The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has partnered the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) to train 255 Nigerian youths in nine vocational skills.
The Board in a statement said the six months training programme, funded by the NCDMB will be conducted by the ITF.
Included also is Information and Communication Technology, Electrical/Electronic Technology and Industrial Automation and Mechatronics.
Other areas include Instrumentation and Process Control, Mechanical Services & Maintenance, Residential Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Maintenance and Building Technology.
The kick-off ceremony was held last Thursday in Abuja. The beneficiaries were selected from the Board’s NOGIC-JQS platform, with representation from the six geo-political zones of the country.
A further selection exercise was organised for the trainees, involving computer-based tests and oral interviews in Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt.
Speaking at the ceremony in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr Simbi Kesiye affirmed that the initiative was consistent with the objectives of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act and NCDMB’s 10-Year Strategic Roadmap, targeted at growing Nigerian Content from 27 percent in 2017 to 70 percent by 2027.
SOURCE: energyreview.com
