THE Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is set to recruit about 2100 personnel this year.
The plan, which aims to surpass previous enlistments, is targeted at doubling the number of fresh intakes to be recruited in 2016.
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, made the disclosure in Enugu where he went to assess the state of facilities at the International Helicopter Flying School (IHFS) and 95 Helicopter Combat Training School (95 HCTG) among other NAF establishments in the state.
Speaking, Air Marshal Abubakar noted that the NAF recruited between 1000 to 1200 airmen and airwomen in previous years, noting that the NAF was adopting a multi-prong approach to achieve both immediate and long term training objectives.
He stated that the strategies being adopted include collaboration with other countries in the area of training, facilities expansion and upgrade, as well as curriculum review in NAF training schools with a view to enhance their capacity to provide quality training for more personnel locally.
According to him, the British Military Advisory Training Team (BMATT) is partnering with the NAF on capacity building with special emphasis on counter-insurgency and counter-terrorist activities.
He disclosed that a 30-man BMATT team has since arrived Nigeria on January 3, 2016 to train the first batch of NAF Regiment personnel comprising four officers and airmen at the Ground Training Centre, Kaduna.
The three-week training programme, he said, is focusing on airfield defence and critical assets protection, and would be rounding up on January 28, 2016.
He said, "In an effort to meet the local training projection for 2016, the NAF of recent had to relocate 50 student pilots currently undergoing primary flying training at the 301 Flying Training School (FTS) Kaduna to Makurdi due to bad weather.
"The move is intended to avoid their training from being disrupted by adverse weather conditions. The students, scheduled for helicopter flying, are expected to gain some hours on fixed aircraft before proceeding for basic helicopter training at IHFS Enugu, South Africa and United Kingdom.
"The NAF Training Agenda 2016 as its objective as to foster the desire for "human capacity development through robust and result oriented training for enhanced professional performance" as a major key driver of the vision of the CAS which is "to reposition the NAF into a highly professional and disciplined force through capacity building initiatives for effective, efficient and timely employment of air power in response to Nigeria's national security imperatives," he said.
Meanwhile, the NAF is at the verge of commencing another recruitment exercise for fresh intakes.
A statement said interested applicants are therefore advised to check the NAF official recruitment portal on www.careers.nigerianairforce.gov.ng for more information.
Nigerian Tribune.
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