{"id":"2026-oct-expansion20-africa-ncdmb-trainees","canonicalSlug":"2026-oct-expansion20-africa-ncdmb-trainees","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct-expansion20-africa-ncdmb-trainees","language":"en","title":"NCDMB reports graduation of 20 oil and gas trainees in Port Harcourt","summary":"The Nigerian content board said 20 participants completed a 12-month programme combining classroom instruction with practical industry experience. The report makes no claim that graduates have secured jobs.","body":["The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) said 20 trainees graduated from a Human Capital Development programme delivered by Heritage Energy Operational Services and H&W Energy. The close-out ceremony took place in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on 8 October, according to a report published the following day by Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation.","The ministry said the participants completed a 12-month course under the Nigerian Content Human Capital Development Initiative. It combined classroom learning and hands-on experience in engineering, procurement, project planning, safety, contract management, mechanical maintenance and information and communications technology. The ministry described the programme as intended to develop industry-related skills and support local participation in oil and gas.","NCDMB’s representative commended Heritage Energy for meeting its human-capital obligations and acknowledged H&W Energy and training partners for delivering the course. The report does not identify employers for the graduates or say that any participant has been placed in a job."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"NCDMB reports graduation of 20 oil and gas trainees in Port Harcourt\n\nThe Nigerian content board said 20 participants completed a 12-month programme combining classroom instruction with practical industry experience. The report makes no claim that graduates have secured jobs.\n\nThe Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) said 20 trainees graduated from a Human Capital Development programme delivered by Heritage Energy Operational Services and H&W Energy. The close-out ceremony took place in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on 8 October, according to a report published the following day by Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation.\n\nThe ministry said the participants completed a 12-month course under the Nigerian Content Human Capital Development Initiative. It combined classroom learning and hands-on experience in engineering, procurement, project planning, safety, contract management, mechanical maintenance and information and communications technology. The ministry described the programme as intended to develop industry-related skills and support local participation in oil and gas.\n\nNCDMB’s representative commended Heritage Energy for meeting its human-capital obligations and acknowledged H&W Energy and training partners for delivering the course. The report does not identify employers for the graduates or say that any participant has been placed in a job.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":["oil","gas"],"eventDate":"2026-10-08","eventDateBasis":"The Ministry report identifies the close-out ceremony date as 8 October 2026; this record uses that event date.","publishedAt":"2026-10-10T17:08:28Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-10T17:08:28Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-10T17:06:57Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-09","translatedAt":"2026-10-10T17:00:14Z","sources":[{"url":"https://fmino.gov.ng/ncdmb-reaffirms-commitment-to-local-capacity-development-graduates-20-trainees/","name":"Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation of Nigeria","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","attribution":"Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation of Nigeria, ‘NCDMB reports graduation of 20 oil and gas trainees in Port Harcourt’, published 2026-10-09. No open reuse licence was identified on the page. 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