Oil
Skills for progress Africa fellows tour tema oil refinery
Fellows from Skills for Progress Africa recently visited the Tema Oil Refinery to gain practical industry experience.
Key points
- Ten fellows from Cohort 1 visited the Tema Oil Refinery last month.
- The tour was organised alongside technical partner ELAF Industrial Automation Limited.
- TOR Managing Director Edmond Kombat urged fellows to focus on competence over certificates.
Industry exposure visit
According to DailyGuide Network, ten fellows from the inaugural cohort of Skills for Progress Africa visited the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) last month. The educational tour was organised alongside the initiative's founding technical partner, ELAF Industrial Automation Limited.
The visit aimed to give technical talent direct insight into refinery operations and facilitate engagement with industry professionals.
Leadership insights
During the tour, TOR Managing Director Edmond Kombat Esq. spoke to the fellows about leadership and professional responsibility. He encouraged them to prioritise practical competence, stating that the world increasingly demands demonstrable value rather than just academic qualifications.
Kwame Nyatuame, Executive Director of Skills for Progress Africa, and Solomon Bekoe, Managing Director of ELAF Industrial Automation Limited, both thanked TOR management for hosting the delegation.
Building technical pipelines
The initiative forms part of efforts to bridge the gap between formal education and industrial careers through mentorship and practical exposure. Organisers noted potential opportunities for fellows to undertake internships at the refinery in the future.
Original reporting
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Context from CEII
Crude benchmarks move budgets, currencies and inflation in producer and importer countries alike. For economies such as Nigeria, where fuels dominate exports, production and refining decisions move the whole economy.
9.5% of world merchandise exports were fuels in 2025Countries in this story
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