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Understanding the Transferable Skills from Extractives
At a Glance
- Every mineral deposit is location-specific and requires the development of highly localized and specialized skills, many of which have the potential to enable suppliers to enter new and different niche markets.
- With the advent of automation in extractive industries new positions will emerge which rely heavily on knowledge of mathematics and science, as well as an ability to use information systems and technologies, all of which are likely to be highly transferable skills.
- Regrettably, few guidance documents or case studies that address how countries can take stock of the transferable skills in extractive industries are currently available, but the Assessing Skills in the Economy page from the Jobs from Extractives section, and the Assessing the Current Situation page from the Supplying Extractive section in this framework are useful resources.
Case Studies
- Kenya Has a Massive Skills Gap: How it Can Fix the Problem (Melba K. Wasunna)
- Pathway to Vocational Employment in the Emerging Tanzanian Gas Sector (LNG Plant Project, Vocational Education and Training Authority, VSO Tanzania)
- Skills for Work – The Oil & Gas Case in Mozambique (Soraia Amaro, Antonio Batel Anjo, Zeferino Martins)
Key Resources
- E4D/SOGA – Employment and Skills for Eastern Africa (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GmbH)
- Wanted: Local Workers for the Oil and Gas Industry (International Labour Organization)
Topic Briefing
Transferrable skills required by extractive industries and other sectors in the economy include general business and management skills (accounting, business planning, budgeting procedures, international standard requirements, etc.) and specific technical, engineering and mechanical skills.