Latest update December 4th, 2024 2:40 AM
Academy launched to prepare Guyanese for oil and gas jobs
Former sugar workers among those targeted for training
Academy launched! Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman [right] turns the sod in the presence of Lars Mangal, Chairman of TotalTec Oil Field Services.
Lars Mangal, Chairman of TotalTec Oil Field Services, said that the academy will operate out of the complex, which will be decommissioned and fully acquired from Gafoors to facilitate the operations of Guyana Shore Base Inc., a major partner with ExxonMobil.
“We have a vision for really accelerating local content development and making this a huge success for Guyanese participation in the industry in the coming years,” Mangal stated.
He disclosed that TotalTec, which also has operations in London, has signed a five-year multimillion-dollar contract with First Competence, to provide training, alongside three Guyanese instructors.
Mangal explained that the training is being made available at a time when there are layoffs in the sugar industry.
“We have so many people applying. We have had 3000-plus applications to Shore Base within two weeks. We have such a large pool of applicants looking for work. We are looking at how we can assist… with what’s happening in the sugar industry and the technical institutes, in terms of liaising with them,” Mangal stated.
The company has signaled intentions to undertake a very diligent recruitment process, while balancing the need to provide accelerated training for Guyanese.
Based on the demand, Mangal anticipates providing training for 120 persons in the first year.
Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman has been named patron of the academy. He attended yesterday’s launching where he was asked to turn the sod and plant a palm tree to officially declare the academy operational.
“We, the Government of Guyana, are preparing. We cannot do it alone. We need all hands to support us, and particularly, we need private enterprise support. We are overwhelmingly happy that you have taken this initiative,” Trotman asserted.
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