The Government of Ghana has sponsored the training of 149 Ghanaians to enable them to acquire technical skills for employment in the country’s upstream petroleum sector.
The six months of hands-on technician training was funded with an amount of Gh¢5.1 million, with the training of each person costing $7,500.
The trainees graduated on Friday, April 22, 2022, in Takoradi.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony, the Chief Executive of the Petroleum Commission, Egbert Faibille Jnr. said the training programme has produced internationally certified professionals who can work in various aspects of the petroleum industry.
“Of the 149 persons that have graduated, 43 graduated as City and Guilds International Vocational Qualification (IVQ) level 3 Mechanical Technicians, 22 as IVQ level 3 Electrical Technicians, 44 as IVQ level 3 Process Technicians and 41 as IVQ level 3 Instrumentation Technicians. It cost the Petroleum Commission US$7,500 for each of the graduates in question. In total, the commission spent GH¢5.1 million for the entire training program.
“The best way graduates can show appreciation is to commit to working in Ghana and help reduce the cost of Oil and Gas Production in the country so that the IOC and government will spend less in exploration and production of oil from the standpoint of job role localization,” he added.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com