Egbin Power Plc, a member of the Sahara Energy Group, has inducted 27 young engineers after completing the company’s Graduate Engineering Programme.
The graduates are the third batch of Egbin Power’s engineering trainee programme. The 12-month programme, run in collaboration with Energy Training Centre (ETC), is for selected young engineers. It focusing on processes, procedures, and operations of the electricity supply industry.
It involved a blend of learning approaches; instructor-led classroom sessions, virtual sessions, field practical sessions to ensure effective learning transfer as well as improve their capacity and practical field experience.
Group Managing Director, Sahara Power Group, Kola Adesina, described the programme as a critical intervention in building capacity of technical manpower with requisite skills for infrastructural and human capital development of the power sector.
He noted that investment in new technology, expansion initiatives and innovative achievements at Egbin Power requires human capital profile to ensure optimal performance and profitability of the plant.
“Employment has been a challenge in this country, so this initiative helps us bring in more young people into the business and equip them to add value.
“We are looking to continually bring in value-adding personalities and we have, no doubt, that these crop of young talent will add value to our asset and, ultimately, assist in resolving the power challenges we have been experiencing in the last 63 years,” he said.
The Chief Executive Officer, Egbin Power Plc, Mokhtar Bounour, noted that investment in people is the key to success in any organisation and reiterated the commitment of the company to provide all the support the young Engineers require to make the difference. He also tasked them to ensure that they always push the limits and always remain innovative.
“We are very proud of the progress our trainees have made and we believe that they are now well-equipped to make significant contributions to the power sector. These are the future leaders and they deserve to be supported. We believe in them and we are counting on them to make a difference in bringing energy to life responsibly, “Bounour said.
The facilitator of the programme and Managing Director of Energy Training Centre (ETC), Ibiene Okeleke, said the learning academy gave the trainees access to top-notch learning facilities and curriculum delivered by a faculty of subject matter experts.
She said: “As one of Nigeria’s foremost learning institutions, these young graduate Engineers under our tutelage have gained extensive knowledge of the power sector. We look forward to seeing them solve the power challenges we face as a nation.”
One of the beneficiaries, Miss. Eseoghene Agbadudu, said: “It is a fulfillment and an achievement for me. We had the opportunity to be exposed to both the Technical and Commercial aspects of the Power Sector. So I hope to put all these learnings into play at Egbin Power, in bringing innovative ideas that can help improve the power sector.”