“We appreciate the time, energy and effort put in training and also the presence of PETRONAS in Gabon. We believe our relationship with PETRONAS will grow.” These powerful words were said by His Excellency Vincent de Paul Massassa, Gabon Minister of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons during the Virtual Closing Ceremony of Customised Training Programme for Gabonese Directorate General of Hydrocarbon (DGH) staff on 22 October 2020.
His Excellency Vincent de Paul Massassa, Gabon Minister of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons, graced his presence to celebrate the successful completion of 10-month Customised Training Programme for Gabonese DGH staff.
As part of PETRONAS’ Production Sharing Contract commitment with Gabonese government in terms of capability building, PETRONAS Carigali Gabon Upstream S.A (PCGUSA) sought after Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) and Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) expertise in technical training and human capital development. This 10-month customised training programme started from Dec 2019 to Oct 2020 and comprised of 3-month English Communications, 3-month English Technical and 4-month Technical & Non-Technical. The initially planned 2-month On-the-Job Training (OJT) was forced to be cancelled due to the unprecedented situation of the pandemic outbreak.
(Top left) Happy and excited faces when 10 Gabonese learners first arrived at KLCC. (Top right) Classroom training on technical module. (Bottom left) INSTEP Management Team went on-ground to listen to their learning experience. (Bottom right) Experiential learning at INSTEP UDTP.
Safeguarding the Gabonese learners’ safety during the pandemic outbreak, INSTEP readily converted all the face-to-face training programmes into Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT), which became the first ever VILT to be successfully delivered to international learners. Even with the absence of 2-month OJT, the learners were still able to understand the upstream and downstream system & operation via experiential learning at INSTEP’s Upstream Downstream Training Plant (UDTP).
Being almost 10,000km away from their country, these 10 young Gabonese’s learning journey was a challenging one, having to adapt in a totally new environment, being far away from family and friends, and even enduring the COVID-19 pandemic situation. “INSTEP remains committed to its duty even despite the COVID-19 restrictions. We’re proud to be the first commission of Gabonese to come to INSTEP and we will bring these values back to our country,” the batch leader, Gildas Noila Moudouma appreciated the dedicated and committed INSTEP team, who worked round the clock to make sure the learners feel comfortable and safe within the campus.
(Left) Learners’ representative, Gildas Noila Moudouma thanked all parties in realising this customised training programme and vowed to contribute to his home country. (Right) Owing to the COVID-19 restriction, the certificate giving ceremony was live broadcasted to the audience from Malaysia and Gabon, together congratulating the learners’ perseverance in completing this 10-month customised training programme.
“We’re proud to have witnessed the completion of the first scholarship programme. After this, more Gabonese will be selected for this world-class opportunity at INSTEP and UTP,” exclaimed Mr. Meor Shahrin Mahmood, the Country Manager of PCGUSA. This is a true testament of PETRONAS’ Statement of Purpose, which PETRONAS continuously enriches the lives of Gabonese for their sustainable future.
Supporting PETRONAS’ growth agenda in the international arena, INSTEP is always passionate about progress in developing fit-for-future Gabonese workforce and benefitting PETRONAS’ undertakings in the country.
Technology again, proved its magic at times like this, by connecting both countries, separated by 7-hour time zone difference, to virtually witness this milestone.
“We appreciate the time, energy and effort put in training and also the presence of PETRONAS in Gabon. We believe our relationship with PETRONAS will grow.” These powerful words were said by His Excellency Vincent de Paul Massassa, Gabon Minister of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons during the Virtual Closing Ceremony of Customised Training Programme for Gabonese Directorate General of Hydrocarbon (DGH) staff on 22 October 2020.
His Excellency Vincent de Paul Massassa, Gabon Minister of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons, graced his presence to celebrate the successful completion of 10-month Customised Training Programme for Gabonese DGH staff.
As part of PETRONAS’ Production Sharing Contract commitment with Gabonese government in terms of capability building, PETRONAS Carigali Gabon Upstream S.A (PCGUSA) sought after Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) and Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) expertise in technical training and human capital development. This 10-month customised training programme started from Dec 2019 to Oct 2020 and comprised of 3-month English Communications, 3-month English Technical and 4-month Technical & Non-Technical. The initially planned 2-month On-the-Job Training (OJT) was forced to be cancelled due to the unprecedented situation of the pandemic outbreak.
(Top left) Happy and excited faces when 10 Gabonese learners first arrived at KLCC. (Top right) Classroom training on technical module. (Bottom left) INSTEP Management Team went on-ground to listen to their learning experience. (Bottom right) Experiential learning at INSTEP UDTP.
Safeguarding the Gabonese learners’ safety during the pandemic outbreak, INSTEP readily converted all the face-to-face training programmes into Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT), which became the first ever VILT to be successfully delivered to international learners. Even with the absence of 2-month OJT, the learners were still able to understand the upstream and downstream system & operation via experiential learning at INSTEP’s Upstream Downstream Training Plant (UDTP).
Being almost 10,000km away from their country, these 10 young Gabonese’s learning journey was a challenging one, having to adapt in a totally new environment, being far away from family and friends, and even enduring the COVID-19 pandemic situation. “INSTEP remains committed to its duty even despite the COVID-19 restrictions. We’re proud to be the first commission of Gabonese to come to INSTEP and we will bring these values back to our country,” the batch leader, Gildas Noila Moudouma appreciated the dedicated and committed INSTEP team, who worked round the clock to make sure the learners feel comfortable and safe within the campus.
(Left) Learners’ representative, Gildas Noila Moudouma thanked all parties in realising this customised training programme and vowed to contribute to his home country. (Right) Owing to the COVID-19 restriction, the certificate giving ceremony was live broadcasted to the audience from Malaysia and Gabon, together congratulating the learners’ perseverance in completing this 10-month customised training programme.
“We’re proud to have witnessed the completion of the first scholarship programme. After this, more Gabonese will be selected for this world-class opportunity at INSTEP and UTP,” exclaimed Mr. Meor Shahrin Mahmood, the Country Manager of PCGUSA. This is a true testament of PETRONAS’ Statement of Purpose, which PETRONAS continuously enriches the lives of Gabonese for their sustainable future.
Supporting PETRONAS’ growth agenda in the international arena, INSTEP is always passionate about progress in developing fit-for-future Gabonese workforce and benefitting PETRONAS’ undertakings in the country.
Technology again, proved its magic at times like this, by connecting both countries, separated by 7-hour time zone difference, to virtually witness this milestone.
