The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commended Renaissance Africa Energy Limited, Westfield Energy Resources Limited, and their manpower development facilitators, Hommaston Limited, for their dedication to human capital development (HCD), particularly, the exceptional professionalism and technical depth of their training programmes.
Speaking on Tuesday at the close-out ceremony of Westfield Energy Resources Limited – SAGS CEIP Tunu Transmission Node HCD Training at Woji, Port Harcourt, the Executive Secretary of the Board, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, noted that the programme spanned different competencies and skill sets, notably, civil and structural engineering designs, electrical and instrumentation engineering designs, onshore survey, and technical safety, among others.
Trainees also received training in preparing oil and gas business proposals, digital literacy and entrepreneurship.
The Executive Secretary, who was represented by the General Manager, Capacity Development, Barr. Esueme Dan Kikile, pointed out that with each outgoing trainee receiving over five different international certifications, “the HCD programme stands firmly on the Board’s unwavering commitment to technical capability development, a core pillar of the Board’s 10-Year Strategic Road Map.”
He explained that the HCD training was on the back of the Southern Swamp Associated Gas Project initiated by Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited, now known as Renaissance Africa Energy Resources Limited, which aims “to eliminate routine flaring from production fields in the southern swamp area,” with a capacity to deliver 100 million standard cubic feet (MMscf) per day of gas to the domestic market.
To the trainees, he declared, “You represent the hope and future of the oil and gas industry,” adding, “The tools and knowledge you now possess are not ornamental, they are instruments for value creation – meant to be wielded with purpose, diligence and integrity.”
In his own remarks, a representative of Westfield Energy Resources, Engr. Chijioke Igboeni, thanked the Board for the opportunity provided young Nigerians to acquire skills relevant to oil and gas industry operations and for the support his company has enjoyed.
He said Westfield looks forward to seeing the outgoing trainees excel in their endeavours, while assuring that wherever openings exist within the company they would be accorded special consideration.
A representative of Renaissance, Engr. Ajewole Adebayo, thanked NCDMB for sustaining the HCD programme and also commended the trainers and outgoing trainees for putting in their best. He told the trainees that their instructors have prepared their faculties to be able to grasp technical facts and that they have been given general principles to analyse real-life issues relating to oil and gas operations.
He advised them to register with the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and to strive for certification with the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).
In closing remarks, a representative of Hommaston Limited, Dr. Joseph Carew, advised the trainees to endeavor to put their skills and knowledge into productive use for their own good and for the benefit of the country.
The training programme, which had seven trainees, comprised classroom-based instruction and hands-on real-world experience spanning 12 calendar months.
