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Outcomes
of the Transformation Training for first
batch of ex-militants in Obubra Camp
Having gone through transformational
training, the ex-militants renounced
violence and many of them offered to
work as Change Agents.
They started singing the national anthem
of Nigeria as a result of their
transformation, an act they abhorred
vehemently before the transformational
training.
They started analysis of every conflict
situation in the camp with a view to
determining the appropriate response.
This is a powerful turn-around as the
chances of violent conflict in the camp
was totally eliminated through their
choice of intellectual analysis of
situations rather than the resort to
violence.
The Obubra community never saw them
again outside the camp. The community,
in fact, addressed the press on the new
behaviour of the boys since they started
the transformational program.
The transformation of the youths was
manifest in their general conduct.
Response to Challenges Experienced in
Camp, Batch 1
Complete perimeter fencing to assure
security and effective management of
camp participants, and align security
personnel
Further upgrade of infrastructure
requirements to assure comfort of
participants, resource persons and
service providers
Implement camp organisation structure,
operational principles and camp code of
conduct
Streamline and improve integration of
work of various service providers for
speedy achievement of the camp
objectives
Install internet communication
infrastructure to improve communication
Improve logistics arrangements; movement
of participants to and from camp
Incorporate other recommendations from
key stakeholders such mounting security
on road to camp and access road.
Rehabilitation and Reintegration of
Reformed Ex-Militants Begin
Trades, entrepreneurial training and
education programmes have been
identified to address the rehabilitation
of the ex-militants. A total of 150
courses have been identified in various
areas such as general artisanship, oil
and gas technology, maritime, building
and construction, environmental
management, agriculture, transportation,
information technology, creative arts
and entertainment, and tourism. The team
has also come up with a list of about 70
small and medium scale businesses that
ex-militants may wish to avail
themselves of as well as identify
training vendors that can build skills
in small scale manufacturing/business
management.
The project team has made contact with
46 training centres within Nigeria and
another 22 offshore to assess their
capability and capacity to deliver the
skills and support associated
certification to the ex-militants.
Thirty three (33) of the local training
centres have scaled the initial
screening exercise. A review of the
proposals submitted by the training
vendors/institutions shows that the
average training duration is 6 months.
Negotiations with the training providers
should bring about a reduction in the
proposed cost. However, the oil and gas
industry has agreed to take up the
training of 3,000 of the ex-militants.
The strategy that will be adopted in the
rehabilitation programme is that the
training institutions will incorporate
entrepreneurial skills for the various
courses to give the ex-militants the
option of self employment after the
completion of their training. In
addition, the training
vendors/institutions will also be
responsible for the boarding, feeding
and general well being of the
participants that are sent to their
facilities. The training institutions
will be responsible for the immigration
processes for the offshore training
programmes. It is also recommended that
the Amnesty Programme secure the
services of immigration consultants to
fill gaps where the training
vendors/institutions do not have the
capability to deliver the requisite
services.
A training management system has been
developed to assist in the scheduling to
the transformation camp as well as the
rehabilitation training centres.
The solution provides different views
for cost comparison and generates
various reports.
A.
Pipeline Management
The objective of the rehabilitation
pipeline team was to identify and
qualify credible and relevant training
partners that will provide training to
the ex-militants aligned to their
aspirations and the objectives of the
DRR programme. From an initial survey,
the ex-militants had stated four
interest areas of economic empowerment,
viz:
1.
Formal Education (Secondary, Tertiary
2.
- Polythenics, Colleges of Education,
Universities etc.)
3.
Vocational Skills (e.g. Welding, Auto
Mechanics, Seafaring, IT, Film making,
etc.)
4.
Business Start-Up Small and Medium
Enterprises (e.g. Fish farming, Paving
block making, etc.)
5.
Employment (Private Sector, Public
Sector, etc.)
The team has made contact with a number
of training institutions/vendors for the
various aspects of the education and
vocational training both within Nigeria
and offshore.
a.
Education
In this category we have categorized
the educational interest of the ex-
militants into the following
1.
Senior School Leaving Certificate for
onward university admission in Nigeria.
2.
Teacher Training Colleges
3.
Colleges of Education
4.
Nursing Schools
5.
BSc and MSc in International
Universities.
