NCAT Takes Measures To Retain Staff
The Rector of Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, Dr. Danjuma Ismaila says the college under his watch is taking measures to retain its crop of workforce and talented professionals.
Speaking in an interview with aviation journalists yesterday at the college, Ismaila said: “When I came in, one of the challenges I encountered here was that we had many staff leaving the place because of poor pay and right now, we have the lowest paid in the aviation agencies. This is affecting our ability to retain staff. Most of our trained staff left for greener pastures. Some of them went to private airlines.
What we are planning to do is come out with a policy to develop our internal capacity. We are going to sign bonds. We are going to sit down with NCAA to ensure that certificates granted to them can only be used for NCAT training purposes and not to give you certificate and you go and work somewhere else. You have to stay here and work for us. We can’t spend money on you and you go elsewhere. These are some of the strategies we are going to use.”
Ismaila said: “another approach we are going to use is that we have approached salaries and wages commission. Even yesterday, I talked to the people that the college needs to be given special considerations in terms of salary package so as to close the gaps with the industry. This is exactly what the oil sector did to petroleum training institute. There is no so much gap in their salaries with the oil industry. That is why they are able to retain their experts. We too need to be treated in that manner. For now, there is salary disparity.”
