Consultancy is the use of the expertise of the University’s academics, administrative, and technical staff to serve the public through the provision of special goods and services for which payments would be made.

To do this, the Unit collaborates with Companies, Consultants, and Organizations. This channel yields revenue to the University thereby increasing its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) because the subscriptions to the programmes are on a ratio basis to the University and Consultants/Organizations or Companies.

Generally, the services may take the form of supplies, extra-mural training or teaching of non-NUC regulated courses; designs, studies, investigations, problem-solving research in the immediate environment, project performance evaluation; and other mission-oriented applications of scientific knowledge and professional skills. Specifically, we provide services in the areas of training and retraining of various professionals through workshops and seminars; feasibility studies; computer services and information technology; evaluation and supervision of production and development projects; preparation of blueprints; policy documents; information brochures; and other business promotion literature.

Collaborations with Non-Governmental Organizations and Industries

The Consultancy Services Unit continues to create opportunities and the enabling environment for Companies to collaborate with the University to provide bespoke skill acquisition and continuous professional development programmes to members of the public. Table 1 shows our current affiliations with some agencies, industries, and corporate organizations.

Although some of the programmes are yet to commence subscription procedures with the general public, it is hoped that these collaborations will yield even more revenue to the University and earn the Consultancy Unit and indeed the University a front row in the comity of universities in Nigeria

PROSPECTS OF THE UNIT

1. As stated, the Unit intends to set up a state-of-the-art ICT Centre. The Centre is expected to be a training hub for industrial software applications.
2. The Unit also intends to apply for grants from agencies like the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) to enable it to upgrade facilities at its Oil and Gas Training Centre to transform it into a full-fledged institute for oil and gas studies.  
3. To earn parity with other similar corporate bodies/entities, the Unit will strive to obtain certain statutory registrations and licenses, which are currently lacking. This will enable the Unit to bid for jobs and engage in more professional collaborations with multinationals and corporate bodies seeking partnership/affiliation with universities, as well as other government ministries, departments, and agencies seeking specific research or staff developmental programmes.
4. First impression counts. Therefore, the Unit has plans to construct a befitting complex of its own. The complex will have administrative blocks, lecture halls, workshops, ICT Centre, etc. This will earn the Unit more respect from prospective business partners/associates.

On 16 May 2022, with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor, the Consultancy Unit in collaboration with one of its partners, Doh-Gee Sy Consult Limited, commenced the training of 193 personnel of the Security Department of the University on Basic Intelligence and Security (Figure 1). The training, which lasted for three weeks, ended on 3 June 2022.

Personnel of Security Department of RSU at the recently concluded training on Basic Security and Intelligence at the Consultancy Services Unit main Hall.

On 18 December 2021, the Consultancy Services Unit graduated delegates of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (Figure 2). The delegates were trained by one of our partners, Brainbox Matrix Services, on Transformer Repairs and Maintenance.

Delegates of the Presidential Amnesty Programme during training on Transformer Repairs and Maintenance at RACAM Building and at their graduation ceremony at the University’s Amphi-Theatre in December 2021.

The training programme was one of its kind in the history of the Presidential Amnesty Programme. Given this, the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd.), paid a visit to the University to see things for himself

The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd.), on a visit to the University to assess the progress of the training programme on Transformer Repairs and Maintenance at RACAM. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Nlerum S. Okogbule, the DVC Admin., Prof. S. Okoroma, and Director of Quality Assurance, Prof. Eric Amadi, were in attendance. The CEO of Brainbox Matrix Services, Engr. Sylvanus Eferebo took them around the training facility.