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PHDC partners Spanish institutions to train Ghanaians for Petroleum Hub project

The Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC) is committed to developing a ready workforce for Ghana’s Petroleum Hub Project to fulfill the attainment of the president’s lofty ideals.

The ambitious private sector-led project, valued at over US$60 billion is to be developed in three (3) phases where contracts for Phase 1 have already been executed with a consortium of Chinese and Ghanaian investors.

To this end, the PHDC has initiated a capacity-building program aimed at training Ghanaians—skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled—across various modules in the petroleum downstream sector.

These trainees will provide essential support base for investors in the construction of vital infrastructure, including civil works and drainage systems.

In line with this, the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC) collaborating with Canary Consulting & Trading (CCT) and Aurum Global Partners (AGP), to enhance the capabilities of our people to properly fit into Ghana’s petroleum industry.

Partnering to achieve this, are the University of Las Palmas, the Finnova Foundation, and Cassa Africa of the Government of Canary Islands; three (3) remarkable institutions whose achievements are well-known in the petroleum industry.

The University of Las Palmas for instance is well known for its cutting-edge research and technical expertise in environmental technologies and sustainable development. Their involvement will therefore provide potential trainees with world-class skills and knowledge.

This cooperation is expected to reinforce the “Sister-Sister” regional relationship between Ghana’s Western Region and the Canary Islands of Spain, focusing on innovation and education. Training modules will include:

PHDC’S collaboration with CCT and AGP represents a unified effort to elevate the Ghanaian values and add to its human capital, natural resources and position the local workforce as key players in the global petroleum downstream sector.

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