加纳特马项目部为赴华加纳留学生开启报国之门

    加纳恩克鲁玛科技大学助教费雷克斯?博阿弗怀揣报效祖国、振兴加纳的梦想来到中国求学。从河海大学工程力学专业研究生毕业回到加纳后，他成功入职特马新集装箱码头项目部，与其他一千名本地员工一道成为加纳首个世界级现代化码头的建设者。

他坦言，非常荣幸能够加入加纳特马新集装箱码头项目部，找到一份专业对口的工作，成为项目质量控制团队的一员。在这个工作岗位上，他不仅能继续向来自中国的专家、技术人员学习，提升自身知识水平和业务能力，而且可以学以致用发挥自己的技术专长，助力项目顺利推进，也为加纳社会经济发展作出贡献。费雷克斯欣然接受并写下了以下这篇文章，表达了他在项目近一年工作学习的体会和感受。

打开我的报国之门

Felix Boafo

    用知识和技能武装自己服务加纳，一直是我的努力方向。为了提升自己的能力，我来到河海大学攻读工程力学硕士。在中国学习期间，我一直梦想有朝一日学成回国，找到一份专业对口的工作，发挥自己的专业特长，为加纳社会经济发展作出贡献。

    由中国港湾签约、公司参与承建的加纳特马新集装箱码头项目，从2016年11月开工以来，为当地提供了1000多个就业岗位，为我打开了报国之门，帮我实现了我的梦想。 记得作为新员工到项目部报道的第一天就受到领导、同事们地热情接待，让我感受到公司致力于为像我这样的新毕业生提供学以致用的机会，并帮助我与项目部一起成长。初入职场的我就能参与“世界500强“企业在加纳实施的重大工程，成为项目质检部的一员，我为自己感到庆幸。入职后，人力资源部就为我安排两位专家作为我的导师，在与龚先生和Paul Eldhose先生交流互动中，我意识到自己来对了地方，公司企业价值观与我多年追求的愿景不谋而合。

    我很幸运能成为项目质量控制团队的一员，目前担任质量控制工程师，负责Accropode预制场的监督工作。这份工作非常具有挑战性，同时也很有意义。确保每个Accropode生产达到标准，同时寻找更好的创新替代专利方案让我一直对工作充满激情并全情投入。在这里工作除了可以磨练自己的技能，也让我有机会与来自世界各地的团队一起工作，积累跨文化环境下的工作经验。

    项目部的工作文化非常开放、包容，来自各国的同事们相处融洽，友好热情，我们是一个”国际村”大家庭。项目部也十分关注员工福利，为大家提供了多重安全保障。作为项目部大家庭的一员，项目部为我这名年轻工程师提供了大量机会向专家工和顾问团队学习，我十分珍惜这些机会。就像总统纳纳?阿库福-阿多阁下去年参观项目时说的那样：“这个项目将使加纳在不久的将来拥有现代化的世界级码头，这将加速加纳的经济发展，我会全力支持项目建设“。我也会全身心投入项目建设，来回报项目部，回报加纳。

原文：

My dream was made possible by the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC)（Felix Boafo）

As a teaching assistant from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology preparing for a Master’s degree, I was keen on an education and work experience that will provide requisite knowledge and skills to contribute to development in my home country, Ghana. Thus, when I was enrolled as a master’s degree student at Hohai University (China), studying Engineering Mechanics, I was eager to come back home after my studies and work in a capable role that also had a social focus.

This dream was made possible by the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). On September 16 2016, the representative of CHEC and Ghana Meridian Port Services Limited (MPS) signed the master contract for Ghana Tema New Container Terminal Project. The project was commenced by the then-president His Excellency John Dramani Mahama on 16th November 2016, and is expected to change the form of Ghana’s shipping industry in the next 100 years. It provides over 1000 jobs directly and 4000 jobs in related industries. I’m very lucky to be one of the beneficiaries. 

From their welcoming staff who handle campus recruitment to the workplace environment, CHEC has been consistent in its dedication to providing new graduates like myself the opportunity to learn and grow with them.

Transitioning into the world of work after school can be somewhat challenging, but with the assistance of the receptive HR and recruiting team, I was able to easily navigate my way into the company in 2017. After an interaction with two Quality Control Engineers (Mr. Gong and Mr. Paul Eldhose) on the Tema Port Expansion Project, I realized CHEC pursued projects that resonated with my vision – I was in the right place.

Getting the chance to build an engineering career cannot be taken likely and building one with CHEC, a Global Fortune 500 subsidiary and one of the largest full service engineering companies, cannot be overstated. I am fortunate to be part of the Quality control team of the Tema Port Expansion Project where I currently work as a Quality Control Engineer performing supervisory roles for the Accropode precast yard. Being a part of this team for the past six months has been equally challenging and yet rewarding. The daily target of making sure each Accropode produced is up to standard and the task of designing innovative alternatives for better production has been mentally stimulating and makes for an exciting job role.

Aside the steep learning curve to improve my technical competence, CHEC has continuously provided the opportunity for me to hone my soft skills. I have had the chance to work on several parts of the projects with teams from different parts of the world such as AECOM Engineers giving me a cross cultural working experience.

The day to day work culture is very open, inclusive and results oriented; the staff are friendly and always ready to assist. With the open door policy, it is easy to share your grievances with your superiors with the reassurance that it will be considered. Aside that, CHEC is truly invested in the welfare of its employees. They care about our safety and well-being and put adequate measures in place on same.

Being part of the Quality Assurance and Quality Control team and the bigger CHEC family is an opportunity that I am truly grateful for. As a young engineer, I have already gained much knowledge working with the team of expert engineers and consultants.

China Harbour Engineering Company is dedicated to building a closer world and I am thankful to be part of the team making this possible. Like the President, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, said during his visit to the site on November 6, 2017.  “This project will make Ghana have a modern wharf world-class level in the near future, which is very beneficial for the rapid development of Ghana; I will support every item development of the project.”