From 2-6 May, 20 middle managers from the port communities of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) who are enrolled in the UNCTAD TrainForTrade Port Management Programme will participate in the 5th of eight training modules.
The module will be delivered by port experts from Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) and Fundación Valenciaport (Valenciaport Foundation), together with NPA senior managers who have been certified by TrainForTrade as local trainers. This strategy promotes South-South cooperation, as well as networking and exchange of best practices among member ports of the programme.
Module 5 of the Modern Port Management Course examines the methods and tools of management, which enables a port to allocate resources, measure performance, and have a specified timeline for delivery.
Nigeria is currently on the 1st cycle of the UNCTAD TrainForTrade Port Training Programme. Each training cycle lasts 16 to 24 months and comprises 240 hours of in-class training and a final thesis. The deliveries are both led by UNCTAD and international instructors (Irish port experts), as well as local senior managers who have completed the training- of-trainers workshop. This strategy highlights the uniqueness and strength of the TrainForTrade Port Management Programme in fostering local ownership to reinforce its impact and ensure sustainability. Local ownership of the programme is achieved through a financing scheme that requires the participating ports to provide the majority of the programme's funds, and by gradually shifting responsibility for implementing the programme from UNCTAD to the participating ports.
