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NIGERIA: Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority and China Civil Engineering Construction Corp have agreed to establish a Railway Training Centre which will develop the skilled workforce needed to support a planned expansion of the state’s rail network.
The Lagos state government’s Strategic Transport Master Plan has recently been updated, with the rail element expanded from six lines and one monorail to 11 lines and one monorail.
The training centre is intended to reduce dependence on foreign expertise by developing indigenous technical capacity. It will include classrooms, simulators and facilities for practical hands-on training and professional skills assessment.
‘For a network of this scale to be sustainable, we need a proper certified training system covering signalling, maintenance, operations and customer service’, said LAMATA Managing Director Abimbola Akinajo on July 12. ‘Our goal is to ensure that the infrastructure we build is operated and maintained by Nigerians. This will guarantee the longevity of our transit systems, create meaningful employment opportunities for our youths and contribute significantly to the growth of the Nigerian economy.’
She said significant progress had already been made in local capacity development through the operation of the Blue and Red lines, with more than 400 people trained including train drivers, customer service representatives and operations staff. The Blue Line has more than 90% local staff.
Sun Xiangchun, Vice-President of CCECC which built the Blue and Red Lines, said vocational education was a foundation of industrial development and the project aligned with the China-Africa Vocational Education Plan jointly endorsed by the presidents of China and Nigeria.
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