This document provides an overview of workforce development initiatives at Dangote Group, the largest business conglomerate in Nigeria. It discusses Dangote Group's establishment of the Dangote Academy to provide employability and technical skills training. The presentation notes that developing infrastructure, promoting industrialization through manufacturing investment, and building the skills of Nigeria's youth are key to improving employment opportunities in the country. It also summarizes Nigeria's economic potential from natural resources and population, but challenges from unemployment, infrastructure deficits, and slow industrialization.

1. Workforce
Development
for
Employment
and
Global
Compe77veness
Presenta7on
by:
Mr.
Pabby
Paramjit
Group
Chief
Human
Resource
Officer,
Dangote
Group,
Nigeria
Employability
Skills
Development
Ini7a7ve
at
Dangote
Group

2. Overview
About
Dangote
Group
ü Who
we
are
ü Mission,
Vision
&
Values
ü Rapid
growth
and
emergence
to
global
stage
ü Current
and
future
businesses
A
Snap
Shot
on
Nigeria
ü Economic
Indices
ü Government
Policies
ü Industrializa7on
ü Skills
development
Dangote
Group
Employability
and
Technical
Skills
Development
Ini>a>ve
ü The
Dangote
Academy
ü The
business
impera7ve
ü Structure
and
strategic
objec7ves
ü Programmes
and
on-­‐going
collabora7ons
ü Future
Direc7on

3. Who
We
are…
Dangote
Group
ü The
Dangote
Group
is
a
diversified
and
fully
integrated
conglomerate
with
interest
across
a
range
of
sectors
in
Nigeria
and
Africa
ü Capitaliza7on
in
excess
of
US
$
15
billion.
ü Our
current
interests
include
cement,
sugar,
flour,
salt,
fer7lizer,
petro-­‐chemicals,
and
steel
sectors
of
the
economy.
Our
business
focus
ü Building
local
large
scale
manufacturing
capaci7es
to
generate
employment
in
Nigeria
&
Africa
ü Providing
value-­‐added
products
&
services
that
meet
the
“basic
needs”
of
Nigerians
through
import
subs7tu7on.

4. Our
Mission,
Vision
&
Values
Mission:
To
touch
the
lives
of
people
by
providing
their
basic
needs
Our
Key
Values
ü Customer
service
ü Entrepreneurship
ü Excellence
ü Leadership
Vision
To
be
a
world-­‐class
enterprise
that
is
passionate
about
the
quality
of
life
of
the
general
populace
and
giving
high
returns
to
stakeholders

5. A
Snap
Shot
on
Nigeria
ü Nigeria
as
an
emerging
economy
has
come
a
long
way
ü Gained
her
independence
from
colonial
rule
in
1960
ü Fought
civil
war
from
1967-­‐1970
ü Mostly
governed
by
military
rule
in
the
six7es
to
nine7es
ü Has
enjoyed
uninterrupted
democra7c
rule
since
1999
to
date
ü Has
remained
a
poten7al
great
na7on
and
an
important
player
in
Africa
ü However,
it
is
facing
major
economic
problems
of
poverty,
unemployment,
poor
state
of
infrastructure
and
slow
industrializa7on
• Popula>on
• 162.4
Millions
(World
Bank)
Age
Structure
• 0-­‐14
years:
40.9%
• 15-­‐64
years:
55%
• 65
years
and
above:
3.1%
• Median
age:
19.2
years
• Literacy
level:
68%
• Unemployment
rate:
24%
(2012)
• GDP
per
capital:
$2,600
(2011)
• GDP
Real
growth
rate:
7.2%
(2011)
Data
sources:
World
Bank,
Nigeria
Na7onal
Bureau
of
Sta7s7cs,
CIA
Databook

6. A
country
blessed
with
Natural
Resources
Agricultural
resources
ü Has
an
arable
land
mass
of
about
745,000
sq.
km
suitable
for
cash
&
food
crops
Oil
&
Gas
ü An
OPEC
member
and
the
world’s
8th
largest
exporter
of
crude
oil
ü Has
natural
gas
reserve
of
about
5.292
cubic
meters
Solid
Minerals
ü Large
deposits
of
solid
minerals
including
precious
metals
and
industrial
minerals
like
iron
ore,
limestone,
7n,
bitumen,
coal,
phosphate
etc.

