Bristow Sponsors 20 Cadets At NCAT

A major Nigerian heli
copter services provider, Bristow Helicopters Nigeria Limited, in compliance with its initiative  to train  and empower   Nigerians and strengthen the capacity of the nation’s aviation industry, has concluded arrangements to sponsor 20 cadet engineers to the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria (NCAT) for 90 weeks training.
The training will  cost the company over N50 million naira, Bristow will be fully financially responsible  for these students during their entire stay at the Aviation College.
Speaking recently at the “meet the parents” ceremony held at the company’s head office in Lagos, the Human Resource Manager,  Mr. Femi  Collins congratulated the 20 cadets that emerged from over 4,00 applications received from all over Nigeria.
He stated that the selection process was thorough  and strictly  based on merit so both parents and prospective cadets should be very proud of their  achievements.
Mr. Collins noted that the cadets’ training was  one of Bristow’s commitment to building capacity in both the aviation and offshore helicopter support  industries as these cadets would go on to work on aircraft servicing  these two important  aspects of the Nigerian economy.
The manager described that an average of N2.5 million will be spent on each cadet trainee for the duration  of the 90 weeks training.
This cost, he stated, would include  the tuition fees,  accommodation and feeding. Aside this, a monthly allowance will also be made available  to each of the cadets throughout the period of the training.
On his part, the Managing Director Bristow Helicopter Nigeria Limited, Captain Akin Oni, (an early beneficiary of this  scheme), enjoined  the cadet engineers to exhibit good behaviour during the period  of their  training as character and good conduct constituted one of the assessment elements.
Capt Oni noted that though these young Nigerians were being  trained in Nigeria, they would  later form part of a global  pool of engineering talent that would  be required and deployed anywhere in the world.
Parents at the signing ceremony expressed their gratitude to Bristow Helicopters for the initiative, enjoined  their children and wards to do them proud while commending Bristow for the rare opportunity  and privilege.

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