The oil and gas industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. Oil and gas companies are always on the lookout for skilled workers to help make this global energy sector thrive. The demand for qualified people in this field is high, but not all schools can deliver quality education in this field. To get a vocational diploma, you should consider taking an oil and gas course. These courses provide students with hands-on experience that will prepare them for careers in the oil and gas industry. Here are the advantages of vocational oil and gas courses and what to look for before getting a vocational diploma.

22^nd March 2019

From: Namirembe Sylvia

Secretary

 

To: The Director

Malku Institute of Technology

1. O. Box 3940, K’la.

 

Dear Sir,

RE: REPORT FROM THE TRAINING SESSION OF AFRISA – MAKERERE UNIVERSITY (FROM 7^TH – 21^ST MARCH, 2019)

ACTIVITIES:

1. Introduction & background.
2. Acquiring practical knowledge and skills in the three (3) value chains.
3. Having cross-cutting modules.
4. The official opening of HEEP and commissioning the trainees.
5. Testimonies
6. Challenges and way forward.

INTRODUCTION:

AFRISA (The Africa Institute for Strategic Animal Resource Services and Development) – Makerere University is a partial – independent Institute of Makerere University main campus that offers a new model of the capacity building (SPEDA model) which focus on House Hold Economic Empowerment Project (HEEP) and social transformation.

This project at Kijjuya Campus is supported by Dr. Sharon Brown, a Christian Missionary with a vision of developing the next generation of Agricultural entrepreneurs in Africa. She initiated MALKU Institute of Technology centered in the U.S.A. In Uganda MALKU Institute of Technology Campus is located at Kijjuya Village, Budibaga Parish, Kalonga Sub – County, Buwekula Constituency, Mubende District.

Dr. Sharon Brown patterned with AFRISA – Makerere University to train 133 trainees in HEEP to eradicate poverty and its consequences.

Dr. Sharon advised all trainees to work hard and ensure that at the end of the two (2) weeks training they can implement what they learn because it is not by mistake for them to be in the training but it’s by God’s Grace. Trainees should not listen to anyone who say that farming is not professional because the country depends on Agriculture.

Dr. Sharon’s background:

She was born in Jamaica deep in the village more similar to Kijjuya in Uganda. She knows the importance of Godly teachers and acquired education to the maximum level. She is a member of the Missionary Samaritan group which used to travel to different regions in Uganda like Gulu, Lira and others every after a year to help people.

The group had a dream of doing something big to help the people of Africa. They patterned with Gospel Messengers Church of Holiness and Righteousness, where she landed on Pr. Moses Mbuga Ssemanda who begun to look for land where MALKU is located now in Uganda.

Her team spent 6 (six) years looking for people to help them realize their dream and later landed on AFRISA – Makerere University.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

The training started on 7^th March 2019 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm daily and it is ending on 21^st March 2019. Dr. Kansiime Michael introduced Dr. Lubega David as the chief Instructor and headmaster of MALKU Institute of Technology. Each class selected class representatives and the entire student's body voted the guild council committee for the Campus.

Every student received a confirmation letter for AFRISA – Makerere University registration, tag, uniform and scholastic materials including pens and notebooks.

1. Acquiring knowledge and skills in the three (3) value chains:

Three classes were formed including the Apiary value chain class with 34 students, Poultry value chain class with 41 students and Piggery value chain class with 58 students.

• Students actively participated in their respective value chains and hands-on practical in the gardens where students learned to build houses, the best breeds suitable for market, mixing feeds for pigs, poultry and the different beehives like the modernized KTB (Kenyan Top Bar) beehive and local hives, and the management skill for every value chain. This was all done using locally made materials which everyone can get easily.
• Diana Atwiine – the permanent secretary for Health was trained by AFRISA some time back, she donated 8 pigs to the piggery class which costed 4,000,000/= (four million shillings).
• Students learnt how to add value to the products from different value chains like making candles, Vaseline, manure and many others.

