Guys I need to know how to go about it. I think i'm hearing about it for the first time this year
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Guys I need to know how to go about it. I think i'm hearing about it for the first time this year
Hi Gthermal,
Thanks so much for the rich info.Please I would very much appreciate if you could post your e-mail or send to mine- [email protected].I want to find out things regarding admissions into top uk schools
Thanks a lot and God bless u.
Hello Gthermal,
Thank you so much for the rich information you have been supplying, it is truly appreciated. However, I contacted UNIVATION as you advised but was told to contact PTDF about the course and the school PTDF has choosen for me, that he is not in the position to release such information.
Is it usually like this?
pls house, any info on wen the next one is coming up. i narrowly missed this one. congrats to those that made it. thanks
Abeg fellas.,help me wit ur materials..I'v 2002 only..But i need more so as 2 work on myself pls send any matrl u'v 2my box [email protected] very grateful in anticipatn of ur help..Thanks sucesful winners!
@G.Thermal, Thanks to you. I love the way ou appreciated our country. May God be with you in your exams so that you come out top of class.
To our new scholars please try and get some contacts of some of our naija men already doing the programme like G.Thermal so that you can get help once you get to the UK.
I pray for those of us still waiting to participate this year. Jesus is alive forever.
G Thermal pls can i hav ur e-mail i hav questions on d requirements 4 d test,1. can someone wit 2.2 G .P Apply?2. my schl transcript and certificate is still not ready ,come oct can i still b able 2 write d exam witout this ?3. Irarely see geophysics in this prog is it a bad idea 2 choose it or people dont pass it or what?pls reply God Bless.
@Nwogu2009,
* people with 2.2 can apply
* your transcript need to be ready b4 deadline of the form submission.
* To be on the safe side, you need to include everything required to be eligible.
* For more info, visit PTDF website.
Pls how was the info of the school candidates are being offered admission known?
anybody with right info shd let d house know.
@ Any comment on Triple E's experience?
How is PTDF contacted for this info?
u dont really need transcript, as i know sb that was shortlisted and got the scholarship without the transcript, but after the award he was asked to send his transcript,so idont think transcript is reaally a criteria, u can apply with out a traascript ,so guys all thebest
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Originally Posted by de-wise
PLS CAN ANYONE IN THE HOUSE ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT GOT ADMISSION INTO PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCES HINT US THAT ARE GOING TO APPLY THIS YEAR ON WHAT THEIR QUESTIONS LOOK LIKE .
THANK YOU & GOD BLESS AS U REPLY.
dont really understand the scholar....pls explain beta
How else can confirm this... UK guys... any idea?Quote:
Originally Posted by libranonyi
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Originally Posted by Triple E
PLS TRIPLE -E I'M A GRADUATE OF GEOPHYSICS AND INTEND TO APPLY THIS OCTOBER. PLS DO U KNOW HW I CAN LAY MY HANDS ON ANY PAST QUESTIONS ESP. IN THE AREA OF PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCES OR GEOPHYSICS.
THANK YOU.
Hi dozie
I would appreciate if u could send me some useful materials on geophysics and recommend some texts and resources for me also because I am switching from electronics engr to geophysics for my masters. I won't want to flop during my PG studies. I would like materials that would especially give me some background knowledge and insight into \geophysics. U could also recommend materials and texts that would help me in my masters program. If u have some kindly send. It would be appreciated. thanks a lot. Hope to hear from you soon.
My address is [email protected]
@ALL PROSPECTIVE SCHOLARS,
U need to wait until October thereabouts for the forms to come out, trust me u will be aware as long as u frquent this house.
But in the meantime u can brush thru the past question papers which i have attached and decide which section u want to attempt and prepare for it.
If u need ebooks to prepare u can go to these sites( dey were really handy 4 me): www.scribd.com www.4shared.com
just type a general course title and u will get some text books that will assist u in preparing.
@G Thermal, thanx 4 ur contribution and advice, may d almighty bless u in a million ways. Pls, can u give us a list of these top 10 UK universities. I have been consulting the RAE standards and it seems the RAE ratings are strictly by subject.
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@kbow.hw do u get material from 4shared.com ,cos i hav tried it and its nt really giving me good result.your reply will be highly appreciated,tanks
pls send some pastquestions to [email protected] let me be like u next year lol.
