Offshore West Africa Confirms Youth Empowerment Programme
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5 January 2015; PennWell is delighted to announce the inclusion of a Youth Empowerment Programme as part of Offshore West Africa 2015.
Working in conjunction with The Energy Institute’s Young Professionals Network and Lonadek, this Youth Empowerment Programmed will take place on the 22nd January 2015 and is a new element added to the already impressive line-up of activities at the upcoming event at The Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The Youth Empowerment Programmed is an event part of the overall Offshore West Africa 2015 schedule and is available for a maximum of 100 youths/students, through invitation only. As part of EI’s YPN Centenary Celebration all undergraduate students from Ghana and Nigeria would be given complimentary membership of the Energy Institute. This new addition to the 19th annual Offshore West Africa coincides with the announcement of a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program for the first time, supported by the Energy Institute’ YPN and Lonadek, as well as being part of PennWell’s overall corporate social responsibility plans.
Youth empowerment is a holistic means of education, enlightenment and engagement. Careers in the energy industry is fast changing due to the variable energy source types, rapid technological advancement, fast-changing consumer needs and continuously adapting working environment. Organizations are paying more attention to skills and competencies that are required to optimize and utilize natural resources for energy and power. Emphasis is being laid more on learning and development with continuous professional development being viewed as a major success driver in human capital development. Creating awareness of the personal, professional and career development paths in readiness to enjoy a fruitful and rewarding career is the primary purpose of the PennWell Youth Empowerment Programmed. The programmed will involve Career Counseling, Industry Related Awareness and an Empowerment Workshop.
As part of this new initiative, attendees will be given the chance to visit the Offshore West Africa Exhibition, plus access to all conference sessions over the previous 2 days of the event. The Youth Empowerment Programmed includes many presentations such as welcome and introduction speeches from Lonadek and PennWell Corporation, as well as a presentation on the “Impact of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for upcoming and growing professionals” from the Chairman of the Energy Institute, Nigeria. This will be followed by a Q&A session.
These introductions will be followed by Panel Discussions on “Integrating Energy & Power needs of Hydrocarbon provinces with Offshore projects”, and “Bridging the academia and industry towards sustainable economic growth in engineering within Nigeria & Africa”. In addition, there will be a presentation on a deepwater Project, courtesy of an IOC. The Youth Empowerment Programme will conclude with a final presentation from the Energy Institute on “Building Competencies – soft & hard skills for young professionals”, and a small reception for further networking.