7. Sectorial
Contribu7on
to
GDP
&
Global
Compe7veness
Other
Industry
Trade
Services
Mining
(Oil
&
Gas)
Agriculture
2
4
20
19
15
40
SECTORAL
CONTRIBUTION
TO
GDP
IN
2011
(%)
Other
Industry
Trade
Services
Mining
(Oil
&
Gas)
Agriculture
Overall
Rank
Infrastructure
Higher
Educa>on
&
Training
Labour
Market
Effeciency
Technology
Readiness
Innova>on
127
135
80
70
106
82
Rank
out
of
183
Countries

8. The
Key
to
Employability
in
Nigeria
For
Nigeria
that
is
blessed
with
so
much
resources
(including
young
popula7on),
the
key
to
employability
is
three-­‐folds
ü Development
of
infrastructure
ü Rapid
Industrializa7on
(More
Investments
in
manufacturing)
ü Development
of
the
skills
of
the
young
popula7on
for
gainful
employment.
EMPLOYABILITY
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
TECHNICAL
SKILLS

9. Infrastructure
Development
The
good
sign
is
that
the
Nigerian
Government
is
showing
a
lot
of
concern
on
the
state
of
basic
infrastructure…
The
Government
has
a
number
of
ini7a7ves
with
private
sector
par7cipa7on
in
infrastructure
development
ü The
recent
Power
Sector
reforms
which
brought
in
full
private
sector
par7cipa7on
in
genera7on
and
distribu7on
of
electrical
power
in
Nigeria
ü Overhauling
of
the
Road
&
Rail
transport
systems
ü Dredging
of
river
Niger
and
improvement
of
inland
water
ways
for
transporta7on
of
goods

10. Rapid
Industrializa7on
ü
Nigeria
Government
is
moving
in
the
right
direc7on
in
terms
of
industrializa7on
agenda
ü Most
of
the
government
owned
companies
that
have
turned
sick
are
under
the
priva7za7on
program
ü Increased
par7cipa7on
of
the
private
sector
in
the
industry
especially
manufacturing
through
Backward
Integra7on
Policy
(
BIP)
is
on
course

11. Rapid
Industrializa7on
The
case
study
of
the
cement
sub-­‐sector:
ü Since
independence,
Nigeria
was
a
net
importer
of
cement
ü Between
the
six7es
and
the
nine7es
most
of
the
cement
plants
were
struggling
ü The
last
surviving
4
were
later
priva7zed
ü Government’s
backward
integra7on
policy
promoted
large
scale
private
sector
investment
in
the
cement
industry
ü Today,
annual
local
cement
produc7on
in
Nigeria
is
about
28
million
metric
tons
ü Dangote
Cement
current
capacity
in
Nigeria
alone
is
20
million
metric
tons
ü In
addi7on
the
Company
is
opera7ng
cement
projects
in
14
African
countries

13. Other
on-­‐going
Government
Policies
&
Ini7a7ves
Nigeria
Industrial
Revolu7on
Plan
(NIRP):
Launched
by
Government
in
direct
response
to
the
poor
contribu7on
of
industry
to
GDP
and
employment.
The
revolu7on
is
intended
to:
ü Drive
job
crea7on
ü Improve
produc7vity
and
industrial
growth
through
innova7on
ü Develop
skills
to
improve
youth
employability
NIPR
is
focusing
ini7ally
on
the
following
4
sectors
ü Agriculture
&
Agro
Business
ü Solid
minerals
ü Automobile
ü Oil
&
Gas

14. Educa7on
&
Skills
Development
Scenario
in
Nigeria
A
recent
survey
in
Nigeria
revealed
as
follows:
ü Nigeria
has
remained
slow
in
development
for
not
exploi7ng
its
natural
&
human
resources
effec7vely
ü 10%
of
eligible
children
are
unable
to
go
to
school
ü Success
rate
of
primary
school
final
grade
is
75%
ü Only
28%
of
secondary
school
students
who
are
qualified
to
apply
to
Universi7es
and
polytechnics
are
admined
ü Its
132
accredited
technical
colleges
and
70
voca7onal
enterprise
centers
need
improvement
in
exis7ng
facili7es
ü Nigeria’s
accredited
70
Polytechnics
and
164
Monotechnics
could
only
admit
22%
of
applicants,
in
2009
ü Unemployment
figure
is
about
49
million
with
52%
unemployable
for
lack
of
skill

15. Employability
Skills
Development
Ini7a7ve
at
the
Dangote
Academy
Mission
To
be
the
Centre
of
Excellence
for
Corporate
Leadership
Skills,
Technical
Training
and
Voca7onal
Skills
acquisi7on
Vision
To
provide
the
talent
pipeline
for
the
Dangote
Group
while
filling
the
industrial
skill-­‐gap
in
Nigeria

16. DANGOTE
ACADEMY
OF
LEARNING
&
DEVELOPMENT
…….building
the
pyramid
for
corporate
excellence
Leadership
Skills
Management
Skills
Core
Technical
Skills
Voca7onal
Skills
DANGOTE
ACADEMY
Ins7tute
of
Management
Training
Ins7tute
of
Technical
Training
q Corporate
leadership
&
q Strategic
Management
q Execu>ve
Development
q Management
Trainees
q Supervisory
Management
q Specialized
Technical
Training
q Voca7onal
Trades
for
Ar7sans
&
Opera7ves
ü DEVELOPING
ü RE-­‐SKILLING
ü ENGAGING
ü EMPOWERING
Nigerian
Youths
Structure
of
the
Academy