@Kalistus
Just go 2 da 4shared site, then type in d neme of ebook or a general topic. You will get results of simnilar ebooks which u can go ahead n dload.
Although i personally favour www.scribd.com, where u have to register then download as much as u want, and from my experience its faster to dload form scribd.
@prospective scholars, i wolud have attached some ebooks here but size ctions will not allow, so do make use of d those 2 addresses n others...One luv
@kaybow, i tried typing shl but there was no result,or is there a way to type it, even others names yielded ludicrous results,hanks ur response
Please can some let me know whether oil and gas law candidates have been contacted. is it only those for imperial college that have been contacted. thanks . please feed me back
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Originally Posted by mammanzub
Hello House,
I say a big congratulations to all PTDF awardees of which am one... but pleaseee Could G.Thermal or any other current scholar pls tell us how the upkeep is catered for in the UK. I am presently employed in a good oil and gas company, I want to be sure the trade off will be a good one. If I will leave my current job for a masters I will like to have some level of assurance that the nees of my family will be catered for while am away. pls G.Thermal I need your Advise thanks!
Hi Joyshudex! Congrats to you and others on your awards. Everything you need as a student here in the UK will absolutely be taken care of by PTDF. This is done through UNIVATION, the UK based Managing Agent of PTDF OSS. To be honest with you, I dont think you will lack anything. PTDF is responsible for you and not your family (except for married PHD scholars). Regarding your job with a good oil and gas company in Nigeria, I would suggest that you think about it properly before taking your decisions. The global economic recession is tougher over here in the UK than in Nigeria. So, if you are considering leaving a good job to come over, you better "dont dare it." If you really like the job then try to speak to your company for a possible study leave or you defer the PTDF Scholarship till next year and see how things would go. Finally, my advice to you is to make sure you secure your job. It would be unwise to leave just like that. I pray that The Lord Jesus Christ would help you to make the right decisions. Pray about it also. God bless you my sister. Cheers!
@gthermal, what are the prospects of a ptdf scholar after the programme
Hey! Just to drop some few note and add to all that I have been reading from this Blog.
'PTDF'; honestly, I know how you guys are feeling right now. But please just be careful how you take decisions. If you are not "satisfied" with your current job/career, then a masters abroad will be just the best bet. It does not guarantee you a job afterwards but only adds more colour to your CV. believe me. After the Masters programme you are just like any other fresh graduate back to the drawing board of job applications and aptitude tests. Then comes the all important question; why on earth should you resign from your well paid job to attend a masters which is meant to offer you the same job in the first place? Please oh! Think before your resign your appointment.
For those who seek a better career path. Be wise to know that it is not the "petroleum geo-science" or the "drilling engineering" that you study in "Imperial College" that will get you a job but your ability to study courses which are relevant to the Oil and Gas industry. And to the best of my knowledge PTDF will only give you courses which will be relevant to the industry. The course given to you was not the one you applied for right? Ok is it similar in any way to your field i.e. Mechanical, Chemical or Petroleum Engr? Then consider giving it a shot. Most candidates have concentrated on some particular courses and you all can’t be give the same course to study this is simple logic. You will all have opportunity to apply for graduate jobs after the programme and every single one will be considered. Trust me.
Well for those who intend applying later this year, start preparations now oh!, this thing is getting really competitive. Get books and as many materials as you can lay your hands on and start preparation now.
Don’t worry about PTDF I score them 101% in doing their own part. They will leave no stone unturned. The learning environment here is quite different as Gthermal has been preaching! Start getting ready for it is quite demanding, highly rigorous and very practical. They test your understanding and not your knowledge? So don’t think you will memorise anything and pour in the exams, that’s a failure over here. They like Originality. Say it the way you understand it (not verbatim).
Hopefully you guys will get here soon and understand what I am talking about.
Finally do as PTDF instructs you. This is probably the most important advice. He who has an ear let him hear oh!
I rest my case.
i wish every one of u success in ur choosen field. also let the information go round when its time to apply for the next one.
Hi Pals...Please do you know anybody that has been contacted by UCL? And is there any list for those being considered for admission at UCL?
Thank you.
thank baba God 4 ur lives. Keep on keeping on!
Hey G.Thermal... thanks alot for your advice... Please i will like more advice on how to defer ones admission till next year?? i think that might be a good idea... I am however trusting in the LORD to guide me aright as I dont want to althogether miss the wonderful opportunity the scholarship presents. I like the course i was given and i also love the school But I jsut need good enlightenment on the process of deferring the PTDF scholarship. By then, I mus have secured my job!
@Ayomowo... Thanks!
Congratulations to all who made it for the PTDF scholarships for this year,step out & make Us all proud.I happen to be one of those who were not so lucky but am not detered amgoing to apply again,but i need the help of the house in my preparation.i would want tomapply for industrial Biotechnology or Bio fuels development thus i require materials to do this ,Any help will be appreciated my e-mail is [email protected]ks One Love.
pls i need an enlightenment on how to apply for this mcs stuff
@ Ayomowo, Man, thanks for that info!
HELLO HOUSE,
ANY INFO ABOUT THOSE WHOSE NAMES WERE NOT IN THE IMPERIAL COLLEGE LIST?
SOME PEOPLE ARE YET TO KNOW THE SCHOOLS THEY WILL B SENT TO.
ANY INFO ON HOW TO GO ABOUT THIS IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
PLS ADVISE WERE POSSIBLE!
guy relax, i think they are currently working on it and in this coming month,hopefully we will know the school allocated to us cos septemger is still a couple of months away, they contacted the people 4 impearial cuse theschool asked each individual to apply.
@2009/10 PTDF SCHOLARS - MY PEEPS, NOW THAT NAIJA HOTJOBS HAS DONE A LOT IN CONTRIBUTING TO UR OVERALL SUCCESS AS PTDF SCHOLARS, IT IS ONLY RIGHT AND JUST THAT THE LEGACY CONTINUES. AS SUCH I WOULD CHARGE YOU ALL TO THUS 'BLESS' THE NEXT GENERATION BY PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING;
1. TEST FORMAT AND LIKELY/PAST QUESTIONS.
2. STUDY MATERIAL AND GUIDE.
3. PREFERED STUDYING METHODS.
4. OTHER NECESSARY INFO SUCH AS IDEAL REGISTERATION TIME AND NECESSARY DOCUMENTS NEEDED FOR PROCESSING.
IF THIS IS DONE, CERTAINLY YOU WOULD BE LEAVING A TRUE LEGACY TO THOSE WILLING TO TOW THE PATHS YOU HAVE TAKEN(SUCH AS MY HUMBLE SELF)...REMEMBER 'SUCCESS WITHOUT A SUCCESSOR IS ABJECT FAILURE'...
DO NAIJAHOTJOBS PROUD...
THANK YOU.
pls hw can i get to know abt itQuote:
Originally Posted by de-wise
@ bzac,
The info would be available by october this yr.
More so, you can visit PTDF website for more info.
http://http://www.ptdf.gov.ng
sorry 4 that mix up.Quote:
Originally Posted by de-wise
chech out the link: http://www.ptdf.gov.ng
THIS MIGHT BE OF INTEREST IF YOU HAV THE TIME!
PTDF HOLDS INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH FCC- CLEARS MISCONCEPTIONS ON ITS OPERATIONS
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission Professor Shuaibu Oba Abdulraheem, has attributed the misconceptions held by the commission about the application of Federal Character in the operations of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund to absence of communication between it and the Fund. He was therefore happy at the appearance of the Management of the Fund, led by the Executive Secretary, Engr. Muttaqha Rabe Darma before the power and energy committee of the Commission to clear the haze on some issues bordering the Commission on the operations of PTDF.
He noted that equity is being practiced at the level of Management of the Fund, which underscores the main purpose of the constitutional provisions on the application of Federal Character principles to achieve national unity. He urged the Management of the Fund to expand and broaden the Fund’s operational base and make it possible for a greater number of Nigerians especially those at the grassroots to take advantage of the Scholarship Scheme of the Fund. According to him “a lot of Nigerians in the remote areas who are qualified to be offered Scholarships need to be fished out by bringing your activities closer to the people. At the level of awarding Scholarships, there appears to be lopsidedness in favour of those in urban cities, and this will impair the federal character principles when eventually the scholars trained by the Fund take up positions of authority in the oil and gas industry”.
At the interactive session with the Power and Energy committee of the Federal Character Commission, the Committee Chairman Engr. Ahmed Ishaq commended the new Executive Secretary for responding to the invitation by the Commission which he said will contribute in building mutual co-operation, trust and confidence between PTDF and FCC. He said however that the Federal Character Commission is concerned about the administration of the Overseas Scholarship Scheme by PTDF and the conduct of recruitments into the Fund.
He said the Commission has been inundated with complaints by some states alleging marginalisation of their indigenes in the recently concluded award of Overseas Scholarships, while in some cases non indigenes are awarded Scholarship by impersonation.
The Executive Secretary in his elaborate response to the allegations said some of the assertions of the Commission are completely and totally wrong and exhibits a lack of understanding of the operations of the Fund. On the allegation by Nassarawa and Rivers states that some names of candidates listed against their states are not from their states, the Executive Secretary said “unfortunately one of the names Dele Sunday was offered Scholarship from Rivers state for Refinery Design and Operations. It is alleged that the name is not indigenous to Rivers State and the bearer could not have come from the State. Another was Benjamin Bala from the same Rivers State and another beneficiary of our Scholarship Scheme.The name raised doubt as to the bearer being an indigene of Rivers state. My response is if you say Dele Sunday and Benjamin Bala do not come from Rivers state, how then did Rotimi Amaechi come from Rivers State. Rotimi is known to all as Yoruba name while Amaechi is Igbo name. So how with such a name, Rotimi Amaechi is not only an indigene of Rivers State but also the governor”.
He regretted the stance of the complainants which he described as an unfortunate perception. According to the PTDF Executive Secretary, the Fund in processing applications for its Scholarship Scheme relies on the letter of indegeneship attested to by chairmen of Local Government Councils and which is also a condition precedent for the Scholarship awards.
“When PTDF is considering candidates for Scholarship awards, it does not go to each and every Local Government to enquire if such eligible names come from the Local Government; go and show me his father, his grandfather in order to authenticate indegeneship of the state. Once a letter of indegeneship is issued by the Local Government, PTDF will not challenge its authenticity. So if a Local Government gives somebody who is not from that Local Government, a letter of indegenship for whatever reason, then it is not the fault of PTDF. That indicates, even if the bearer’s name is not indigenous to the area that the person is from the Local Government. Then there is nothing PTDF can do other than to locate that candidate in the Local Government”.
Engr. Muttaqha Rabe Darma told the committee that the Fund is in the process of establishing a data bank of past and present Scholars of the Fund, as the Petroleum industry bill requires PTDF to not only award Scholarship for the training of Nigerians in oil and gas related fields but to also ensure that the Scholars of the Fund are gainfully employed/engaged within the industry.
To put to rest apprehensions by the committee about the transparency and integrity of the process leading to the award of the Scholarships, the Executive Secretary gave details of the step by step processes leading to the awards. He said the Fund begins the process by sending not less than one hundred hard copies of the application forms to every state of the Federation through the State Scholarship boards.
And to take care of those who may be qualified for Scholarship awards but are not resident in Nigeria, the Fund also promotes the on-line version of the application forms. In filling the forms, applicants are among others required to indicate their Local governments and States of origin. The Fund publicises the fact of the release of the paper application forms to State Scholarship boards and the on-line version on radio, television and in newspaper publications, to enable eligible and interested candidates to collect the forms or access the forms on-line.
The Fund he said collaborates with some top Universities in the UK in the placement of its Scholars. As a result, PTDF he said ensures that only candidates who meet the stringent requirements of these top Universities are selected for the award. “So we accept a minimum qualification of a second class lower division(2.2),a credit pass in English at WAEC (not NECO) as these Universities abroad do not recognise NECO but WAEC as a regional exam body”. The Executive Secretary made it clear that the nature of oil and gas related courses for which Scholarships are awarded to deserving candidates is derived from a skills gap audit in the industry.
“The skills gap audit determines the manpower requirements in the Petroleum Industry and PTDF tailors its course to satisfy the human capacity requirements”. The Executive Secretary said that the National Content Initiative also plays a role in determining the courses for which the Scholars will be sent abroad to study. “The National Content Initiative mandates PTDF to reside about 70% of human capacity requirement in oil and gas industry in- country by 2010 and what the skills gap audit reveals as being the requirement, we train Scholars in relevant disciplines to fill up”. Engr. Muttaqha Rabe Darma said.
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