 

2. Having cross-cutting modules:

All the three (3) value chain classes were combined as one class, for the following lessons;

1. Crop integration and fruits like mangoes, tomatoes, cabbage, pepper, coffee growing, maize growing, banana plantations and others.
2. Students also acquired skills of making compost manure, organic fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, nursery beds and urban farming in sacks/ tins.

• Students learned the household and community skills (Sociology), household hygiene and good health practices.

1. Trainees learned financial management skills like saving, business plans, making an operational plan, doing cash book analysis, budget making, cost – profit and loss concepts and work plans.
2. Students also learned value creation on products, branding for the competitive market, packing of products and customer care in business.

 

3. The official opening of HEEP and Commissioning of Trainees:

This occasion took place on 20^th March 2019 at the site. The Guest of Honour was Hon. Elioda Kibuuka - Minister of Science Technology and Innovation. We had the State Minister of Kampala & Women M. P Mubende District Hon. Benny Bugembe Namugwanya, the production officer Mubende, Agricultural officer, Veterinary officer, G.I.S.O, D.P.C Mubende C.P.S, Chairman Kalonga Sub-county, Chairman L.C 5, Chairman L. C 3, L.C 2, L.C 1, their committee members and other political leaders.

We also had Makerere University delegates, MALKU staff, Trainees and the general public. This totaled to about 750 people who attended this event.

 

It all begun with Anthems of Uganda, Buganda, East Africa, and Makerere University anthem and a prayer.

1. Communication from the Chairman L.C 1 Kijjuya Village:

 

• He thanked Pr. Moses for the good relationship he has with everyone and mostly the love and respect he stretches to everyone regardless of age. On behalf of the congregation, he thanked Dr. Sharon Brown and Pr. Moses for choosing Kijjuya among other places.
• He addressed the challenges they have for political leaders to think about them during the parliamentary seating for development, especially electricity, clean water, and road infrastructure.

 

1. Communication from the Chief Instructor/ headmaster:

• He thanked Pr. Moses and his friend Dr. Sharon Brown for the love they have for Kijjuya people and Mubende communities at large. Farmers are trained for HEEP and 133 trainees acquired the knowledge and skills to increase their household income to eradicate poverty.
• The AFRISA – Makerere University extends the training services down to communities by transferring knowledge and skills in livestock and crop production as well as cross-cutting modules like; business concepts, community health, rural sociology, integrated livestock production and business.
• The training was scheduled for 2 weeks in the above-mentioned value chain specifics to transform Household income and ensure that each family member is involved in the business.
• All this begun with several meetings we had with local leaders and opinion leaders at Kalonga Sub-county who mobilized potential trainees. He appreciated leaders for the great work they did.
• The Motto for AFRISA – Makerere University is Healthier and Wealthier communities in Africa.
• After the training period, all trainees will be given a grace period of 1 ½ (one and half) months to implement what they learned. AFRISA will come back and visit every trainee in what is called the Nurturing phase which will take 7 – 9 months to assess their enterprises and those who will score the required marks will be liable to graduation and receive their certificates of awards. Each student will intern train 10 people HEEP basing their respective value chains. Every train was equipped with the weapon to exterminate poverty.

 

• Communication from Pr. Moses Mbuga Ssemanda:
• He thanked the chairman L.C 1 and his committee for attending regular meetings in preparation for the training. He thanked every department including the police and counselors for the good relationship and hard work they had with MALKU and the entire staff for MALKU Institute of Technology.
• He thanked Dr. Kansiime Michael and his team from AFRISA – Makerere University for the great services they have offered.
• In a special way, he thanked Dr. Sharon Brown who is the dream bearer of extending such services to our people and funding everything because all trainees were trained at zero cost because the funds were paid by the dream bearer. Students were given lunch daily and everything was cleared.
• He advised trainees to value the money invested in them to have this training to ensure that they implement what they learned.
• He then welcomed the president of MALKU Institute of Technology Dr. Sharon Brown whose headquarter is in U.S.A with a branch in Ghana and another branch in Uganda at Kijjuya Village.

