The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, in partnership with TotalEnergies and Geoplex Drillteq Limited, has launched the Nigeria Content Human Capital Development Training Programme for the Provision of Offshore Cased Hole Logging and Associated Services.
The one-year specialised training programme kicked off on Monday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The initiative is designed to equip Nigerians with critical competencies required for offshore oil and gas operations, in line with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act, 2010.
The Act mandates first consideration for Nigerians in employment and training across the sector.
NCDMB said the programme aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the administration’s goal of driving Nigeria toward a $1 trillion economy by leveraging local capacity in the energy sector.
Graduates deemed competent and field-ready will be entered into NCDMB’s skills database, accessible to operators and service firms for job placement.
To support participants, the Board will provide medicals, monthly stipends, personal protective equipment and insurance coverage throughout the training period. Participants will undergo classroom instruction, laboratory practicals, professional certifications and hands-on industry experience through on-the-job training partnerships with service companies.
Engr. Bamidele Abayomi, NCDMB’s Director of Capacity Building, noted that each skill area will have at least three service company partners, with soft skill components delivered by accredited training providers under the Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria.
He stressed that the training is intensive and aimed at making graduates field-ready for emerging oil and gas projects.
The offshore cased hole logging programme adds to NCDMB’s broader human capital development drive, which also includes recent training collaborations with NLNG on data analytics, SNEPCo and LADOL on supply base services, and TotalEnergies’ BOPANE initiative training 261 youths in oil and gas skills.
