TANZANIA: STUDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM MTWARA OIL, GAS SHOW

Students of higher learning institutions are to benefit from the oil and gas Expo and career business summit slated for Mtwara in early October.

Speaking to the 'Daily News' on Wednesday, the project manager, Mr Washington Benbella, said it would help give a collaborative opportunity between students, graduates and companies in the oil and gas sector.

"This is an industry that is going to employ Tanzanians from across the country as long as they gain the skills, so the expo would give them access to career opportunities," he said.

He pointed out that the Expo Career and business summit is organised by 361 degrees, the annual organisers of the Tanzania Oil and Gas Suppliers Conference (TOGSC), that brings together key players from the Value Chain (local content) together with stakeholders from the government and oil and gas industry.

TOGSC has discussions that focus on Skills Development in Local Content to meet the needs of the Tanzania Oil and Gas Sector, investment climate in Tanzania, enhanced employability through vocational training in oil and gas, private sector linkages to the natural gas value chain and how to take local content to the next level with government support.

At the conference, delegates called for more local participation in the sector, a call that the Mtwara expo aims to satisfy, he said. Speakers this year in Dar es Salaam included the Managing Director of Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation, Mr Yona Killagane and a highly respected accountant who has played a great role in developing the accountancy profession in Tanzania.

He has often featured as a resource person, examiner and trainer in the NBAA's professional development courses which he joined after three years (1975-1977) on the academic staff of the IDM Mzumbe.

BG Group economist, Mr Beatus Rwechungura and the Chairman of Mining Advisory Board in the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Mr Richard Kasesela, were also among the main speakers.

The list of speakers also included the Chief Executive Officer of Domatika Industries, Mr Dotto Ibambasi and the Managing Director of Proactive Solutions (T) Ltd, Mr Nestory Phoye.