The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) said that it had trained the first set of 11 underwater welders at the Institute National De Plongee Professionelle (NIPP) Marseille, France.
The PTDF Head Media and External Relations, Mr Kalu Otisi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
Otisi said that 12 trainees, who emerged the best candidates of PTDF Welder Training and Certification Programme after selection process, were made to undergo the underwater welding training.
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) said that it had trained the first set of 11 underwater welders at the Institute National De Plongee Professionelle (NIPP) Marseille, France.
The PTDF Head Media and External Relations, Mr Kalu Otisi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
Otisi said that 12 trainees, who emerged the best candidates of PTDF Welder Training and Certification Programme after selection process, were made to undergo the underwater welding training.
He said that 11 out of the 12 trainees, who went for the training in France, were successful.
According to him, the training programme is designed to transit trainees to the International Institute of Welding (IIW) certification in underwater welding.
“The programme evolved due to the intention of the fund to fill identified gaps and ensure adequate capacity building in all aspect of welding,” he said.
He said the training had provided the trainees with opportunity to network and interact with their counterparts from other nationalities such as France, Gabon, Tunisia, India and the French Caribbean Island.
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