The Nigerian Content material Growth and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has introduced a brand new nationwide Human Capital Growth (HCD) initiative geared toward coaching over 10,000 Nigerians in high-demand technical {and professional} abilities throughout the oil and gasoline trade.
The programme, titled “Oil and Fuel Area Readiness Coaching Program,” is designed to bridge essential ability gaps within the sector and guarantee Nigerians are higher positioned to take up rising alternatives from the surge in new oil and gasoline investments throughout the nation.
In accordance with an announcement by the NCDMB Govt Secretary, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, the coaching shall be carried out over a two-to three-year interval.
About this system
NCDMB defined that the initiative would assist shut ability gaps extracted from the overview of purposes for Expatriate Quotas by trade operators. The collection of coaching areas, he stated, was knowledgeable by engagements with trade stakeholders, together with the Petroleum Know-how Affiliation of Nigeria (PETAN), the Oil Producers Commerce Part (OPTS), and the Petroleum Contractors Commerce Part (PCTS).
NCDMB additionally drew insights from main upcoming tasks and experiences from sister businesses such because the Petroleum Know-how Growth Fund (PTDF) to establish abilities in excessive demand.
The programme will concentrate on the next 10 technical {and professional} areas:
- Sub-sea engineering (wellheads, flowlines, umbilicals, sub-sea bushes, and many others.)
- Underwater welding
- Management and automation engineering (together with cementing, effectively controls, rig operations)
- Helicopter piloting
- Seafaring (together with vessel mechanics/electricians)
- Manufacturing and upkeep engineering (management room operations, upkeep crew)
- QA/QC engineering (together with NDT Ranges 1, 2, and three)
- Geoscience engineering (seismic, geophysics, wellsite geology, and many others.)
- Digitization and digitalization (AI, ML, IoT, Massive Knowledge, Cloud Computing, Drones, and many others.)
Ogbe emphasised that the programme aligns with Part 10(1b) of the Nigerian Oil and Fuel Trade Content material Growth (NOGICD) Act, 2010, which mandates that Nigerians shall be given first consideration for coaching and employment within the work programme for which the Nigerian Content material Plan was submitted by an trade operator.
Utility course of
The programme is open to Nigerians aged beneath 35 years who possess OND, HND, or BSc {qualifications} in Petroleum, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Civil, Fuel, Welding, or Metallurgy. Different accepted fields embrace Geology, Geophysics, Laptop Science, Engineering, and different science-related disciplines.
individuals are required to register on the NOGIC Joint Qualification System (JQS) through https://nogicjqs.gov.ng/auth/login?redirect=/accounts/login
- New customers should create an account, replace their profile and educational information, and full the coaching registration type.
- Customers with incomplete profiles are to replace their information earlier than continuing to register.
- Customers with full profiles can instantly register for the programme.
NCDMB stated the Board will overview the programme after two to 3 years to determine if the chosen abilities want adjustment, guaranteeing the coaching stays aligned with trade wants.
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