The Nigeria Institute of Shipping (NIS) has said that it is going to resuscitate its in-house training for the staff of shipping companies in Nigeria in other to diversify in implementation of the institutions programmes.
The registrar of NIS, Mr. Chima Sampson who spoke with Shipping Position Daily correspondent in Lagos last week explained that the timetable for the training is already out.
The Nigeria Institute of Shipping (NIS) has said that it is going to resuscitate its in-house training for the staff of shipping companies in Nigeria in other to diversify in implementation of the institutions programmes.
The registrar of NIS, Mr. Chima Sampson who spoke with Shipping Position Daily correspondent in Lagos last week explained that the timetable for the training is already out.
Throwing more light on the training, Chima said that the focus of the training will be on guiding the staff of the partnered-shipping companies in regards to having relevant knowledge in the world of maritime.
According to him, “We have drawn the timetable for the training, but our training is majorly on in-house training for organisations, shipping companies”.
“Although Shipping companies, Organizations have other maritime activities but we don’t want to really focus on open seminars for now, because we discovered that open seminars is good on conference level”, he added.
According to the NIS registrar, the institute has plans to focus on in-house training for shipping companies’ staff, and other allied industries.
He explained that the institute has drawn out a timetable that is focused on logistics, warehousing and port operations management.
“It is going to cover areas on logistics, it is going to cover areas on port operations and management areas on warehousing, and supply chain management, maritime marketing and bonded warehousing operations and some other shipping companies’ activities”.
He added that NIS is running the training programme in partnership with shipping companies and terminal operators. Some of the companies according to him are: Bollore African Logistics, formerly known as SDV Nigerian limited, CMA CGM Delmas Nigerian Limited, GDNL, Grimaldi Shipping among others.
“Generally, we have been partnering with a lot of shipping companies like Bollore African Logistics, former SDV Nigerian limited, we also have CMACGM Delmas Nigerian limited, we have Grimaldi agency, Green View Development Nigeria Limited (GDNL) and others”
Apart from these, there will also be continuous training for members of the institution while students of the institute will be embarking on excursions.
“We also have professional training for members, we also have excursions for our students and other special trainings, we have professional examinations, we have members’ forum, and we have courtesy visits to executives of shipping companies and parastatal in the maritime industry”.
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