Many companies in the upstream petroleum sector spend millions of dollars annually to develop capacities of their employees to enhance their performance. In Ghana, the local content policy identifies inadequate capacity as one constraining variable in local content development, hence the Regulations requires training of local staff by oil and gas companies as a means of boosting local employment. The question has been whether capacity building has a significant effect on employee performance and job creation in Ghana’s upstream oil and gas industry. Does training of local personnel always answer job role localisation problems in the industry? Is the aspect of capacity building by IOCs which deals with the development of the individual or a group of people appropriate? Are IOCs given proper attention to capacity building and job role localisation?
This topic will highlight on the current initiatives adopted by government to develop Ghanaian expertise, the appropriate capacity development models, and strategic interventions to enhance expertise development and create job opportunities through job role localisation for Ghanaians.
