A total of 101 staff members from various subsidiaries of SIFAX Group have undergone different trainings in the first quarter of 2022, in line with its human capacity programme.
SIFAX in a statement signed by its Group Head, Corporate Communications, Mr. Muyiwa Akande, said the trainings were focused on bespoke needs of the staff, including leadership competence, operations management, terminal traffic management, health, safety & environment, security, digital marketing and corporate governance.
Selected traffic managers from Ports and Cargo Handling Services (PCHS) were trained on terminal traffic management.
The one-week training, the statement highlighted, was aimed at providing attendees with practical skills that would enable them to effectively and efficiently coordinate movement of people, vehicles and equipment within the terminal.
Operations staffers from the same subsidiary were trained on current terminal operational skills, as well as an understanding of the importance of standards, robust processes and procedures and analysing the different elements of container terminal operations especially in understanding the full operational cycle of ship, yard and gate activities.
Dockworkers were trained on industrial health, safety and environmental (HSE) management, with the HSE training aimed at setting standards, reinforcing the importance of health and security management at the workplace as well as equipping the training participants with relevant tools to conduct assessment, evaluation and control of potential hazards in the terminal.
Security staff from different subsidiaries also completed a three-day basic security course that was designed to provide critical understanding of their roles in achieving the company’s objectives.
The statement sited the Group Head, Human Resources, SIFAX Group, Mr. Oluwakayode Alonge, expressing his delight at management’s commitment to the company’s human capital development through the provision of quality training and refresher courses that would improve staff’s skills and competence and ultimately contribute to company’s business growth.
According to the statement, Learning and Development Manager, Chris Nnamuah, on his part, said the training were products of the Development Needs Assessment conducted recently to identify skill gaps in the company’s workforce.