Skill Acquisition for Youth Employability and Economic

Skill Acquisition for Youth

Employability and

Economic Development

Presentation at the DVT Business Summit

November 27 2019

Page 2 Oladayo Orolu. Presentation at DVT Business Summit November 27 2019. Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2018

Siemens in Nigeria- 50years of successful experience in Nigeria,

Siemens is recognized as a trusted partner in the region

• One of the top Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Electrical Engineering companies operating in Nigeria

• Good reputation for executing a variety of modern, high-end projects in the Nigeria Power, Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Manufacturing sectors

• Investment in a Service Center in Port Harcourt for the full range of Siemens equipment across Power, Cement, Oil & Gas and Manufacturing

• Establishment of Siemens Power Academy and partnership with Lagos Energy Academy to train and develop Youth and Industry Professionals*(as of Sep’15)

• Service and installation of hundreds of Small Gas Turbines and Compressors in various Oil and Gas fields in the South of Nigeria

• Recent construction of the Azura-Edo 459MW Independent Power Plant project in Edo State

as of FY 15

~140* Employees

3officesLagos (HQ), Abuja, Port Harcourt

*1Incl. contract staff


Theory

Siemens in TVET: by adopting work-based vocational training,

Siemens secures digitally savvy and highly employable entry-level

talents

On-the-job

Training center

Fundamental technical know-how

English | Math | Social sciences

Embedded learning | Mentoring |

Productivity | Employability

Applied learning |

Experimental learning

Advanced technical skills

Soft skills | Digitalization

Adaptive expertise

Information technology,

e.g.

• Cloud computing

• Databases

• Info security

• Server and memory

technologies

• Virtualization

• Software development

• Application development

Electrical and mechatronics

• Embedded systems

• Identification systems

• Sensors/actuators

• Robotics

Engineering

• PLM Software


Siemens provided training for more than 10,901 young talents

worldwide with a total investment of €234’ p.a.

As of September 2018

1 Therein: 2,300 learners for external partner and 1,710 learners for Strategic Companies (Mobility:935 | SGRE: 274 | SHS: 501)

United States

Apprentices: 41

Colombia

Apprentices: 158

Brazil

Apprentices: 60

Argentina

Apprentices: 14

European Union

Canada

Apprentices: 19

Mexico

Apprentices: 44

Germany

Apprentices: 5,653

Denmark

Apprentices 96

Spain

Apprentices: 32

France

Apprentices: 397

Hungary

Apprentices 19

Portugal

Apprentices: 33

Austria

Apprentices: 369

Great Britain

Apprentices 488

Slovakia

Apprentices: 24

Indonesia

Apprentices: 6

China

Apprentices: 20

Saudi Arabia

Apprentices: 108

India

Apprentices: 563

Egypt

In development

Norway

Apprentices:13

South Africa

Apprentices: 68

Switzerland

Apprentices: 290

Nigeria

In development

Vietnam

In development

Australia

Apprentices: 24

Italy

Apprentices: 49

Serbia

Apprentices: 24

Peru

Apprentices: 48


519

120

788

103

223

Business

Administration

occupations

Technical

occupations

1,307

In Germany, Siemens provided training for more than 5,653

apprentices and dual students, investing € 182’ p.a. in 2018

Current (Sep 30, 2018): 5,653Vocational training investment

in Germany: €182’ p.a. in 2018

As of September 2018

82Females

91Females

Graduates (Sep 30, 2018): 1.568

Technical

occupations4.855

587 females

Commercial

occupations

798

452 females

Dual study programsApprenticeships

65Females

51Females

Taken into

employment

1.363

562 temporary

801 permanent

Attrition 205

higher education

or other reasons

Training for third-party companies

External

apprentices2,162

We educate in

20Training centers

throughout Germany

1,530 hired in 2018


In Nigeria, Siemens is partnering with public and private sector

institutions to deliver Vocational and STEM training programs

• In 2012, Lagos State Electricity Board set up

the Lagos Energy Academy in partnership with

Siemens to operate as Siemens Power

Training Partner with the mandate to train &

develop qualified personal and prepare them

for recruitment in the Power sector

• Siemens delivered a 6 months curriculum for

vocational (electrical engineering) training,

trained and certified 12 Trainers for the centre

• The first training delivered at the Academy was

a 6month Youth Energy Academy for young

graduates.



institutions to deliver Vocational and STEM training programs.. 2/3

• In 2019, Nigerian Content Development

and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in

collaboration with Lagos Energy

Academy, organized a 6month training

(4 months in class and 2 months on the

job) on Smart Electrical Engineering for

50 Engineers at the LEA

• The specialised training to provide

participants with solid foundations in

electrical and electronics theory and

practices, covering a broad range of

electrical functions such as installations,

testing, maintaining, repairing, analysing

and troubleshooting specific kinds of

electrical circuits, equipment and

systems

Training to a Job Initiative for

Graduates (Batch 1)• 60% placement/engagement

within 30 days of completion

• 4 International placement

• 0% drop-out

• 100% pass rate



institutions to deliver Vocational and STEM training programs.. 3/3

Training courses at the centre include:

• Protection Devices

• Installation and Commissioning of

substation equipment

• Protection for oil and gas power network

• Principles of numerical protection

technology

• Basics and application of switching

devices and switchgear

• Service and Maintenance Courses

• Principles of power systems planning

• Transmission and Distribution networks

• Load and short circuit calculation for

power transmission and distribution


In Nigeria, Siemens is partnering UNILAG and Lagos State to

train 600 students per year in STEM through trained Teachers


Nigeria is facing a serious unemployment crisis in Nigeria with 55%

youth unemployment + underemployment

Source: Nigeria Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Report Q3 2018


Developing appropriate skills through TVET could help Nigeria stem

youth unemployment

• In 2016, the World Bank “Skills for Competitiveness and

Employability” report examined the demand in priority

economic and job growth sectors and how to ensure the

right skills are available.

• Transition into more productive employment requires

higher levels of skills yet ~30% of Nigerian youth have

not progressed beyond primary school education

• >65% of the population are below the age of 30 and this

represents a large and burgeoning youth base

• It is important for the Nigerian Government to implement

policies and programs that improve access to TVET and

equip youth with the right skills for employment and/or

self-sustainability

Source: World Bank Report – Nigeria: Skills for Competitiveness and Employability

Obstacles for employers when trying to hire new employees


For TVET implementation to be successful, it must be treated

as a business activity not CSR.

TVET requires significant investment in:

• Curriculum development, training methodology and alignment with national education policies

• Demo equipment and training centers

• Training of Trainers

• Allowance for Trainees

• Operations and maintenance of training centers

• Continuous certification and retraining of Trainers

• More industries to absorb Trainees for on-the-job experience and employment


Collaboration between the private and public sector is required for

successful TVET implementation in Nigeria

Local Training service

providers

Government/Development Agencies

Private Sector

• Expertise

• On the job training

• Supply of demo equipment

• Advisory on curriculum

development

• Needs assessment

• Project management and

execution

• Operations and maintenance

• Administration

• Marketing

• Funding

• Policy framework

• Credentialing

• Incentives for investment

Thank you


Contact

Oladayo Orolu

Head Business Development

Siemens Limited

Pierpoint Building

100, Ajose Adeogun Street

Victoria Island, Lagos

Mobile: +234 812 719 1349

E-mail: [email protected]

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