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OPAL inks pacts for the training of 100 Omanis

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Business Reporter -


MUSCAT, FEB 28 -


Oman Society of Petroleum Services (OPAL), the umbrella organisation representing the Sultanate’s oil and gas industry, has signed agreements with two leading training services providers for the training to qualify number of young Omanis as Maintenance Mechanics, Machine Operators and Commercial Promoters.


In all, 100 Omani jobseekers selected by OPAL in coordination with the Ministry of Manpower and the National Objective Programme funded by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) will benefit from these training initiatives. Upon the successful conclusion of their training, the recruits will be eligible for full-time employment in several firms under an arrangement reached by OPAL with its members to help absorb local talent in the industry.


In the first of two contracts inked at OPAL’s Al Khuwair head office last week, well-known training services provider MHD Training Institute LLC has undertaken to train and qualify 45 Omanis as Maintenance Mechanics and Machine Operators.


Musallam al Mandhari, CEO, signed on behalf of OPAL, while MHD Training Institute was represented by Mohammed al Kharusi, Group Director — Business Development. The pact commits MHD Training Institute to developing the technical capabilities of the assigned recruits to the standards expected of their new employers upon the completion of their training.


In the second contract, concluded with prominent training facility Polyglot Institute, 55 young females Omanis will be suitably trained and qualified to serve as Commercial Promoters. Musallam al Mandhari, CEO, inked the agreement on behalf of OPAL, while Polyglot Institute was represented by Al Qassim al Harthy, CEO.


Commenting on the latest signings, Abdullah al Sinani, OPAL HR Executive Manager said: “OPAL continues to press ahead with our strategy to deliver on our training and skills development commitments in collaboration with the Ministry of Manpower and other industry stakeholders. Under a series of such contracts signed in recent weeks, over a hundred young Omani jobseekers have been enrolled for training across a variety of disciplines with full-time employment awaiting them upon the successful completion of their training. We are grateful to our partners, particularly the National Objective Programme funded by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) for their continuous support in helping OPAL in this endeavour.”


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