The Nationwide Energy Coaching Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) has introduced a collaboration with the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI) to coach 4,000 Nigerian youths in electrical energy meter set up.
The director basic of NAPTIN, Ahmed Nagode, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja throughout a one-day Stakeholders Engagement Workshop.
The workshop, themed “Constructing Bridges: Analysis, Internship and Innovation for a Sustainable Nigerian Energy Sector,” was organised by NAPTIN in collaboration with 5 Creators Ltd.
Nagode defined that the initiative aimed to equip younger Nigerians with sensible abilities to put in electrical energy meters throughout the nation.
“The coaching programme is a pathway to employment and monetary independence, contributing to the transformation of Nigeria’s energy sector.
“We at the moment face a metering hole of about seven million items. This collaboration with PMI will assist deal with that shortfall,” he stated.
Nagode famous {that a} Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) had already been signed with PMI, and coaching was anticipated to start quickly.
“We’ve got a sturdy plan in place and can conduct the coaching throughout all six geopolitical zones to make sure broad participation,” he added.
Nagode stated the stakeholders’ engagement was crucial to determine and deal with the nation’s coaching wants within the energy sector.
He emphasised three core areas for dialogue: job creation, analysis and improvement, and internship and {industry} linkage.
On job creation, Nagode highlighted a serious abilities mismatch between graduates and the calls for of the labour market.
“There’s a excessive charge of unemployment, not essentially as a result of jobs don’t exist, however as a result of the required abilities are missing,” he defined.
He pressured the necessity for collaboration with universities to spice up analysis and improvement, which he described as important to unravel persistent challenges within the sector.
The third space of focus, in line with Nagode, was fostering stronger internship alternatives and industry-academic linkages to bridge the hole between studying and observe.
He reiterated NAPTIN’s alignment with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, significantly within the areas of photo voltaic photovoltaic (PV) set up, electrical works, and meter set up.
Additionally talking on the occasion, the managing director of the Nigerian Electrical energy Administration Companies Company (NEMSA), Aliyu Tahir, stated his company was partnering with NAPTIN to enhance workforce abilities and promote excellence.
“We face a big expertise hole resulting from an ageing workforce, abilities mismatch, and restricted publicity to technical requirements.
“With out pressing motion, our infrastructure investments might outpace the provision of competent professionals to handle them,” Tahir warned.
Declaring the workshop open, the everlasting secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Alhaji Mamman Mahmuda, recommended NAPTIN for organising the engagement, noting its alignment with ongoing energy sector reforms.
Represented by director of Distribution on the ministry, Mr Babaumara Mustapha, Mahmuda pressured the pressing want to deal with the human capability deficit within the Nigerian Electrical energy Provide Business (NESI).
“Lots of our skilled engineers have retired or are near leaving service.
“NAPTIN, in collaboration with the Japan Worldwide Cooperation Company (JICA), has developed a curriculum for coaching upkeep personnel, which stakeholders ought to totally leverage,” he stated.
The workshop introduced collectively key stakeholders from the facility {industry}, academia, and different technical specialists. (NAN)
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