Under tertiary institutions the
following faculties have been
considered:
|
S/N |
Faculties |
|
1. |
Agriculture, Petroleum, Engineering
and Information Technology |
|
2. |
Maritime, Medical/ Para-Medical, Law |
|
3. |
Social Sciences, Education,
Sciences, Building etc |
Career counselors are to guide the
ex-Militants in choosing academic
courses based on their aptitude and
interest. We have identified
institutions in Nigeria and abroad that
will help prepare ex-militants that will
need some bridging courses before they
can qualify for admission in targeted
institutions. Such schools are available
in Nigeria, UK and Germany, and the
courses will include Use of English
Language, Test of English as Foreign
Language, amongst others.
b.
Vocational Skills
A total of 150 courses have been
identified under different industries
that are considered pertinent in the
economic empowerment phase. The courses
have been grouped as shown in the table
below.
|
S/N |
INDUSTRY |
TRAINING COURSES |
|
1. |
Professional Services |
7 |
|
2. |
Educational Services |
3 |
|
3. |
Oil and Gas |
29 |
|
4. |
Artisanship and Engineering |
21 |
|
5. |
Maritime |
9 |
|
6. |
Building and Construction |
8 |
|
7. |
Environmental and Sanitation
Management |
3 |
|
8. |
Agriculture |
17 |
|
9. |
Information Technology |
6 |
|
10. |
Transportation |
4 |
|
11. |
Small Scale Manufacturing |
7 |
|
12. |
Creative Arts and Entertainment |
16 |
|
13. |
Culture, Tourism and Hospitality |
20 |
|
TOTAL |
150 |
B. Business Start Up - Small & Medium
Enterprises (SMEs)
We have come up with 70 various small
and medium size (SME) enterprises
business opportunities of which the
trainees who have indicated interest in
running their own business could benefit
from. Such ex-militants will be enrolled
for entrepreneurial and business
management training to give them the
capability to manage their business
endeavours. The SME list is not
exhaustive and will be updated with
feedback and comments from the career
counseling activities that will take
place in the transformation camp.
C. Training Centres
Training centres have been categorized
into local and international training
centres. We have identified and
confirmed the interest of 46 training
centres within Nigeria and 22
international training centres. We have
qualified the training centres based on
their technical capabilities and
capacities and the certification that
will be awarded the participants after
successfully completing the course work,
practical work and the qualifying exams.
The visitation exercise revealed an
acute shortage of standard and dedicated
training facilities in Nigeria which
needs to be urgently addressed if the
country is to achieve the Millennium
Development Goals and Vision 20-2020.
The list of local and international
training centres is contained in
Appendix 3. Some pictures of the centres
visited are shown below:
 
 
Letters of Interest (LoI)
As a follow up to the training centres
that met the preliminary screening,
Letters of Interest (LoI) have been
issued to communicate the readiness of
the Amnesty Programme to engage them if
they meet the exit criteria for
contracting. For offshore locations, we
are planning visits to validate their
claims and mitigate the risk of sending
the ex-militants to locations where the
training centre is sub-standard or where
the location does not exist.
Training Scheduler
The scheduler is designed to allocate
and schedule people to a training
centres based on their vocation of
interest (The allocation Guide had
already been defined in the system). The
system receives input from the
transformational section containing each
ex-militants unique ID and his/her
chosen interest, authenticates the
persons ID and grant access into the
system. There are 4 major interest
groups: Vocational Training, Formal
Educational Training (FET), Business
Operation (BO) and Employment
Opportunities (EO)
Vocational Training (VT)
The system, based on the interest of the
training which has been fed into it,
checks the possible vocational centres
available for that course and the
capacity and allocates the person to the
centre provided that the capacity is not
exceeded. Where the capacity has been
exhausted, it will automatically
allocate the person to the next
vocational centre in order of priority.
The guiding principle for the allocation
is as shown below
-
Confirm that the individual is really
a registered Ex-Militant
-
Treat all four identifiable interest
in this order
a)
Skills Requirement = Allocate
Vocational Studies
b)
Education Pursuits = Recommend
Schools / Educational Training Centers
c)
Job Request = Refer to NAPEP /
NDE
d)
Set Up a Business = Schedule for
Entrepreneurship Training
-
Fill up a training centre before
another one
a)
Give Priority to Shorter duration
Courses than Longer Ones
-
Where the required training is not
available then refer to Pipeline Team
-
Print out a form that will show the
following
a)
Name of Person
b)
Vocation Centre / School Given
c)
Duration
d)
Location
e)
Highest Qualification
f)
State of Origin
g)
Residential Address
h)
Sex
Once this is done, the system prints out
the persons name, chosen vocation,
training centre, training cost, duration
and certificate awarded. It is this
document that will be attached to the
call up letter for the ex-militant which
is the basis for admission into a
training centre
Formal Educational Training (FET):
Based on the interest of the trainee,
the scheduler checks the qualification
and recommends him/her for a course,
there will be an intervention of the
pipeline project team member to confirm
that the individual needs some remedial
course or is ok to go for the course
once the requirements have been met. In
this situation, the team has noted that
at times even when the requirements have
been met, the calendar of the school
might warrant that the trainee waits for
sometime which is where our intervention
modalities come in.
