Today Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited officially launched its WAN PNG platform, a national candidate database and career portal that the company has developed in partnership with UBIDY.
WAN PNG will provide a clear pathway to employment whether one is a student, school leaver, university graduate, employed or unemployed. It will provide access to training, life skills, career advice, and employment opportunities.
The WAN PNG platform aims to showcase the best PNG talent to both local and foreign businesses through its national candidate database – which would kickstart careers through promotion of internship and entry level positions to school leavers and other entrants to the workforce.
Kumul Petroleum Holding’s managing director, Wapu Sonk said “WAN PNG is a project dedicated to expanding opportunities for Papua New Guineans, to increase the development and sustainable employment of local PNG talent, so that everyone has the opportunity to participate in development of our resources and the nation’s growing prosperity.
“WAN PNG is in line with our intention to maximise national content in the forthcoming Papua LNG project with respect to the employment of qualified Papua New Guineans during construction and operations.”
Mr Sonk said, “KPHL is more than happy to maximise national content and real involvement by Papua New Guineans in future petroleum and other developments. WAN PNG is just one of our initiatives in this area.”
“Similar to our support of the Kumul Petroleum Academy, and construction of a training and fabrication facility, we have a responsibility to play a much bigger role in the industry.”
The launch was attended by the Minister for Labour and Employment, Ms Kessy Sawang, Minister for Labour and Employment, along with representatives of foreign missions, government departments, statutory bodies, educational institutions, private sector employers, NGO’s, landowner companies and other civil society organisations.
