Official: Country must train skilled workers

THE country’s talent pool of skilled resource industry workers “is through the roof”, says Kumul Petroleum Holdings Ltd executive general manager corporate services Luke Liria.
Liria told the Kumul Academy graduation that the country should look at the next generation to enter the resources industry.
“We are looking at students who will come and train them,” he said.
“This is national content, this is social investment.
“This is social investment back to the country.
“We need to provide high-level training to develop this country.
“Electrical or mechanical, we want to train them at a level where they meet the industry and international company standards.
“Train the next generation so they can carry the industry forwards.
“We don’t need to look for human resources elsewhere.
“If you look at the training, it is almost quite international.
“The talent goes through the roof.
“This training will allow them to enter the workforce in Australia, America, Africa and elsewhere.”
Training centre manager Julian Betts said they ran every year a one-year programme for sponsored students.
“This group happens to be ExxonMobil-sponsored students,” Betts said.
“We run courses in operations, process operators on site and maintenance.
“The maintenance has three streams, mechanical, electrical and instrument.”