Local Capacity Growth: 57 NIGERIAN ENGINEERS TRAINED IN SOUTH KOREA.

Local Capacity Growth: 57 NIGERIAN ENGINEERS TRAINED IN SOUTH KOREA.

Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria (SHI) and the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) have recently completed the training of 57 Nigerian youths at the SHI Shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. Talk about local capacity growth!

As part of their commitment to promote the local content policy of the Federal Government in the oil and gas sector, Samsung in collaboration with Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) initiated the training of some Nigerians in ship building and all aspect of ship development in December last year.

The trainees arrived into the country on Sunday, having completed trainings in Naval Architecture, Ship Design, Fabrication and Fitting, Electrical installation, Mechanical and Maintenance, Erections and Scaffolding among other areas.

Speaking on the training program, the General Manager, Samsung Heavy Industries in Nigeria, Mr. Frank Ejizu said the company was determined to grow local capacity through an intensive training program expected to build the capacity of local engineers.

He further said that Samsung and NLNG decided to fill the gap through the training program, adding that they also expected to do more of such trainings to encourage more Nigerians in the oil and gas sector. Although he pointed out that this is a pre-training, as the planned training centre in Nigeria which will accommodate further trainings is yet to be completed.

Ejizu concluded by saying that “because it is purely a capacity building exercise, now that they are back home, we will assist to absorb them into various aspects of the job".

Also, NLNG's General Manager, External Relations, Mr. Kudo Eresia-Eke, said the company's goal in helping to attain the objective of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act (NOGICD) 2010 equally informed its decision to take the giant stride.

The trainee’s team Leader, Jamiu Suleiman, said they achieved the training objectives and even surpassed expectations. "We have been certified by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Our trainers did not hide anything from us on Structural Engineering in Ship Building, so we can deliver services to international standards now," he said.