For all formal education, we are
partnering with agents for the admission
processes and where there is a gap in
the requirements we have recommended
remedial courses for which we want to
partner with National Directorate for
Employment (NDE) to achieve. We believe
they will be able to use their
facilities with several jobless
graduates in the country to handle such
remedial courses. Accommodation and
feeding during the sessions will also be
through third party contracts
Business Operation (BO):
For all those who have expressed their
interest in Business Operation, the
scheduler will first of all recommend
then for Entrepreneurship training. This
is to equip the individual with relevant
skills to succeed in business. The
Project team has also negotiated with
the training centres to expose the
trainee to some Small and Medium Scale
businesses, attach them for internship
and make them write a business plan
either for their business or a new one.
The Business plan will be evaluated and
recommended to project office for
funding assistance.
Employment Opportunities (EO):
In this area, the Scheduler will
recommend such trainees to the Project
Office to treat. We see a partnership
here between the project office and
relevant Government agencies such as NDE,
SMEADAN, NAPEP etc in the bid to address
their request.
The process flow below explains the
working of the Schedule:
Process Flow
1
Offshore Training Allocation Strategy
We propose that the offshore training
slots be allocated strategically. The
Offshore Training Allocation Strategy (OTAS)
suggests a 50/50 percentage allocation
to local and international centres. It
recommends the involvement of the
ex-militants leaders in the
shortlisting of candidates to offshore
training centres using certain
principles, as follows:
1.
The ratio of each state contribution to
the overall list should be the same
ratio of allotting offshore slots.
2.
There must be a fair representation of
both genders
3.
The selected candidates must have passed
camp with a blue certificate that shows
excellent behaviour and excellence in
camp activities.
To address issues that could arise due
to corruption, nepotism and
profiteering, the project reserves the
right to ask for more equitable
distribution if it finds that it has not
been properly and fairly done.
Negotiation & Costing Strategy
We have drawn up a negotiation strategy
that will act as the blue print for
negotiations. It will guide negotiations
based on location of training centers,
capacity and duration of the training.
It will also guide negotiations for
offshore training centers. In coming up
with this we consider the following
1.
That locations actually affects the cost
of training based on the cost of living
2.
We took time to group offshore centres
(by their country) into developed and
developing countries
3.
We recognize that due to relevance
levels of different trainings, their
cost also differ in the same proportion
4.
We noted that cost of feeding will also
be affected by the location (cost of
living)
These and many more are the
consideration that will be used in
coming up with a projected ceiling of a
particular training for a particular
vendor. A sample of the costing template
is shown below. It will be used to
analyze costs across training centres
and also compute average cost per
training module for training,
accommodation and feeding.
Programme
Measures
For the Amnesty Programme, the following
key outcomes, indicative activities and
measures have been identified.
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|
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To contribute to security
stabilisation in the Niger Delta
through the disarmament,
demobilisation, rehabilitation and
sustainable re-integration of
ex-militants as a precondition for
medium and long term development |
Amnesty is declared
Amnesty agreement is signed
Amnesty Programme is initiated and
funded
|
18 months after demobilisation, at
least 50% of ex-militants are
settled in their communities of
choice and are economically active
3 years after demobilisation, 75%
ex-militants settled in their
communities of choice
|
|
Disarmament
Militants accept Amnesty, registered
and their weapons collected |
Execute a disarmament campaign
Militants accept amnesty
Militants surrender weapons and
other hardware |
Number of militants registered under
the Amnesty Programme
Number of weapons disarmed |
|
Demobilisation
Ex-militants are demobilised and
provided short term assistance
|
Plan and provide reorientation
assistance
Provide a camp for execution of
demobilisation activities
Provide medical services
Provide monthly allowances
Collect demographic and biometric
data
Database developed with bio data for
all disarmed
Conduct counselling and health
screening |
Number of ex-militants demobilised
at reorientation camp
Number of ex-militants participating
in camp activities
Number of health profiles gathered
Number of ID cards issued
Number of ex-militants accessing
monthly allowances
|
|
Reintegration Assistance
Amnesty programme participants are
provided economic reintegration
assistance to support their
long-term development.
