CirocBoi:
Is medical report compulsory?

OmaniPadmeHum:


Well, I do not think my opinion is unclear. You simply want me to reiterate what I say and say again. Also, I do apologize for not being able to comment/reply on time. I have been neck deep into stuff.

See, all I post here about the HSE Profession is my opinion. There is no guarantee that following it will work out. It is based on my judgement as a full practioner of the Discipline. Yes I am a HSE Engineering and Management Professional, however I do not provide fail proof steps to move your career forward.

Now that I have gotten all that out of the way, this is how I think you should go about it.

1. Do NISP/ISPON (HSE Levels 2 and 3).

The reason is that the HSE profession is now in the hands of ISPON by law. The law gives them the powers to control (so to speak) the practise of the discipline. Infact if Nigeria was a law abiding country you shouldn't be employed as a HSE professional in Nigeria without ISPON certification. It is what the ISPON act implies.

As per Novelle and other training schools, they also have their own HSE Training for basic HSE appreciation. However I advise you do it with ISPON just to be on the good side of the Law governing the HSE Practise in Nigeria. Latter you can also do that of Novelle or any other training school's which my be affiliated to other bodies overseas, if time and money permits.

2. Go Higher to NEBOSH IGC/IDP

After your Basics with ISPON, Novelle etc, you can then do NEBOSH IGC. The NEBOSH curriculum is bigger than ISPON's, as such in my opinion, ISPON gives you the foundation for NEBOSH. The ISPON materials originate mainly from Shell while NEBOSH is also from of British curriculum. They have the same origin. They are almost the same. Just that NEBOSH has a bigger course content than ISPON. Also, doing ISPON first, makes NEBOSH simpler for a lot of people.

3. Focus on more Specialized Courses.

Like I will say and say again. Safety Engineering and Safety Administration/Supervision are two different things. I consider these simple HSE Appreciation courses as Safety Administration. There are some other highly specialized courses out there. Based on area of interest,pick some of them and do them.
Why? See for instance, Even if you have ISPON and NEBOSH IGC I wont let you touch a valve in my process plant! You only know basic stuff like hazards and how to guard machinery bla bla... This is rudimentary.
To be able to offer real life professional solutions you need to do courses on specialized areas within the HSE Engineering Discipline. E. G. Instrumentation, chemical reaction risk analyses, hazardous area classification, reliability/availability /maintainability or functional safety, chemical process safety, Human Factory and Ergonomics Designs (HFE), HAZOP/HAZID/HAZAN courses, LOPA/SIL courses, Prevention Through Design (PtD), Piping and Instrumentation Design/Process Control and Safety, etc. etc. etc. etc.

This way you meet local requirements as a HSE Professional, You meet basic international requirements with your NEBOSH and you meet the requirements for specific and indepth skills and expertise.

Now no one says you must do them all at once or immediately after another. You can start small, do some, get a job, work a little, do another etc.

Where possible, you can even do NEBOSH IDP which I say is the only HSE course that comes a little close to what I did when I studied Safety Engineering and Management in France. Yet NEBOSH IDP still doesn't come close. E.G. Nuclear Safety for Nuclear Reactors and all the crazy safety calculations is NOT in NEBOSH IDP, No! Things like Prevention through Design and Human Factor and Ergonomics in designing sitting positions for offices and control rooms and computer keyboards etc. you will never find in NEBOSH IDP.

My MSc was like doing over 30 Specialized and applied safety courses and learning skills and procedures you can apply over any industrial domain. It included in depth studies of everything in any NEBOSH/IOSH/NISP/ whatever curriculum.

4. Improve your Network.

Get to know gurus in the field and in many other works of life. Get to have their contacts. Send them happy new month SMS. Keep in touch with professionals and industry players. Keep these contacts in your phone. Intact where possible, have two phones/numbers.One for Professional Stuff and Immediate Family Members and Another for general friends/public/girl friends etc. I have a phone where I have professional contacts. That phone is also a library. I have professional books saved that I read if I am travelling, or waiting for someone etc.

5. Be Current in your Discipline of Interest.

Know the current happenings, know the current conferences, trainings,etc. know the new discoveries, techniques and state of the art methods invented by professionals in the field/in the discipline/profession. Get interested in current research and development issues and topics.

6. Get experience.

Even if not real life. Go to platforms on LinkedIn and others where HSE guys post their many challenges in their companies, rigs, factories, plants, etc for people to contribute. Use your knowledge and contribute too. Read other people's contributions.
Where possible too, get real life experiences. Find consultants to accompany to the field. Even if for a reduced fee. Keep busy and keep practisicing. Keep stimulating your problem solving skills in the discipline.

7. Pick an Area of Bias.

Select an area you want to specialize in. One area you fancy that you will make sure you know the inside and outside of it. An area you will know so well that people will pay you to even offer training to them. E.g. Reliability, availability and maintainability or Functional Safety as it is sometimes called. This Area of bias does not mean you will be ignorant in other aspects. No. By nature, you will see that there is an area of HSE that you just like and have more interest in. For me I love Chemical Process Safety. I love it so much I wish I could go back and read Chemical engineering.

8. Take it to the Soft/Programming/Modelling Level

Learn softwares, modelling/model building, etc. Learn Hysis, ASPEN, SPSS, Python, AutoCAD, etc. Learn how to build models where possible. You also need these software skills in areas like prevention through design and human factor and ergonomics.

