By Amin Kef (Ranger)
With the primary objective of building the capacity of members of staff, the leading petroleum marketing entity in the country, NP (SL) Ltd, concluded a two-day training programme on Finance for Non-Financial Managers. It was organized by First Corporate Services in collaboration with PKF Sierra Leone.
It has been proven times without number that a highly and well trained staff in any workplace produce excellent results when it comes to the performance of assigned tasks.
Whether permanently employed or an auxiliary staff high and impressive performance hinges on competency. Against such a realization, competent Management teams prioritize periodic trainings.
From time to time, Management of the company has facilitated the training of Station Managers and Pump Attendants with the avowed objective of improving their competencies in the course of performing their duties. As a forward looking company, Management believes that it should not rest on its oars basking in achieved glory but rather to make new breakthroughs geared towards capacitating its staff through trainings for effective service delivery.
It must be noted that to make the purchase of petroleum products very simple, NP(SL)Ltd introduced the use of NP Smart Card which makes it possible for individuals and entities to purchase, especially fuel, without the exchange of physical cash. AS long as the Smart Card contains money transactions can be easily conducted.
The company places high premium on enhancing the Local Content Policy by making it a policy to offer employment opportunities to only indigenous Sierra Leoneans thereby contributing to the reduction of employment.
NP (SL) Ltd markets what is popularly called NP Gas which is a cooking gadget that has been proven to be environmentally safe and has a high performance quality with gas available at Filling Stations to be used for refilling purpose. It is manufactured in different cylinder sizes and sold at Filling Stations and by authorized dealers.
It has been confirmed by this medium that NP(SL)Ltd will continue to optimize the capacity building of its members of staff with the firm belief that such will continue to positively impact on the performance output of the company.
