Guyanese company joins with West African firms to boost education for oil and gas

Richard Van West-Charles

A Guyanese company and three West African firms have formed a partnership with the aim of certifying persons with technical skillsets but who have no certification, along with training school dropouts to participate in the oil and gas sector

The company -West Africa South America (WASA) Alliance Incorporated, yesterday announced the partnership on the sidelines of the Guyana Energy Conference at the Marriott Hotel in Georgetown, with the principals underscoring human resource building that can be tangibly felt by locals.

“When you talk about the people being able to participate in the value chain of the oil and gas, the most important thing is the education. The education in oil and gas is very specific in terms of requirements and certifications. We are here to do that… working through global organisations,” Vice Chairman of the WASA Alliance, Yomi Balogun, said yesterday at a press conference.