NCDMB, TotalEnergies train 14 graduates in database systems

Nigerian Content Human Capital Development (NC-HCD) Training Programme of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and TotalEnergies, in respect of the provision of Trelleborg Export Hoses and Accessories for the Egina Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Vessel, has completed an intensive 12-month training for fourteen young graduates with engineering and geoscience backgrounds.

The programme, which was structured into classroom-based instruction and hands-on training in the facilities of Fairtex Integrated Services Limited, Elelenwo, Port Harcourt, covered database systems, data analysis, document control, supply chain, technical safety and project management, while the trainees received international certifications for each of the courses.

Speaking at the event, the General Manager, Human Capital Development, NCDMB, Ms. Alexis Emelle, said the project-based training was part of the implementation strategy of the Board’s HCD guideline, which focuses on building capacity within the Nigerian oil and gas industry and its linkage sectors, and equally mandates operators, contractors and subcontractors to prioritise manpower development.

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She described the training as a “structured and deliberate effort to mold capable, confident, and competent professionals who are ready to take their place in the oil and gas sector,” pointing out that the NCDMB remains firmly committed to technical capability development, a core pillar of its Nigerian Content 10-Year Strategic Road Map.

She expressed appreciation to the Nigerian Content team of TotalEnergies for leadership and attention to the training delivery as well as the well-being of the trainees, while also commending resource persons of the Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN) for exceptional professionalism, technical depth, and dedication to building capacity.

Emelle charged the trainees to make valuable use of the knowledge and tools they have acquired, describing it as “instruments of value creation meant to be wielded with purposes, diligence and integrity.”