The five Canadian Welding Bureau certified welders have been urged to impact the knowledge gained in Canada positively on their trainees as Ghana strives to become competitive in the Global welding space.
The advise was given to them at a workshop for policy development towards the establishment of a Ghana Welding Institute currently under way at the head office of the Petroleum Commission. These welders trained for a year at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and got certified by the Canadian Welding Bureau under the aegis of the Accelerated Oil & Gas Capacity Programme.
On their return they have been fully contracted by the Petroleum Commission and assigned to various welding training institutions to train students towards recognised certifications. These institutions are the Takoradi Technical University and Takoradi Technical Institute. It also includes Kumasi and Kikam Technical Institutes.
“You undertook this training in Canada in line with the President’s vision of ensuring that many more Ghanaians get the opportunity to work in the upstream petroleum industry. We ask you to be professional in your work and ensure that the investment made in you yields the needed results” Mr. Egbert Faibille Jnr., Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Commission noted.
Sharing experiences with stakeholders at the workshop, Abdul Rahman Dayankrah reiterated their appreciation to the Petroleum Commission for ensuring their training and engaging them to train other people in welding. “We remain grateful for the opportunity and we assure you that we will justify the confidence reposed in us” He said.
The workshop which is in its final stages and expected to end on Friday, will come out with a policy framework that will underpin the establishment of a national welding institute in Ghana.