The NOC Chairman, Mr. Farhat Ben Gdara, made the announcement during a special ceremony held on Monday at Tibesti Hotel in Benghazi. The event was attended by NOC board members, directors and general managers, and some of the graduates among the first cohort to enter the programme.
The programme will initially train 7000 graduates from more than 51 cities in Libya in key energy sector knowledge and employability skills. The objective of the progamme is to invest in the next generation of talent, which is crucial to the long-term, sustainable development of the energy sector.
The programme is a key pillar of the NOC’s long-term strategy and is operated by the Strategic Programs Office (SPO). Also present at the launch ceremony, the Director of the SPO, Dr. Omran Bukres, confirmed that the programme will provide graduates with all the necessary knowledge to succeed in the oil and gas sector.
