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NLNG Graduates 70 Professionals from Train 7 Program

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Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • NLNG announced the graduation of 70 professionals from its Train 7 project's human capacity development program.
  • The graduates completed an intensive one-year training in Data Analysis and Supply Chain Management.
  • This initiative, a collaboration between NLNG and NCDMB, has now trained a total of 401 professionals, strengthening Nigeria's oil and gas sector workforce.

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has celebrated the graduation of 70 young professionals from its Train 7 project's intensive one-year human capacity development program. The participants honed their skills in Data Analysis and Supply Chain Management, marking a significant step in bolstering the nation's skilled workforce.

The program provided graduates with practical exposure to key oil and gas support areas, including health, safety, environment, business management, and information technology. NLNG's General Manager for External Relations and Sustainable Development, Sophia Horsfall, highlighted the program's success as a testament to strategic investment in human capital. She urged the graduates to leverage their newly acquired skills with integrity and excellence, recognizing themselves as national assets.

You started this journey as candidates, and today, we are showing you off as professionals. From here, I urge you to continue to demonstrate the discipline you have learnt and never forget that you are the dividends of a national investment.

— Sophia HorsfallNLNG's General Manager, External Relations & Sustainable Development, addressing the graduates.

Project Director for NLNG Train 7, Ali Uwais, emphasized the strong collaboration between NLNG and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). He noted that the initiative has now trained a total of 401 candidates across two batches, significantly enhancing Nigeria's pool of industry-ready professionals. Uwais encouraged the graduates to embrace continuous learning and innovation in the rapidly evolving, technology-driven energy sector.

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, represented by Alexis Emelle, General Manager of Human Capacity Development, applauded the partnership. Emelle described the training as a practical implementation of the board's 2020 human capital development guidelines, which mandate major oil and gas projects to deliberately build local capacity. The Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN) was also commended for upholding training standards.

The success of this programme is a testament to the effective collaboration of NCDMB and NLNG to close competency gaps in relevant industry skills.

— Ali UwaisProject Director, NLNG Train 7 Project, on the impact of the training initiative.
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