Recruitment programme educational: Graduate

A UNIVERSITY of Technology graduate has described the ExxonMobil PNG Ltd (EMPNG) graduate engineering recruitment programme as educational.
Mark Ali graduated recently with a bachelor of mining engineering.
He began his career at ExxonMobil PNG as a petroleum measurement engineer.
Ali, Elijah Lavai and Maygh Ledimo all began their programme last year.
“I found the programme to be educational and real-world-driven due to its hands-on nature,” Ali said.
“It has been engaging and provided me with an opportunity to put the theory I learned at university into practice.
“The programme provided me avenues to leverage the vast array of technology, resources and mentoring available at EMPNG.
“Senior managers, seasoned and highly skilled technicians, and the entire team at EMPNG share their time and insights and show genuine care for me and the other graduates in the programme.
“One day, I hope to use this knowledge to help EMPNG and my country take on the world’s toughest energy challenges.”
Lavai holds a bachelor of engineering with a major in mining engineering from the Papua New Guinea University of Technology. He entered the graduate engineering programme as a facilities and process surveillance engineer.
“Although I am in the early stages of my career, I have learned a range of skills, both technical and behavioural,” he said. “I hope to use these skills to complete all of my milestones within the five-year timeframe and progress along the management pathway within EMPNG.”
Upon completing a bachelor of engineering from Australia’s Griffith University, Ledimo joined the operations technical department as an instrumentation and controls engineer.
“This year (2021) has been one of growth,” Ledimo said.