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Agreement signed to create the Academia Mozambique LNG


The Ministry of Education and Culture, the Instituto Industrial e Comercial da Matola and Mozambique LNG have signed on 28 July the Partnership Agreement that creates the Academia Mozambique LNG, a programme to prepare 260 young Mozambican technical graduates to work in LNG operations.

The Agreement commits USD 3 million, close to 200 million meticais, to prepare 260 young Mozambican technical graduates for production and maintenance work in LNG operations.

Selected candidates will spend a year at the Institute in Matola, followed by 3 years of hands-on training at the Afungi site.

The first pathway will be delivered through this partnership and is dedicated to young Mozambican technical graduates. On top of this partnership, the Project will also support the strengthening of facilities, LNG training materials and equipment, curriculum development and training of the existing selected teachers at the Industrial and Commercial Institute of Matola.

In parallel, Mozambique LNG is developing a second pathway for experienced Mozambican professionals, in Mozambique and abroad, whose expertise, including from other industrial sectors, can contribute to the future operation of the plant.

Jean-Pascal Clémençon,  Senior Representative of TotalEnergies in Mozambique, stated that developing national skills and competencies is a fundamental prerequisite for the success of the Mozambique LNG project and reflects the company’s commitment to Mozambique’s sustainable development.

“The plant we are building will operate for decades and will require Mozambican operators, technicians, maintenance specialists, and engineers,” said Clémençon, while emphasizing that “this workforce must begin to be developed now, in partnership with national institutions.”

The training will be delivered in accordance with international LNG industry standards. Candidates will be selected through a nationwide recruitment process, beginning with an open online assessment accessible across the country. Selected candidates will spend a year at the Institute in Matola, followed by hands-on training at the Project site in Afungi, in Cabo Delgado. The training prepares them for production and maintenance work in a plant that will operate for decades.

At the occasion, Léo Jamal, Secretary of State of Technical and Vocational Training said: “We thank Mozambique LNG for the trust placed in our technical and vocational institutions. This agreement trains our instructors and upgrades the Institute’s facilities, so that young Mozambicans are trained to the quality and the standard this industry demands,” .

With this partnership, the Mozambique LNG Project confirms its commitment to socioeconomic development and adds to the contribution already made to local content development where more than 9,000 Mozambican workers are already contributing to the construction of the Project, and about 500 micro, small and medium enterprises are supported through capacity-building initiatives. Additionally, more than 1,700 young Mozambicans have already received technical training, in work with government institutions and training partners.

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