Ghana Welding Bureau
The Ghana Welding Bureau (GWB) is an autonomous non-profit professional institute created under the auspices of the Ministry of Energy and the Petroleum Commission through the Accelerated Oil and Gas Capacity Building Programme (AOGC) of the Government of Ghana.
Areas of Focus
Welding education and training
Welding training in the informal sector
Careers in welding
Welding standards in Ghana
Welding qualification and certification for industry
Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (OHSE)
About GWB
The GWB was established to oversee the development of the welding industry in Ghana and provide certified and internationally trained welding professionals for the oil and gas industry and other sectors of the economy. The GWB pursues this objective through the creation of platforms for education, training, qualification, and certification of personnel involved in welding technology and allied technologies through the exchange of scientific and technical information.
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Certification activities for welding personnel.
In relation to training of artisans and professionals, Accelerated Oil and Gas Capacity (AOGC), which is the core secretariat of GWB and a unit of Petroleum Commission has been involved in capacity building for welders in the informal sector. Some of these training are:
Ghana Navy
in the area of TIG and MIG welding of specialized materials such as stainless steel at Regional Maritime University.
Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET)
Training of artisans (apprentices and master-craft) in welding quality assurance.
Technical Institutes/Universities:
for master-craft welders under the TVET project sponsored by the Government of Ghana.
Training of Welders in Canada to acquire international welding certification such as CBW and AWS:
These trainees are serving as training-the-trainer professionals to further the objects of GIW in Ghana.
GWB through its training has built the capacity for academic staff in various institutions
where courses such as High National Diploma in Welding and Advanced Welding Technician Certificate are issued. In addition, Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) in Welding Engineering is also run by Institutions of Higher Learning
Partners / Stakeholders
Contact Us
C/O Petroleum Commission
P.O. Box CT228 Cantonments, Accra