The Nigerian Chamber of Shipping (NCS) has invited Lloyds Maritime Academy of London to handle series of its certificate courses in shipping and maritime.
According to a statement from the chamber, "the negotiation had the NCS President, Mr. Andy Isichei, leading a team to the LMA in London to seek the domestication of Lloyds globally renowned courses in Nigeria, which paid off with the agreement to kick-start with the 'Certificate on Commercial Risks in Shipping in April, 2018”.
It added that “the objectives of the NCS bringing the courses to Nigeria include reduction in the costs of travel and associated costs to the economy, ”thereby saving or retaining scarce funds at home, while getting world class training and certification at the same time.”
The chamber also said that it was introducing the intermediate course in shipping/maritime, attaining programme, which was designed in response to the industry's quest for upscale capacity deepening.
The NCS stated, "Participants at the various batches of the flagship 'ABC of Shipping Course' had consistently asked for more and the intermediate is an appropriate response.
"Both the ABC of Shipping and the intermediate courses in shipping and maritime will run in early April".
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