9. Learn How to Identify Demand/Supply Gap.

This is what sets you apart and gives you the ideas for private practise/Consulting Services. This is what will determine if you can see opportunities in the field and in many industries where Supply of HSE Professional/Consukting Services cannot match Demand for that skill/technique/service. When you can identify these gaps quite easily, you then create the supply and steal a chunk of the market or all of the market demand opportunities.
I have friends who do tutorials in PTI Warri to students. Some are consultants on corrosion control and CP Systems.etc. Some offer training needs to companies. Some even recruit contract staff and supply to companies. The company might be willing to pay 100k per staff while when they recruit, they recruit guys willing to take 80k. Per staff per month, they keep 20k. There are many things out there. They study the discipline,profession and market demand for expertise in many areas. They pick an area or multiple areas of interest and then offer/supply the services.

I hope I have been able to stimulate your mind. My disclaimer still remains. These are my personal opinions based on my own practise. You will also need luck. A lot of it. Especially in crazy Nigeria.

markovnikoff001:
Please read what I have to write very carefully.

Do you need certfications? Maybe. They look good on your CV but that is usually as far as it goes. Employers know people run around getting these certifications with no competency whatsoever in the discipline and pay very little attention to them. And you can't just go around amassing certifications, like getting both an HSE and a NACE certificate (implying you want be both an HSE engineer and a corrosion engineer). It shows the employer you don't know what you want and are just "seeking employment"
You may join professional organisations like NSChe, NSE, SPE etc. Those may come in handy and some jobs (not many though) require you to be a member of at least one of these before they consider you for employment.

Now, to what you should be directing great energy to as a fresh graduate. Please become a Master of the latest versions of the following:
1. Microsoft Word: A lot of reports are written in this format and you shall be writing a lot of those regularly.
2. Microsoft Excel: Forget about the elementary calculations you executed in Excel while you were at school; you have to go a thousand steps further and improve your mastery of this tool. Take it apart and put it together again, until you understand its innermost workings.
3. Microsoft Powerpoint: This is the the go-to software for presentations. It is arguably the easiest to Master of all the Microsoft Office tools.
4. Microsoft Project: Project schedules and progress tracking are developed with this tool. Regardless of what industry you find yourself at the end of the day you will have use for this.
5. Microsoft Outlook: Aha! Emails!! The ubiquitous tool for communication in the office and field environments. Learn all the intricate details of this tool for you shall be making use of this on a daily basis, every single day.

For the Technical requirements,
For a Chemical Engineer, your expertise on P&IDs should be top-notch. How good are your P&ID skills? Not too good, I am sure. Not to worry. Download a book, go online, speak to people with experience; do anything and everything to improve this skill.
Other softwares you may want to learn are HYSYS and PIPEPHASE.

And please learn how to listen and respond to what you were listening to. This is a serious issue during job interviews. People tend to provide responses to some voices in their heads and flunk the interviews altogether.

I am assuming your spoken English is it should be for a Chemical Engineering graduate, so I won't dwell on that.

Follow these few pointers and you shall increase your employability by a factor of 10.
Good thing is these skills are still useful even if you choose to run your own company.


Thanks boss

AngelicBeing:
They should all be sent to kirikiri, all their asset confiscated & forfeited to the Federal government and they should be flogged daily with 200 lashes while in prison, nonsense

helpforever:
To be honest, you guys are the best and have given me hope.

90% of the people here have said I am not impotent and it due
to either:
- Psychological issues
- Masturbation
- Excess sugar
etc

Some have also said I should see a doctor and reprogram my mind.

I am just happy there is hope for me.

Because I will like to be a father in future.

Thanks guys

I will update you on my progress as I will address all points
thoroughly.

bettercreature:
He is paying them now

koladebrainiac:
WOW OSUN IMPRESS ME

obailala:
Na wa... this goes to show that Aregberascal who has since been the subject of mockery is actually a saint.

Ododoeye0020:

The Truth Is That Aregbesola Is Owning Senior Staff From level 8 upward 20 Month's Half Salary Arrears

Tayo2k7:
I am a chemical engineer and i am sure you know chemical engineering is basically about processes so i will advice you to get project management certificate (not roadside training oo but a real PMP/CIMP certificate) then have a very good knowledge of Excel functions and formulars.

with this you have high chances of not only working in the O&G but also manufacturing industry.

**you can meet me backdoor for more info and some companies you can apply to.

Mathano:
In Yoruba land, there are many ruling family house in a town, In Ife there are four namely giesi,lafogido,ogbooru and osinkola. The four houses are entitled to ascend the throne. After the death of an Ooni, all prince in the next ruling house are eligible to be the king. In this case. Ooni's father, brother and all other grown males are eligible. The father was not interested because he knew he had fewer years to live compared to his son. This will in turn help the Giesi ruling to be in authority for a long time. Ife kings are known to live long on the throne and most ascend the throne at a young age. Ooni Ogbooru used over 60years on the throne, Alayeluwa Oba Aderemi from akui quarters of osinkola used 50 years on the throne and Ooni Sijuwade from Olubuse quarters in Ogbooru compound used 35 years. Ife kingship is not the type passed from Father to son. The grand father of Ooni sijuwade, Oba Adelekan sijuwade was a king, The great great grand father of Ooni Adeyeye , Oba Ojaja orarigba was a king and so also his uncle Oba ologbenla. Monarchy in Ife never pass from father to son.

betterABIAstate:
if I don't know anything at all, I know most of the professors in Nigerian universities are mostly from UNN and UI. Just few are from OAU.

kulrunsman79:
What attraction is in Indonesia? Pls I would appreciate to be educated.....

correctguy0900:
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Trust me i don't think u understand what the op is trying to say. the whole thing is not about knowing Trump but at least be aware of your environment. Know the Governor of your own state even if u not interested in politics. If they say there is ebola outbreak, be aware and inform yourself rather than picking it from the road side informats. I have been there myself. The only thing she knew was all the names of movies, actors and actresses. Aside those, nothing and nothing in this world is her business. Eat and fu..k. come on nah that's super boring. Tried systematically telling but was not working