The Takoradi Technical University and Petroleum Commission have signed a GHS3.5 million agreement to train Ghanaian youth in the upstream oil and gas sector to boost local content in the petroleum industry.
The training programme in Accelerated Oil and Gas Capacity (AOGC) forms part of government’s strategic agenda to localize most of the expatriate roles for Ghanaians to play a critical role in the production and management of oil and gas resources in the country.
Speaking at a ceremony to sign the agreement, the Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Commission, Egbert Faibille Jnr., explained that the AOGC programme is part of an effort to ensure that gaps in competency requirements and skills needed for employment in the upstream petroleum sector are filled through deliberate training of interested Ghanaians to equip them with such skills.
