Technology-driven oil retail and supply company, Enyo has commenced its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme
to train some 5000 auto mechanics nationwide, reports ITRealms.
The Chief Executive Officer of Enyo, Abayomi Awoboku said
the training is having its first batch in Lagos in partnership with AutoMedics, a leading motor mechanic consultancy and training outfit.
He also said the initiative is aimed at giving back to the
society by helping to close the requisite skills gap in developing human
capacity to continually service the automobile sector.
“The sector in recent times is being driven by latest trends
and technological advancement as vehicles are now more systematic and computerized,”
he said.
Awoboku equally noted that in many countries around the
world, the automotive industry plays both a strategic and catalytic role in
economic development in respect of the Gross Domestic Produce (GDP)
contribution.
“If Nigeria must play globally and competitively in the
development in the automobile sector, there is need for stakeholders to invest
in human capital development and technology, in other to improve after sales
challenges and meet up with the paradigm shift in the industry” he said.
Awoboku also emphasized
on the importance of the training, stressing that automotive has changed in
terms of the electronics.
“It is expected that technology will continue to develop so
we need to look at how we can maintain the vehicles we have on our roads,” he
said.
ITRealms recalls the programme is aimed at training a new
generation of auto mechanics that will understand the workings of today’s
hi-tech vehicles to grow their own capacities now and for the future.
The training partner and Chief Executive Officer of Auto
Medics, Kunle Shonaike, believes Nigeria is very important to the global
automotive business as as nearly all brands in the industry compete for a share
to capture the market, the lamenting challenges of automobile maintenance in
Nigeria.
Shonaike, the United States (US)-trained automobile
technician noted that “proper maintenance standards have eluded vehicle owners
and users in Nigeria especially in the face of unprofessionalism and the
largely unregulated readily available roadside operations”.
“I urge all the stakeholders not to allow the litany of
challenges evident in the sector to squeeze life out of the industry. We all
need to utilize a strategic platform as this one to draw attention to happenings
in the sector through our active participations. This is why despite the
daunting challenges we have been facing we have resolved to ensure we promote
standards through trainings such as this” he emphasized.
The auto mechanical technicians training which was powered
by Mech Tech is expected to be rounded off with a graduation ceremony later in
the year.
