The Ramu NiCo Project has been a mine that has been an avenue for young Papua New Guineans to grow, intellectually.
The term “mine to grow minds” could be used to describe the beginning of the fundamental knowledge and experience for young Papua New Guineans.
The Industrial Training Program for Ramu NiCo has gained countless interest from students not only from the project impacted communities but also on other parts of Papua New Guinea who applied to gain experience in respective fields of studies during the semester break.
Ramu NiCo has been committed in its Memorandum of Understanding or Agreement (MoU or MoA) prioritising its Landowner as the first recipient through GDS or Industrial Training in respective fields in a simple structure (Landowners 1st, next Madang and Papua New Guinea), and has been keen in maintaining this simple structure for years.
This structure has been the backbone of the Nickel and Cobalt mine in Training Programs, Employment Opportunity, Sponsorship and others, while fulfilling the mine’s Social and Corporate Responsibility in making a better conducive environment for everyone to strive and benefit, not only in royalty but also in the growth and well-being of the Project landowners, the host province and country.
Ramu NiCo welcomed 19 new industrial Training students in November as the second batch from the first four students totaling up to 23 students engaged for the mine’s ongoing industrial training during festive period.
The industrial training program focuses on students taking Bachelors Programs relevant to the Nickel and Cobalt mines and refinery’s ongoing operations. Ramu NiCo Human Resources Manager Mr Jeffers Teargun Heptol said half of the students from the second batch were female students, thus maintaining Ramu NiCo’s support in Gender Equality.
“Ramu NiCo is proud to contribute to the nation building or PNG through our Industrial Training programs that is open to any students in Papua New Guinea to apply, with strong emphases on our simple structure of Landowners 1st, Madang and PNG,” Mr Heptol said.
Ramu NiCo Deputy Human Resources Manager Mr. David Sisione said industrial Training is vital for everyone to gain firsthand on the job training that would compliment classroom theory.
“We want to imprint our working ethics and culture to the students that will one day be the human resources of Papua New Guinea,” Mr Sisione said.
“Our aim is to train, mentor and mould the students into the competitive working environment that they will face once after graduation,” he added.
The new industrial training students were sent out to Ramu NiCo’s Mine and Refinery and was attached to the respective departments based in the program studied in the respective universities. This training was scheduled for 8-12 weeks during the Christmas Period with specific salary packages until their training ends.
The fortunate students that were selected this year were from the University of Papua New Guinea, PNG University of Technology, Divine Word University and the University of Goroka in the fields of Mineral Engineering and Processing, Chemistry & Applied Science, Computer Science, Journalism & International Studies, etc.
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