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Petromin Graduate Trainee Program Begins
The strategic management and training of graduate trainees is important in addressing the chronic skill shortage affecting the industry in PNG and the
The new Human Resource Manager for Petromin PNG Holdings Limited, Mr Timboko Pyapeta said because of the skills shortage there is aggressive competition for skilled employees in the industry, the impact of which has been felt by many resource organizations.
“If we are not prepared, competition for available skills will be very aggressive. As a national company, we want to put Petromin in the hands of nationals and without a commitment in their career development at an early stage, this can only be a dream.”
Petromin has developed and put in place a Graduate Development Program designed to expose new graduates in fields related to mining and petroleum industry. These graduates will be given administrative and operational exposure complimented with formal training over a period of three to four years. Secondments and post graduate training both in country and overseas will be essential part of this training.
Six candidates have been identified with three commencing their training in January 2008, with the other three expected to join soon.
Mr Pyapeta is the former Employee Relations Coordinator for Porgera Joint Venture.
He has held various senior Human Resource management roles in both the private and the public sector, including PNG Harbours Board (now PNG Ports Corporation), Ok Tedi Limited and Porgera Joint Venture and was a graduate trainee with Bougainville Copper Limited.
A graduate of the
He said his new role with Petromin PNG Holdings presents with him the opportunity and the challenge to build a robust Human Resource system on par with global industry best practices standards.