By Business Reporter — MUSCAT: MAY 21 - Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) yesterday marked the graduation of 420 young Omanis from company-sponsored training schemes to take up full-time employment. A celebration event was held at Muscat’s Grand Millennium hotel to honour their success under the auspices of Dr Mohammed bin Hamad al Rumhy, Minister of Oil and Gas. The job-seekers have qualified to work in a wide variety of trades, including construction supervisors, welders, safety officers, electricians, scaffolders, pipe fitters, mechanics, metal sheet fabricators, heavy goods vehicle drivers and occupational health and safety technicians.
The trainees were the seventh batch to graduate from PDO’s National Objectives programme which has created around 30,000 job, training and redeployment opportunities for Omanis since it was launched in 2011. The company is targeting the creation of 50,000 such opportunities in the next three years in close consultation with the National Training Fund and has been actively working with partners beyond its natural boundaries including aviation, real estate, fashion and hospitality as part of the ongoing effort to diversify the Sultanate’s economy.
PDO External Affairs and Value Creation Director Abdul-Amir Abdul-Hussein al Ajmi said, “This is another landmark moment for our National Objectives programme and our ongoing commitment to generate employment opportunities across the entire economy.” I congratulate all those young people who have shown the commitment and diligence to succeed in their training so that they can now go on to build rewarding careers and contribute to Oman’s future success.
“I would also like to thank all our partners, including the Ministry of Oil and Gas and Ministry of Manpower, our contractors and all those involved in the training programmes for supporting this noble cause. The success of these young people once again shows that, despite the low oil price environment, PDO is determined to stay the course on its key priorities, not least developing Omani talent, diversifying the economy and driving employment.”
The graduates underwent training lasting up to 18 months with the National Training Institute, the Institute of Technical Training Services, the Technical and Administrative Training Institute and the Dalma Training Institute.
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