|
Develop state and local presence to
execute reintegration assistance
Identify agencies/partners to
provide services to programme
participants
Provide training and job
opportunities for programme
participants
Monitor and evaluate the programme
for effectiveness |
Number of ex-militants placed in
training institutions
Number of ex-militants provided with
micro finance assistance
Number of ex-militants engaged in
entrepreneurial activities
Number of ex-militants employed |
|
Reintegration
Amnesty programme participants are
received in their communities and
allowed to participate in the
development of those communities. |
Develop programmes that reinforce
reconciliation and education of
communities
|
Number of ex-militants fully
integrated into their communities
Number of ex militants still living
in the creeks
|
|
Appendix 1: List of Short-Term
Vocational Courses |
| |
|
|
A |
Artisanship |
|
1 |
Plumbing and Pipe Fitting |
|
2 |
Block Laying and Concreting |
|
3 |
Carpentry and Joinery |
|
4 |
Electrical Installation and
Maintenance |
|
5 |
Welding |
|
6 |
Fabrication |
|
7 |
Generator Maintenance |
|
8 |
Rewinding of Electrical Motors |
|
9 |
Diesel Engine Maintenance |
|
10 |
Automobile Electrical Maintenance
|
|
11 |
Vehicle Battery Maintenance |
|
12 |
Pipe Welding |
|
13 |
Computer Competency and Secretarial
Practice |
|
14 |
Lock-smithing |
|
15 |
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning |
|
16 |
Footwear Making and Leather Works |
|
17 |
Scaffolding Technology |
|
18 |
Industrial Tailoring and Fashion
Design |
|
19 |
Weaving and Handicraft Making |
|
20 |
Traditional Jewelry and Bead Making |
|
21 |
Commercial and creative Arts |
|
22 |
Printing |
|
23 |
Cane Furniture making |
|
24 |
Tiling |
|
25 |
POP Making |
|
26 |
Painting |
|
27 |
Electronic Repairs |
|
28 |
Mat Making |
|
29 |
Photography |
|
30 |
Basket Making |
| |
|
|
B |
Oil and Gas |
|
1 |
Underwater Welding |
|
2 |
Fire Prevention and Control
Techniques |
|
3 |
First Aid Treatment/ Accident
Investigation and Reporting |
|
4 |
Health, Safety and Environment |
|
5 |
Effective Community Relations |
|
7 |
Offshore Fire / Emergency Response
Operations |
|
8 |
Maintenance of Hydraulic / Pneumatic
Machines |
|
9 |
Rotary Equipments Maintenance (Pumps
and Compressors) |
|
10 |
Terminal Operations for Crude Oil
Export |
|
11 |
Seismic Data Acquisition, Data
Reduction and Quality Control
Technology |
|
12 |
Welding of Vessels Pressure Steel |
|
13 |
Computer Application in Design and
Simulation |
|
14 |
Instrumentation Technology |
|
15 |
Diving Operations |
|
15 |
Swimming and Offshore Survival
Techniques |
|
16 |
Drafting (AutoCAD) |
|
17 |
Flow Station Operations |
|
18 |
Natural Gas Systems Operations
Management |
| |
|
|
C |
Creative Arts & Theatre Profession |
|
1 |
Film Acting |
|
2 |
Movie Making and Production |
|
3 |
Comedy Making |
|
4 |
Singing |
|
5 |
Dancing |
|
6 |
Make--Up Artist |
|
7 |
Home Video Production |
|
8 |
Directing |
| |
|
|
D |
Agriculture |
|
1 |
Fishing |
|
2 |
Fish Farming with Stocking and
Feeding |
|
3 |
Fish Smoking |
|
4 |
Farming |
|
5 |
Piggery |
|
6 |
Poultry |
|
7 |
Snail Farming |
|
8 |
Bee Keeping |
|
9 |
Cassava Processing |
|
10 |
Plantain Processing |
|
11 |
Palm Oil Processing |
|
12 |
Rice Processing |
|
13 |
Fruit Processing |
| |
|
|
E |
Automobile |
|
1 |
General Mechanic |
|
2 |
Rewire |
|
3 |
Panel Beating |
|
4 |
Vulcanizing |
|
5 |
