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A lady approached me one day for job. I asked her what she studied and she said statistic. That made me to write to the management the need to employ three statisticians, one for each shift, taking production data. My request was approved. The human resource manager asked me to bring one person and I submitted this lady CV.
Before the interview, I told her what to expect - theoretical knowledge and Computer Excel works. With so much emphasis, please go and learn excel.
During the interview, she answered well on theory but failed Microsoft excel. She was taken because of my influence. On the day of resumption, they were introduced to our technical adviser (Foreigner) who was excited about relief they will provide. The man gave them a job to put in excel sheet. This lady could not and that's how she lost that offer.

The question still remains - How prepared are you ?

What do you know?
That course you studied, what can you make out of it?
This is how I got my first job, not by experience but deep knowledge.

While I was serving (NYSC), there came a problem that halted production and attracted the attention of the management. The fault was uncommon and the technicians never encountered it before. Written on the production machine was REGENERATION fault. It was very strange to the electricians on duty. Confusion everywhere. That was very big problem. The solution to that problem was provided by me and that earned me instantaneous employment.

How did I provided the solution?
Induction motor is very common in industry. I took time to learn and study about it. While reading about it one day, I came across the word regeneration. That certain conditions can make induction motor to be acting as a generator. That singular knowledge changed my life.

I have been part of many interview panels, what you hear from some graduates make you wonder whether they even attended university.
What do you know about the course of your study?

Company work is different from government work. You can be in government job and be earning salary without any reasonable input but not so in industrial circle.
Do you know how much barrels of oil needed to be produced in a day ? It's a lot of problems to achieve this !
As many people as possible who can offer solutions to solving these problems are needed.
Machine problems are there, skills problems are there, human problems are there, financial problems are there, safety problems are there, logistics problems are there, language problems are there, electricity problems are there, supply problems are there. In fact the problems are too numerous to mention !

The question now is - which of these problems do you have the capacity to solve ?

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vickyfrancis1:
You're very correct...so many job opportunities will emerge both directly and indirectly... Competent hands looking for new jobs, challenges and with connections will get that refinery jobs, thereby making their former positions vacant. But what can we youths do to take advantage?

That's what this thread is all about

Am a successful business man, running my personal business at the moment and some earn salary under me.
I studied Electrical/Electronics Engineering in my first degree and did my masters in Control Engineering. I left company as an Automation manager. I was trained locally and internationally and had worked with many Expatriates across the globe. All through my service, it was all problem solving. The problems never ends and very fees hands were involved. I was working as an employee and running my business at the same time. The business grew and could pay my salary, I quit and became my own boss.
Am compelled by the level of unemployment in the country and youth involvement in crimes to render this unsolicited service. Am not here to make money so relax and learn from my over 15year industrial experiences

Opportunity comes but once. The opportunity is here again for the prepared minds. Before my NYSC in 2004, I had a mindset to serve and be retained in a multinational company during my service year, that dream came to pass. One major thing from my years of industrial experiences lacking in Nigeria is MENTORSHIP. Young graduates roam about like sheep without Shepherd and most time end up in POS and KEKE businesses. This should not be so.
Do you know that the refinery is going to bring industrial revolution in Nigeria and Africa at large. Those prepared will be absorbed while the unprepared will continue the blame the government.
Not everybody will work in the refinery, majority will work in the offset of the refinery. There will be hundreds of auxiliary companies that will come onboard as affiliates. More production from oil companies, hence more job openings. Many experience hands will leave their present jobs and migrate to the refinery jobs, hence more vacancies in other sectors.
There will be placement for all the prepared minds irrespective of the course of study; Engineering, linguistics, medical, accounting, safety, foreign relation, statistics, chemistry, and so on.

I will be letting you know what you should do to increase your chances of being absorbed there.
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mylove4God:
Please if you are to do the training. What do you expect your trainees to have to be able to participate.

I don't think I have the time to train anybody. There was a time I decided to give a rare training on this free of charge as a way to contribute my quota for youth development but the opportunity was abused. Somebody even said I wanted to scam them. I had satisfied my conscience. I can only provide professional guide for people on this area.

Chesster:
Wow,

I am a 300lv elect elect engineering student studying in a federal school in the north

I recently began internship for instrumentation and control as well as automation (Siemens,omron and ABB). Though it isn't a standard firm that trains me but an individual ..
Most of these firms like IIT, zip automation, AETI are in Lagos

please how can I reach you.
I need your advice

You're on the right track. Keep it up

Chesster:
Wow,

I am a 300lv elect elect engineering student studying in a federal school in the north

I recently began internship for instrumentation and control as well as automation (Siemens,omron and ABB). Though it isn't a standard firm that trains me but an individual ..
Most of these firms like IIT, zip automation, AETI are in Lagos

please how can I reach you.
I need your advice

You're on the right track. Keep it up. Never give up.

WhizdomXX:
Good evening. Please did you study Elect/elect Engineering?

First degree: Elect/Elect
Masters: Control Engineering

Newusername:
Can you shed more light on the "Automation"

Google could help

Mercylike:
Can't you do a paid training?

Depending on the number of people involved

mkoabiola:
How can one learn d course
D costs nd how long does it take

If you're good in physics or study any Engineering courses, then you're good to go.
A week course in Automation could cost close to half a million naira. You could search online for where to attend such. Some of the trainers have never practised on the field, just dishing out theories.
I have been on this field for over 15 year with hand-on-the-job and had worked with a lot of Expatriates across the globe. Sometimes ago, I decided to train more youths on this field and mentor them to become Automation Engineers but only to realize according to Mr President that Nigerian youths are lazy. Then, I backed out having satisfied my conscience.

Good question
Before my NYSC, I was determined to work in a company. I was posted to a secondary school to teach but the school rejected me. I visited all the companies in the state and the last one I visited accepted me. Six months into the service, the company notified me of their intentions in employing me due to my outstanding inputs.
Employed immediately after the service year, sent to Siemens for trainings on Programmable Logic controller (PLC), Variable Frequency Drives, Industrial Automation etc. Later sent to Russia on industrial Electronics.
This area of career is mostly occupied by Expatriates in Nigeria, some are even Indians. There are job vacancies for this job because very few are into it mainly because it's hard to learn and the cost of training is very high.
With Dangote refinery coming on board, I advice Nigerian youths to venture into this field of Automation or else the Indians will continue to enjoy the space.
It takes EXTRA efforts to made a difference

bennito:
Which of the month is the best time to start planting.

Another planting season is here

Time to grow pawpaw is here

Time to plant pawpaw is here

Theanchor:
Ok. Like how many bags can be gotten from one plot per week or per harvest?

NOTE: The bag am talking about is equivalent to one small painter(small paint bucket)

Don't know, what's important to me is first to give it a trial and know whether the soil you have there is good for the plant. Once the soil pH is suitable for that, be assured of good output.

You can still plant yam in sack. Not late

Theanchor:
Am thinking of planting pepper but I don't know if it's already late

Not at all. Go ahead with the plan

Raining season is here. What are you planting

This is mine, from backyard. Farming is good

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God's will be done

Create work yourself

Make use of this season. Plant something

Fuzoma:
Hello. I need your WhatsApp number. I have business.

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Time to plant pawpaw

Time to plant pawpaw is here again

Raining season is here, what are you planting?

God show mercy

Let's invest in cassava production.
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