The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kyambogo University towards the realization of the National Content Capacity Building Initiative.
Among the commitments which will be realized through the implementation of two key capacity building initiatives, namely; Internship/Graduate Training programs where trainees will be graduates or existing students from the institution and will be offered training and work exposure with EACOP’s suppliers and contractors on various scopes of the project according to their disciplines, Train the Trainer programs.
These training sessions will be delivered by EACOP’s contractors and suppliers and will seek to share knowledge on their different scopes of work on the project as they relate to various engineering disciplines and vocational skills etc.
While delivering his remarks at the event, Guillaume Dulout, Managing Director of EACOP, said that such agreements aim to build a skilled and knowledgeable workforce that can drive the oil and gas sector forward while improving the lives of many Ugandans.
Dulout adds that such partnership builds upon EACOP’s existing collaborations with institutions such as the Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba (UPIK) and Makerere University, as well as professional bodies like the Institute of Surveyors of Uganda (ISU) and these initiatives have already proven successful in on boarding graduate trainees and creating opportunities for young Ugandans to thrive in the oil and gas industry.
He has applauded Kyambogo University over consistently demonstrating its dedication to nurturing talent and innovation.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Kyambogo University, Prof. Elly Katunguka expressed his appreciation to EACOP for signing the MoU, emphasizing that it will enable Kyambogo University graduates to benefit from EACOP’s offerings in capacity building, technology transfer, and exposure to various areas of its operations.
He adds that Kyambogo University is one of the largest engineering training institutions in the country, graduating over 1,000 engineers last year and with limited job opportunities available nationwide, initiatives like these can absorb many of these unemployed graduates.
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