EXPANDING TECHNCAL CAPACITIES OF GHANAIANS TO PROPEL

NATIONAL INDUSTRIALISATON: THE ROLE OF THE AOGC POLICY PROGRAMME

THE AOGC SECRETARIATPETROLEUM COMMISSION, GHANA

MUSTAPHA HAMEEDManager - AOGC

OUTLINE➢ Introduction and Achievements of The AOGC

➢ Ghana’s Industrial Policy

➢ National Industrialization Strategic Drive as a Policy of

the Government

➢ Industry and Technical Skills

➢ Consideration of Transferable Skills in the AOGC Pursuit

➢ How the AOGC Transferable Skill Fits into the Overall

National Industrialization Strategy

➢ Concluding Remarks

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What is the AOGC?

Core focus on training Ghanaians to acquire the necessary skills to actively

participate in the oil & gas value chain

A Government of Ghana initiative with the aim of

consolidating all capacity building projects in the oil and gas sector under one roof

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Project objectives

Facilitate capacity

building of educationaland training

institutes

Invest in education and

skills enhancement

Train Ghanaians in

high job creating sectors (welding, pipe

fitting, fabrication and

installation, etc.)

Ensure the

creation of jobs

and professional

integration

pathways

Minimize the cost of

training, localize

training, improve

quality of

education/training

Empower local

companies to

actively participate

in the oil and gas

industry

To encourage

women’s

participation in the

AOGC

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AOGC KEY THEMATIC AREAS

Technical,

Vocational,

and

Apprenticeship

Development

and Utilization

Capacity

Development

of Educational

Institutions

SME Capacity

Building

Public

Institutions and

Continuous

Professional

Development

AOGC’s MODULES TO DRIVE LOCALISATION

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Some Areas of Vocational/Technical Training Modules

Welding

NDT

technicians

Rope

access Control room

operators Drilling

Mechanics Electrical

techniciansPipe fitting/Plumbing

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Reservoir Engineers

Productions Technicians

Instrumentation

Technicians

Process Control

Industrial Painters

Scaffolding

Crane Operators

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CURRENT PROJECTS OF THE AOGC

✓ TRAINING OF 5 WELDERS AT NAIT- CANADA TO

CWB/AWS CERTIFICATION WITH SPONSORSHIP

FROM BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY

➢ BASED SKILL GAP ANALYSIS

➢ DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL GHANA-

SPECIFIC YET INTERNATIONALLY-ACCEPTED

CERTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR TECHNICAL SKILL

TRAINING OF 100 PERSONS AT JTTC

➢ TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF 6

INSTRUCTORS FROM TTI AND KIKAM IIN

PIPEFITTING/PLUMBING MILWRIGHTS AND

WELDING IN A TRAIN-THE-TRAINER MODULE

➢ TRAINING 200 PERSONS UNDER THE AKER

SUPPORT COMPONENT OF THE AOGC

➢ COMPREHENSIVE INDUSTRY

➢ SOME OTHER COMPANIES LIKE HALLIBURTON, APAVE, ETC

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5 WELDERS UNDERGOING TRAINING IN CANADA

MICHAEL ATTOBRAH - KIKAM RAHMAN DAYANKRAH – STREET WELDER JAMES BEWIEKAH - KIKAM

BRIGHT ODURO - TTU JOSEPH GHUNNEY- TTU

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5 WELDERS UNDERGOING TRAINING IN CANADA

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KEY POINTS FROM GHANA’S INDUSTRIAL POLICY1. Plant, Machinery and Equipment

To ensure the adoption of modern technology

and the deployment of state-of-the-art plant and machinery in industry.

The deployment of modern technology is essential

in determining the competitiveness of industry. In

Ghana most industrial plants and machinery are

aged and obsolete making manufacturing

operations inefficient

Government will facilitate the setting up of

Capital Goods Production Units and

manufacture of specialized niche engineering

sub-units and intermediates.

Government will encourage the deployment

of state-of-the-art plant and machinery in

industry.

Government will encourage financial

institutions to support the re-tooling of local

industries.

➢ Policy Context ➢ Policy Objective

➢ Policy Prescription

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KEY POINTS FROM GHANA’S INDUSTRIAL POLICY2. Industrial Manpower Development and Training

To ensure the availability of the

requisite technical manpower for

specialized areas on a sustainable basis.

The lack of adequately trained manpower for

specialized areas such as Oil and Gas

Production and Capital Goods Manufacture is a

constraint to the growth of these sectors. The

availability of such personnel in these key

sectors is an essential pre-requisite for industrial

development

1. Government will develop programmes to

support the training of technical manpower in

the specialized areas.

