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Middlesbrough technical trainers secure West African energy contract

Middlesbrough-based TTE Technica Training Group has secured a contract to provide training for a group of 28 West African gas workers, on Teesside.

TTE will train employees of the Nigeria Liquid Natural Gas Company (NLNG) on a six-month ‘new entrant process operator programme’.

The programme includes process, basic engineering and instrumentation modules and will simulate working on rigs.

The team will stay in Hartlepool where they will also be given extra-curricular and social activities, as well as outward bounds excursions to the Lake District.

Steve Grant, managing director of TTE Technical Training Group, said: “This demonstrates how UK expertise is respected on an international scale and that TTE’s Teesside training facilities are attracting overseas business from world-class companies.

“The contract also further cements the strong relationships that TTE has established with West Africa. We have delivered specialist, bespoke training to the region for a number of years and this project highlights our position as a valued training provider for African industry.

“Recruiting new entrants and equipping them with core skills are key challenges for operators as they respond to changing industry demands and pre-empt any potential skills shortages.

“Working in partnership with an independent experienced technical training provider allows companies to plan workforce development and future company needs.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .