NCDMB and partners launch subsea engineering training for 48 Nigerians
NCDMB, Heritage Energy and Global Oceon launched a programme to train 48 Nigerians in subsea engineering.
Event / data period: 2026-10-16
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The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Heritage Energy Operational Services and Global Oceon Engineers Nigeria launched a programme to train 48 Nigerians in subsea engineering. The kickoff ceremony took place in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on 16 October.
The programme combines six months of classroom instruction with six months of structured on-the-job training. Its curriculum includes risers and hydrodynamics, offshore structures, pipeline engineering and computer-aided design; NCDMB described it as an effort to build local technical expertise for subsea operations.
Data
NCDMB subsea-engineering programme figures
Planned cohort size and training components announced for the programme.
- Planned trainees
- 48 people
- 2026-10-19 · Target
- Classroom instruction
- 6 months
- 2026-10-19 · Target
- Structured on-the-job training
- 6 months
- 2026-10-19 · Target
Methodology
The source says 48 Nigerians will be trained; the two six-month components are stated parts of the programme, not measured completion.
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Programme kickoff
NCDMB and the participating companies held the kickoff in Port Harcourt.
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Subsea engineering programme kickoff
The kickoff ceremony took place in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Methodology
The date and location follow the source account.
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Subjects and places
Subject proposals
- Energy and resourceSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: Energyncdmb.gov.ng ↗
- EducationSuggested
- Preserved editorial category/topic; broad candidate onlyncdmb.gov.ng ↗
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- Nigeria · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
- Explicit preserved editorial country/region; no city or national centroid inferredncdmb.gov.ng ↗