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| A Session on Safety/Disaster Management |
Would I have thought of attending another training school after the training with the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN)? No. I wouldn't.
I would have looked at it like I didn't need any other exposure other than what had at NAPTIN. My practical experience at the Egbin Electric Power should have been okay, coupled with the four weeks spent at Ikeja electric distribution company and the Transmission Company of Nigeria and the classes. That should have been enough to see me through. On second thought, It wasn't.
Having gone through the Vigeo Power Academy (by VIPL Global Services Limited/ Elizade University), I'd say my NAPTIN training was incomplete. It wasn't like the Vigeo Power Academy had all the NAPTIN training offered also. I could tag them both 'incomplete' if I was to compare. They have their areas of strength.
At Vigeo Power Academy, there were refresher courses that reminded me of what I learnt at NAPTIN and there were courses that made me realise there was more to do. I was part of the first set of the NAPTIN training for the set of the Graduate Development Programme they embarked upon, so I wouldn't be able to tell if other courses have been integrated.
Part of unique programmes were:
1. The Boot Camp training. whew! you don't want to do this but you might just enjoy it. jogging 5km, jogging/walking over 20km on another day, resting on your knuckles like the press-up thing, basic blocking/punching skills, Sack race over a 150m, Crab race over 80m......don't want to share it all.
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| Here's my Team, Bravo-1 walking by the Smoking Hills at Ilara-Mokin. Ondo State |
2. Excel, Yep! Microsoft Excel, Level 1, Level 2 and 3. I thought I knew MS Excel, going through Level 2 and then 3 showed me otherwise.
3. Courses like Risk Management,
4. Concept of ATC&C losses and the reduction (I learnt something about this at NAPTIN but the guys from Tata Power-India that took us went beyond even to the Concept of the High Voltage Distribution System),
5. Revenue Management,
7. The NERC lectures including the MYTO presentations
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There are more (you could attend to get to know more) but I'd say another unique thing was the presentations we were involved in. First of all as individuals, then as a group. Having to talk before people was interesting. Having to do that as a team was far more interesting. We learnt the Power of working as teams, cheering ourselves on, building an effective team spirit. Bonding-Storming-Norming-Performing.
And as I said earlier in this post I made 3 years ago, when the dream was on my mind (Never knew I would be here today but I had that gut feeling within about the path to follow) I know that the future would be bright and would be brighter if we make it so. We've got a job to do here.
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| A picture we had after our Technical courses. the Chief Technical Officer from Tata Power stands at the back line (middle) |
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