Air - Compression Works |
|
6 |
Gear Mechanic |
|
7 |
Body Works and Spray Painting |
| |
|
|
F |
Sports |
|
1 |
Football |
|
2 |
Volleyball |
|
3 |
Basketball |
|
4 |
Judo |
|
5 |
Taekwondo |
|
6 |
Lawn Tennis |
|
7 |
Badminton |
|
8 |
Boxing |
|
9 |
Table Tennis |
|
10 |
Swimming |
| |
|
|
G |
Information Technology |
|
1 |
Oracle Database |
|
2 |
MCITD |
|
3 |
Advance Computer Technology |
|
4 |
Hardware Repair and Maintenance |
|
5 |
Software development |
|
6 |
Web Design |
|
7 |
Graphic Design |
| |
|
|
H |
Maritime |
|
1 |
Sandblasting of Vessel |
|
2 |
Servicing of Compressors |
|
3 |
Ocean Diving |
|
4 |
Seafarer |
|
5 |
Quarter Master |
|
6 |
Marine Engineering |
|
7 |
Fitter |
|
8 |
Machinist |
|
9 |
Motorman |
|
10 |
Pumpman |
|
11 |
Boat Building, Maintenance and
Operations |
| |
|
|
I |
Building and Construction |
|
1 |
Architect |
|
2 |
Building Engineer |
|
3 |
Quantity Surveying |
|
4 |
Electrical Engineer |
|
5 |
Real Estate Agents |
| |
|
|
J |
Culture / Tourism & Hospitality |
|
1 |
Outdoor Catering Services |
|
2 |
Event Management |
|
3 |
Interior Decoration |
|
4 |
Make Up |
|
5 |
Arts and Craft (Buying, Polishing
and Sculpting) |
|
6 |
Photography and Event Coverage |
|
7 |
Viewing Centres |
|
8 |
Music Band |
|
9 |
Cosmetology and Hair Dressing |
|
10 |
Catering and Hotel Management |
|
11 |
Baking and Confectioneries
|
|
12 |
Music Recording Studio |
|
13 |
Theatre Group |
|
14 |
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Services |
|
15 |
Car Wash |
|
16 |
Car Hire Services |
|
17 |
Cooling Van |
|
18 |
Events Rental Services |
|
19 |
Travel Agent |
| |
|
|
K |
Environment and Sanitation
Management |
|
1 |
Landscaping |
|
2 |
Waste Disposal |
|
3 |
Cleaning and Fumigation Services |
| |
|
|
L |
Educational Services |
|
1 |
Book Stores |
|
2 |
Vending Services (Magazine &
Newspapers) |
|
3 |
Nursery and Play Group Services |
| |
|
|
M |
Health |
|
1 |
Diploma in Nursing |
|
2 |
Diploma in Midwifery |
|
3 |
Laboratory Technicians |
|
4 |
Radiographers |
|
5 |
Pharmacy Technician |
|
6 |
Medical Records |
|
7 |
Community Health Extension Workers |
|
8 |
Community Health Workers |
|
9 |
Skilled Birth Attendants |
|
10 |
Training in Ultrasound scan |
Appendix 2 - List of Small and Medium
Scale Enterprises
|
1 |
Footwear Making and Leather Works
|
|
2 |
Industrial Tailoring and Fashion
Design |
|
3 |
Traditional Jewelry and Bead Making
|
|
4 |
Tiling |
|
5 |
POP Making |
|
6 |
Mat Making |
|
7 |
Photography |
|
8 |
Basket Making |
|
9 |
Printing |
|
10 |
Cane Furniture making |
|
11 |
Camera operation(Still and Motion)
|
|
12 |
Make--Up Artist |
|
13 |
Fish Farming with Stocking and
Feeding |
|
14 |
Farming |
|
15 |
Piggery |
|
16 |
Poultry |
|
17 |
Snail Farming |
|
18 |
Bee Keeping |
|
19 |
Cassava Processing |
|
20 |
Plantain Processing |
|
21 |
Palm Oil Processing |
|
22 |
Rice Processing |
|
23 |
Grinding Machine (Cassava, Maize)
|
|
24 |
Grasscutter Farming |
|
25 |
Animal Feed Formulation |
|
26 |
Rabbitery |
|
27 |
Food Processing |
|
28 |
Boat Transport |
|
29 |
Land Transportation (Taxis, Keke
Napep, etc) |
|
30 |
Towing Services |
|
31 |
Motor Mechanic |
|
32 |
Soap Making |
|
33 |
Candle Making |
|
34 |
Tissue Paper Making |
|
35 |
Sachet Water (Pure Water) Making
|
|
36 |
Nylon Bag Making |
|
37 |
Block Industry Making |
|
38 |
Ice Block making |
|
39 |
Business Centre |
|
40 |
Cyber Cafι |
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