2. Government will establish facilities for the

requisite manpower development and training

on a sustainable basis.

3. Government will provide incentives for

investments in the development of training

facilities for specialized areas of industry.

➢ Policy Context ➢ Policy Objective

➢ Policy Prescription

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Government Strategy for Industrialisation

The One District One Factory Initiative – 1D1F

The current government under the able leadership of H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-

Addo seeks to undertake massive industrialisation campaign across the country, which

will equip and empower communities to utilise their local resources in manufacturing

products that are in high demand both locally and internationally. This will allow the

country to reap the well known rewards of industrialisation, such as gains in efficiency

in every facet of life in our society, increase in agricultural and manufacturing output, a

reduction in the reliance on imports and increase in the production of consumer goods

and food availability.

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TYPES OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

➢ Food, Beverage, and Tobacco

➢ Textiles, Leather, and Apparel

➢ Wood, Paper, and Printing

➢ Petroleum, Coal, Chemicals, Plastics

and Rubber

➢ Nonmetallic Mineral

➢ Primary Metal, Fabricated Metal, and

Machinery

➢ Computer and Electronics

➢ Electrical Equipment, Appliances, and

Components

➢ Transportation

➢ Furniture

➢ Miscellaneous Manufacturing

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JOB ROLES IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY➢ Assemblers and Fabricators

➢ Dental Laboratory Technicians

➢ Food Processing Occupations

➢ Food Processing Operators

➢ Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal

Workers

➢ Medical Appliance Technicians

➢ Metal and Plastic Machine Workers

➢ Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

➢ Painting and Coating Workers

➢ Power Plant Operators

➢ Printing

➢ Quality Control

➢ Semiconductor Processors

➢ Sewers and Tailors

➢ Slaughterers and Meat Packers

➢ Stationary Engineers and Boiler

Operators

➢ Upholsterers

➢ Water and Wastewater Treatment

➢ Welders, Cutters, Solderers

➢ Woodworkers

➢ Machine Operators

➢ Electronic and Mechanical

Assemblers

➢ Maintenance Mechanics and

Electricians

➢ Tool and Die Makers

➢ Machinists

➢ Welders and Fabricators

➢ Engineers and Technologists

➢ Material Handlers

➢ Mobile/IT/Communications

Technicians

➢ Warehouse and Production

Labourers

➢ Automotive Technicians

➢ Food Production Labourers

➢ Office Administrators,

Receptionists, Data Entry, etc.

➢ Construction and Landscaping

Labourers

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FOCUS ON TRANSEFEREABLE SKILLS

➢ Welding and

Fabrication

➢ Electrical and

Instrumentation

➢ Mechanical

Maintenance

➢ Non-Destructive

Testing

Technicians

➢ Crane Operators

➢ Scaffolding

➢ Process and

Control

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FOCUS ON TRANSEFEREABLE SKILLS

The oil and gas sector is a very skilled industry and the skills here are of the highest

standards

Skills in this sector also have cross industry applicability.

Competency-based skills in oil and gas operations can also be applied in industries such as:

➢General Construction

➢Downstream energy and electricity

➢Water and Sanitation

➢Communications

➢Mechanical and Automobile

industry

➢Process and instrumentation

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PATH TO INDUSTRY SKILL DEVELOPMENT

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EFFECTS OF THE PROGRAMME

Revenue generation

Creation of Giant

companies

Cost reduction

Cost reduction • Expatriates represent a significant cost to the

Government in terms of taxable income. An increase in

the number of Ghanaian workers will increase the

potential for revenue generation through taxes

• By enhancing the capacity of national institutions, the

cost of vocational and technical skills training will be

significantly reduced as a result of the elimination of

the need for workers to go abroad to be trained

Revenue generation• Strengthening government institutions will attract

other nations within the sub region to seek training in

Ghana

• Increased income tax generation which can be

channeled into developing other sectors

Giant companies• Building the capacity of small and medium enterprises

will allow them to be effective competitors again

international oil companies. Additionally, in the long

run through capacity strengthening, the formation of

giant companies will become more common

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RATIONALE & GOALS

Ensure that Ghanaians are adequately trained to access gainful

employment in the Oil and Gas industry and other related industries

Development of local capacity in the identified aspects of the oil and gas

value chain through skills and expertise transfer of technology and know-

how

Ensure that skills developed have cross-industry applicability

Ensure the AOGC becomes the foundation for a development of a

national skill database for all industries with Ghanaians trained to

international standards and certifications in all trades

Provide and run training programs for indigenous businesses to develop

and build a Ghanaian supplier base that can meet the needs of industry in

the future

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THE WAY FORWARD The way forward to ensure comprehensive skill capacity development for industrial

growth is:

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