15 graduate from rigging courses

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2025-02-21
WALVIS BAY, 20 February 2025 - Walvis Bay Mayor Trevino Forbes (L) and OMITC Director Absalom Fillipus photographed with graduate Rosie Khaxas, one of the beneficiaries of the rigging training which they completed on Friday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA WALVIS BAY, 20 February 2025 - Walvis Bay Mayor Trevino Forbes (L) and OMITC Director Absalom Fillipus photographed with graduate Rosie Khaxas, one of the beneficiaries of the rigging training which they completed on Friday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA
WALVIS BAY, 21 FEB (NAMPA) - Fifteen students recently completed training in basic rigging, firewatching, and gas testing for the offshore oil and gas industry at the Operatec Marine and Industrial Training Centre (OMITC) in Walvis Bay.
OMITC is a rigging training institution equipping young Namibians with essential skills for the oil and gas sector. The initiative, which began in 2023, has already seen several students undergo training.
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WALVIS BAY, 20 February 2025 - Walvis Bay Mayor Trevino Forbes (seated right) and OMITC Director Absalom Fillipus (seated left) with course instructors and the 15 students who recently completed a rigging course at the institution. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA WALVIS BAY, 20 February 2025 - Walvis Bay Mayor Trevino Forbes (seated right) and OMITC Director Absalom Fillipus (seated left) with course instructors and the 15 students who recently completed a rigging course at the institution. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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