 

1. Communication from Dr. Sharon Brown:

• She thanked the government of Uganda for accepting to partner with MALKU.
• MALKU is working hard to establish a world-class institute, the first class facility with demonstration farms and laboratories to bring people from all over the world to accommodate them and support them in different enterprise training.
• She thanked Makerere University College of Veterinary Medicine and in particular Prof. John David Kabasa for providing mentorship for us.
• In a special way, she thanked Dr. Kansiime Michael and his staff of AFRISA – Makerere University for displaying a standard of excellence and professionalism which is exceptional.
• She heard about Dr. Kansiime in a conference she had in Ghana, a friend of her said that Prof. Kansiime Michael is a great man who can make chicken do things and they couldn’t rest until they contacted him. She thanked him for having the heart for all people and working hard to ensure transformation, as well as accepting to sleep in tents.
• She appreciated her brother Pr. Moses for having a heart for all people and thanked the people of Gospel Messengers church of Holiness and Righteousness, who pray for her whenever she gets challenges. She began coming to Uganda in 2002 on short term mission trips to transform Africa but it couldn’t last long that’s why they decided to make a commitment and do something big to last long.
• She thanked students for their participation and commitment to the training. Many people were discouraged because they didn’t know its impact. Their faithfulness, resilience and hard work will bear fruits.
• MALKU’s vision is to empower Africa’s generation to be independent.
• The great transformation in Kijjuya a small village energized her to advertise and work hard to mobilize funds to ensure that at least every 2 weeks AFRISA – Makerere University train people and they go back. She was so happy for what God is doing.
• This is a sustainable project and her prayer is that if HEEP is implemented all over the rural communities of Uganda and Africa at large, we shall end the level of youth unemployment and ensure food security. Africa will be feeding other nations worldwide.
• She finally thanked all partners and those who made the day possible, the seed they sow is palatable and the fruits will remain for Africa to feed the world.

 

1. Kansiime’s communication:

He was very grateful and feels so powerful while at Kijjuya Campus.

• His prayer request is to see the gap between the development/ private sector and the civil service or public sector bridged because there is intense pressure to resist development. This will enable transformation to take place in Uganda.
• MALKU would have sponsored extra 200 students but money was spent on clearing the road yet graders are packed at the district instead of working on roads.
• If the private sector works together with the public sector, the sky is the limit for development in our country at large.
• AFRISA – Makerere University came to Kijjuya to sensitize people on what they do to transform people. Uganda has very many Universities of over 32, a lot of research is done in Universities but the missing gap is to translate the knowledge to households.
• He thanked the Ministry of Science and Technology and his staff of AFRISA – Makerere University for transforming the communities.
• The training wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t Hon. Minister Elioda Kibuuka through the National Council of Science and Technology which provided the necessary resources AFRISA needed like the tents to accommodate the lecturers during the training session, tents for students to have classes, comfortable vehicles to ease their transport, chairs among other things. They used to study under trees, staff could sleep in one tent yet married people, students could sit on ground, among other challenges they had.
• He thanked Dr. Sharon Brown for trusting AFRISA and willing to travel extra mile with MALKU.
• The entire training phase will end in December 2019 and early January 2020 we shall have graduation.
• He requested the ministers present to begin lobbying the head of the state himself to come on the graduation day because he loves community transformation. We hope to have 1,430 students with their enterprises.

 

1. Kabasa’s Communication:

• He thanked everyone who has enabled this training to run effectively.
• AFRISA spent over 10 years thinking of how communities will be transformed. They came up with a Formulae which was blessed by His Excellence the president of Uganda from 2007 when he wrote to all ministers and instructed them to work with Makerere University to enable the formulae to work out.
• They have so far visited several communities like Kisoro, Bulamburi, Ntungamo, Atyaka, Rushere, Karamburi, Sheema and others to make research of the Formulae and realized that it works.
• They no longer want to hear that farmers are not professionals because the nation depends on Agriculture. Farming is turned into a business and farmers are seen as smart business people after acquiring the knowledge and skills.
• The Minister of Science and Technology worked so hard to enable the Formulae workout.
• AFRISA wants to see a home as a business unit, wants to see professional farmers, develop Sacco’s for farmers to work together and sell things together. This will enable development in the country.
• AFRISA is ever ready waiting to be deployed to extend the training services to the model to fight poverty.
• The tool is not limited to one sector. The model will be taken to the Ministry of Education & Sports as it is in the Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation, but the innovation needs to provide modern materials like the modernized beehives (KTB) and other items.
• They had challenges of strong winds and pythons, black mambas and others which could move at night and affect them.
• The AFRISA team is ready to sacrifice and go to villages to empower transformation.
• He finally thanked the partner Dr. Sharon Brown for supporting this training.