17. ü To
be
the
umbrella
organiza7on
for
all
talent
development
&
learning
ini7a7ves
for
the
Group,
including:
• Corporate
Leadership
Development
• Technical
&
Engineering
training
• Talent
&
Management
skills
Development
• Succession
&
Career
planning
• Technical
&
Voca7onal
skills
acquisi7on
The
Four
Cornerstones
ü To
provide
facility
and
plaporm
for
technical
skills
acquisi7on
benchmarked
to
world-­‐class
standards
ü To
provide
unique
opportuni7es
for
Polytechnic
&
University
graduates
to
acquire
industrial
skills
through
structured
training
ü To
collaborate
and
build
partnerships
with
ins7tu7ons
of
leaning,
training
organiza7ons,
industry
bodies
and
government
agencies
to
train
and
develop
Nigerian
Youth
Strategic
Objec7ves

18. Business
Impera7ve
of
the
Academy
From
the
snap
shot
on
Nigeria
the
following
are
obvious:
ü There
is
a
wide
skill-­‐gap
between
what
the
industries
require
and
what
the
academic
ins7tu7ons
offer
ü For
our
business
that
is
expanding
and
growing
rapidly,
sourcing
the
right
skills
in
right
number
is
a
big
challenge
ü A
serious
involvement
of
the
private
sector
in
addressing
the
skills
gap
in
Nigeria
has
become
paramount
and
urgent
ü Therefore,
the
Academy
is
essen7al
to
providing
talent
pipeline
for
our
businesses
while
promo7ng
employability
in
Nigeria

19. Current
Programmes
&
Ac7vi7es
Voca>onal
Training
ü We
have
selected
and
trained
six
batches
of
voca7onal
trainees
at
fiqy
trainees
per
batch
Voca>onal
Trades
ü Welding
&
Fabrica7on
ü Firng
&
Mechanical
Maintenance
ü Heavy
duty
automobile
maintenance
ü Instrumenta7on
&
Automa7on
ü Electrical
Maintenance
ü Process
Opera7on
Graduate
Engineer
Trainees
Scheme
ü Selected
and
trained
two
batches
of
Graduate
Engineers
at
fiqy
per
batch
Drivers
Academy
(Truck
Ownership
Scheme)
ü Conceived
to
drive
entrepreneurship
ü 2000
trainees
selected,
100
already
trained
Programmes
in
Pipeline
ü Finance
ü Refining
&
petrochemicals
ü Sugar
technology

20. On-­‐going
Collabora7on
&
Partnering
To
achieve
world-­‐class
standards
in
learning
and
development
we:
ü Collaborate
with
technology
and
equipment
suppliers
ü Build
partnership
with
renowned
Universi7es
and
Business
Schools
for
management
educa7on/
training
ü Work
closely
with
technical
training
Ins7tu7ons
in
pursuance
of
technological
excellence
&
programme
accredita7on
ü Associate
with
industry
bodies
/
govt.
agencies
to
upliq
industry
standards
and
knowledge
We
are
currently
in
partnership
with
the
German
Ministry
of
Economic
Coopera3on
and
Development
to
establish
the
German-­‐style
Dual
Voca3onal
Educa3on
&
Training
in
Nigeria

21. On-­‐going
Collabora7on
&
Partnering
ü Our
$6.5
million
academy
campus
is
nearing
comple7on
ü Equipped
with
high-­‐tech
workshops
,online
learning
facili7es
&
other
infrastructure
ü It
will
house
250
trainees
in
phase
1

22. The
Future
-­‐
Africa
Regional
Learning
Centers
ü Establishment
of
regional
satellite
academies
for
South
&
East
Africa
and
Central
&
West
Africa
clusters
to
support
business
ü Need
to
train
and
develop
local
talents
with
industrial
skills
ü The
opera7ons
of
the
academies
will
remain
centrally
guided
(for
consistency
and
quality)
but
executed
locally

23. The
Challenge
Nigeria
needs
to
create
almost
25
million
jobs
over
the
next
10
years
if
it
is
to
offer
work
to
new
entrants
&
halve
current
unemployment
This
is
why
we
have
willingly
taken
up
part
of
the
challenge
at
the
Dangote
Academy
to
push
Nigeria’s
Employability

24. Conclusion
ü We
have
willingly
taken
up
part
of
the
challenge
at
the
Dangote
Academy
to
push
Nigeria’s
Employability
ü Drive
further
investment
in
infrastructure
to
propel
and
fast
track
industrializa7on
because,
job
crea7on
and
employability
are
both
func7ons
of
Industrializa7on.

25. Thank
You