Dangote Academy enrolls 60 trainee engineers

As part of its efforts at creating more jobs and making graduates employable, the Dangote Academy, the training arm of the Dangote Group, has inaugurated its new Junior Technicians Scheme (JTS) with the enrolment of first batch of 60 trainees.

The Group said it was committed to contributing to the job creation efforts of the federal government and the first batch of the trainees will be

trained in fitting & mechanical maintenance as well as welding & fabrication.
Dangote Group said another batch of 40 trainees will be joining the Junior Technicians Scheme to raise the number of trainees to 100 and that the second batch would be trained on Automobile (heavy duty), Electrical, Instrumentation and Automation maintenance.
At the inauguration ceremony at Obajana, Kogi State, the Executive Director, Stakeholder Management, Engineer Mansur Ahmed, advised the trainees to face their training with all level of seriousness so that they can realize their career dreams.
He said they should count themselves as privileged to be selected for the training and therefore should reciprocate the good gesture by abiding by the rules and regulations governing the training. In his address, the Coordinator and Group Human Resource Officer of the Company, Mr Pabby Paramjit, welcomed the trainees to the Dangote Group and drew their attention to the mission and vision of the Group and specifically that of the Dangote Academy.
He also listed the potential benefits that the trainees stand to gain if they successfully complete the programme, adding that beyond the Dangote Group, the training will make them marketable and help them realize their career objectives. Paramjit impressed it upon the trainees to count themselves lucky and take full advantage of the training as it would help them even in their future pursuit.