Following its policy of widening potential for talents, Nestlé Nigeria has gone into partnership with the Switzerland government to train 26 students in different areas of manufacturing and engineering.
Disclosing this recently, the Managing Director and Chief Executive, Nestlé Nigeria, Dharnesh Gordhon, said that the training was part of efforts to help young people contribute to the technological development of Nigeria and also nurture local ability in science and engineering. Gordhon said that the Nestlé technical training programme would impact the students with practical engineering knowledge and skills.
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He pointed out that the students underwent an intensive 18-month theoretical and practical engineering syllabus based on the London City and Guilds curriculum for mechanical and electrical engineering, adding that this year’s top five graduating students had the opportunity to follow a three-month internship at Nestlé Product Technology Centre (PTC).
He noted that the opportunity would expose the students to different areas such as production, quality, engineering and technology, which will enhance their skills and broaden their technical expertise.
The technical training centre, he said, was ideally located in the middle of engineering activities at Nestle Agbara factory with well equipped classrooms, library, computer and technical drawing rooms, state-of-the-art electrical, instrumentation,automation and mechanical workshops.
“Helping young people become better prepared to enter the professional world and to improve their chances in a challenging job market is one of the great public policy issues in Nigeria today.
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I am pleased to inform you that all students from the first wave found permanent employment and eight of those were employed by Nestlé Nigeria. “A second wave, finishing in July 2015, will see a further 13 students joining our company.
A third wave will start in September 2015 with 20 participants and the largest group since the programme was launched,” he noted. He noted that the initiative was part of Nestlé’s commitment in helping to develop young people’s skills across the world and making them more employable in tackling the global youth unemployment crisis.
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