Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) hosted an opening ceremony on Monday September 6, 2021 to welcome the second cohort of learners from Institut National du Pétrole et du Gaz (INPG), Senegal who will undergo a 6-month customised On Job Training (OJT) programme.
Due to COVID-19, the opening ceremony is hosted virtually. Key attendees at the ceremony include Mr. Idris Ibrahim, Chief Executive Officer of INSTEP, Mr. Aguibou Ba, General Director of INPG, Mr. Abdoulaye Barro, the Ambassador of Senegal to Malaysia, Mrs. Khady Ndiaye, Country Director of KOSMOS Energy and Mrs. Fatimata Sow, External Affairs Manager of British Petroleum (BP), Senegal.
The eight young talents from Senegal had undergone 14 days of quarantine at Dorsett Grand Subang, Malaysia before arriving at INSTEP on 3 September 2021.
Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) hosted an opening ceremony on Monday September 6, 2021 to welcome the second cohort of learners from Institut National du Pétrole et du Gaz (INPG), Senegal who will undergo a 6-month customised On Job Training (OJT) programme.
Due to COVID-19, the opening ceremony is hosted virtually. Key attendees at the ceremony include Mr. Idris Ibrahim, Chief Executive Officer of INSTEP, Mr. Aguibou Ba, General Director of INPG, Mr. Abdoulaye Barro, the Ambassador of Senegal to Malaysia, Mrs. Khady Ndiaye, Country Director of KOSMOS Energy and Mrs. Fatimata Sow, External Affairs Manager of British Petroleum (BP), Senegal.
The eight young talents from Senegal had undergone 14 days of quarantine at Dorsett Grand Subang, Malaysia before arriving at INSTEP on 3 September 2021.
The 2021 learners come from different backgrounds, including Geoscience, Process Engineering and Electromechanical Engineering, and they are specialised in Petroleum Engineering.
The training programme is part of the INPG Petroleum Engineering Master Programme’s 22-week internship. INSTEP has customised the OJT programme to suit the specific requirements of INPG Master Programme, which aims to provide learning opportunity in exploration and plant operation activities through OTJ training scheme in both upstream and downstream platforms environment.
This training programme is designed to be conducted at INSTEP Upstream Downstream Training Plant (UDTP) and live PETRONAS plants. All learners are required to complete their master thesis based on the case study given during their attachment at the plants.
“I cannot thank INSTEP enough for this successful collaboration since 2019. The first cohort has been a huge success. They are equipped with the right skills and knowledge in oil & gas industry, by applying what they have learnt at INSTEP when they came back to Senegal. INSTEP has the capability to shape our learners into an industry-ready, empowered and enabled workforce. We see the difference, and this is why we want to renew the experience and have more students coming to INSTEP this year,” said Mr. Aguibou.
The 2021 learners come from different backgrounds, including Geoscience, Process Engineering and Electromechanical Engineering, and they are specialised in Petroleum Engineering.
The training programme is part of the INPG Petroleum Engineering Master Programme’s 22-week internship. INSTEP has customised the OJT programme to suit the specific requirements of INPG Master Programme, which aims to provide learning opportunity in exploration and plant operation activities through OTJ training scheme in both upstream and downstream platforms environment.
This training programme is designed to be conducted at INSTEP Upstream Downstream Training Plant (UDTP) and live PETRONAS plants. All learners are required to complete their master thesis based on the case study given during their attachment at the plants.
“I cannot thank INSTEP enough for this successful collaboration since 2019. The first cohort has been a huge success. They are equipped with the right skills and knowledge in oil & gas industry, by applying what they have learnt at INSTEP when they came back to Senegal. INSTEP has the capability to shape our learners into an industry-ready, empowered and enabled workforce. We see the difference, and this is why we want to renew the experience and have more students coming to INSTEP this year,” said Mr. Aguibou.
The opening ceremony kicked off 2 weeks of virtual orientation and training during their quarantine before they officially begin the OTJ training at UDTP.
“The UDTP is an effective platform for our learners from INPG to gain live plant experience, as it is the real translation of the real plant scenarios,” said Mr. Idris.
“Making errors at UDTP allows you to reflect, learn, correct, and redo until you are fully equipped with skills to perform operational tasks at live plants safely and efficiently,” Mr. Idris added.
Mr. Abdoulaye Barro extended his sincere gratitude and appreciation for all the dedication provided by INPG, KOSMOS, BP and INSTEP, who made this collaboration a big success. He also applauded INSTEP on the high-level commitment in making talent development possible during this pandemic time.
As our tagline says, “Experiencing is Enriching”, INSTEP strives to continuously enrich Senegal local energy talents through experiential learning approach and wholesome campus experience, aligning with its aspiration to be Senegal’s valuable technical learning solutions partner.
We wish all the learners an enjoyable experience in this 6-month fit-for-purpose capability building journey.
About INPG
INPG is established by the State of Senegal in 2017 to accelerate human capital development and employment of the Senegalese in oil & gas sectors especially in activities related to exploitations, production, and management of resources.
In September 2019, INSTEP and INPG entered a strategic partnership when INPG sent the first cohort of six learners to undergo 22-week customised On-the-Job Training as part of INPG Petroleum Engineering Master Programme.
The opening ceremony kicked off 2 weeks of virtual orientation and training during their quarantine before they officially begin the OTJ training at UDTP.
“The UDTP is an effective platform for our learners from INPG to gain live plant experience, as it is the real translation of the real plant scenarios,” said Mr. Idris.
“Making errors at UDTP allows you to reflect, learn, correct, and redo until you are fully equipped with skills to perform operational tasks at live plants safely and efficiently,” Mr. Idris added.
Mr. Abdoulaye Barro extended his sincere gratitude and appreciation for all the dedication provided by INPG, KOSMOS, BP and INSTEP, who made this collaboration a big success. He also applauded INSTEP on the high-level commitment in making talent development possible during this pandemic time.
As our tagline says, “Experiencing is Enriching”, INSTEP strives to continuously enrich Senegal local energy talents through experiential learning approach and wholesome campus experience, aligning with its aspiration to be Senegal’s valuable technical learning solutions partner.
We wish all the learners an enjoyable experience in this 6-month fit-for-purpose capability building journey.
About INPG
INPG is established by the State of Senegal in 2017 to accelerate human capital development and employment of the Senegalese in oil & gas sectors especially in activities related to exploitations, production, and management of resources.
In September 2019, INSTEP and INPG entered a strategic partnership when INPG sent the first cohort of six learners to undergo 22-week customised On-the-Job Training as part of INPG Petroleum Engineering Master Programme.
