Business
Firms Partner On Skills Dev In Rivers
As part of efforts to stem the dearth of skilled manspower within the Niger Delta, Orlean Investment West Africa Ltd, in association with Intels Nigeria Limited and Prodeco Nigeria Limited have partnered with their respective host communities of Onne, Ogu, Ogbunabali and Rumukrushi for the training of the indigenes of these communities to acquire necessary technical skills.
According to the companies’ representative Chief David Alagoa, who is also the Regional Government and Public Affairs Manager of Intels, the indigenes of the respective host communities were trained to acquire technical skills in various areas as part of the companies’ commitment to empowerment and entitlement processes.
He said the programme was embarked upon to create technical skills and opportunities towards assisting indigenes of the various host communities become self-reliant.
Alagoa added that Intels will try to explore ways of accommodating some of the graduands of the skills acquisition training in terms of employment opportunities, stressing that only the best in the respective areas of the training programme would be considered.
He challenged the graduands to be serious with the technical skills acquired by them and be meaningful to their respective communities through exemplary conduct.
Alagoa called upon the various trainers to improve on the quality of their certificates as presented to the graduands adding that the budget for the technical skill training for next year will be reviewed upward by the company’s management.
He said that a total of 176 graduands were trained and only 40 persons were given double promotion for further training.
The graduands were trained in various areas of Alumunium craft, Pipe wedding crame operators, Industrial, Electrical, Catering services, (STW 95) Marine services, Professional safety and computer services.
Earlier, Mr Ebenezer Osarowate one of graduands had commended Intels management for organsiing the training programme.
Philip Okparaji