Nigeria Limited, expressed his pleasure at the success of the training, saying the trainees had been elevated to higher skill level with the knowledge gained through the training.
In his view, notwithstanding the stiff competition in the job market, they are all-employable and would be an added value in the industry today.
He encouraged the graduands to step out of their comfort zones while job searching, particularly now that they had been further equipped with the specialist skills.
Iroegbu further thanked the facilitator – Dorman Long Engineering Limited, for a job well done in conducting and executing a successful training program. He encouraged Dorman Long to maintain the standard and to continue in its efforts to add value to the oil and gas industry.
Timi Austen-Peters, chairman, Dorman Long Engineering, commended the trainees and expressed his delight at Dorman Long’s accomplishment in facilitating the successful three month training.
According to Austen-Peters, it is a fantastic opportunity for Dorman Long to have the chance to pass on these essential skills, saying, “The more we are able to train our youth, the more employable they would be.”
He revealed that Dorman Long is in fact already preparing to commence the Stream Two training for Welding and Health and Safety Executives. This stream will have a total number of 82 trainees.
Akpelu Paul Kelechi, a graduand, stated that the training had been quite empowering and expressed his conviction that it would be beneficial to all the trainees. The elated graduand confided that he and some of the other trainees had also registered for the Project Management Professional Certification Exam, scheduled for this September.
AKOBI UGOCHUKWU