 

• Communication from the local council:
• They thanked MALKU directors and staff and AFRISA team for the transformation and initiative they have brought in Kitenga Sub-county, Mubende District.
• In case of any opportunity for wealth creation items to be distributed, the trained people from MALKU – AFRISA Makerere University will be given the first priority because they have acquired knowledge and skills.
• The Rural Electrification Agency will extend electricity in Kijjuya and it’s no longer a challenge.

 

• Communication from the State Minister of Kampala & Women M. P Mubende District:
• She informed Prof. Kansiime that he has a wonderful training team from AFRISA – Makerere University which is down to earth. She was also energized to see fellow Makerere University students.
• Students have a debt to implement what they learned and they have a task of teaching more 10 people each.
• President Museveni loves such projects and he sent all ministers to make agriculture a business. The vision is very crucial and the government is behind it.
• The project of electricity is handled by Dr. Gamba to ensure that power reach Kijjuya village.
• She advised trainees to start with what they have however small it is, so that they don’t wait for the government to give them. Trainees should as well have Sacco’s operating to ease any assistance from the government.
• She supported the Sacco of MALKU students with one million shillings (1,000,000/=) for trainees to save and get loans in their Sacco for development.
• She is ready together with the government of Uganda to support Dr. Sharon Brown and MALKU at large to realize their dream.
• She requested Hon. Elioda to start lobbying the government of Uganda to make Mubende a Model District.
• She is ready to support trainees and will come back in June to check on the enterprises and ensure that her money multiplies.

 

 

1. Communication from the Guest of Honor:

• The noble cause that brought Dr. Sharon Brown from her comfort zone in the U.S.A and Pr. Moses from Kampala has enabled us to be on the event and the AFRISA – Makerere University team is to achieve the desired state and see that people are happy. People are happy when they can have basic needs.
• There is nothing as good as finding people who can support themselves without begging like meeting hospital bills, etc. The government has the role of giving the public goods to support people to have good standards of living.
• 68% of homes in Uganda are just living without receiving or having money. The role of the Science and Technology Ministry is to find ways of reducing peoples challenges.
• He came with the staff who work in the Ministry department including the Commissioner Madam Jennifer Muwuliza responsible for planning and budgeting, the Permanent Secretary, the Innovations and Intellectual property management who approved the SPEDA model, the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology Mr. Ssempiri Geofrey who support the innovations and then Mr. Wilfred in Mubende District.
• He thanked the president of Uganda for supporting the Ministry of Science and Technology. He supports scientists, promote science and technology. He supported the presidential initiative for Science and Technology who released money that supported Prof. Kabasa and his team.
• The Ministry of Education through the first lady Janet Kataha Museveni decided to consider SPEDA model first in innovation.
• The model for AFRISA is to train people to be job creators but not seekers and providers not beggars.
• He thanked Dr. Sharon Brown and Pr. Moses and their team for helping the government of Uganda to have a transformation.
• The government for very many years was battling to get someone who can train people in modern farming, it landed on AFRISA with the greatest model of reaching villages to train the households to become production units and train them in value addition and above all get certificates which can help them to upgrade when they want.
• The government has duties to commercialize and bring to scale innovations for Uganda’s transformation.
• He thanked Prof. Kabasa the chief director of AFRISA – Makerere University for that model. They will support AFRISA with resources in the financial year 2019 – 2020 to go to other places for the training.
• The government of Uganda wanted to begin this training at Parish level but Kijjuya is so blessed to have the training at Village level.
• It’s a sure deal that when people get such training, they cannot waste their time on unproductive issues but instead work hard to improve their standards of living.
• The government set up Micro-Finance Support Centres to help farmers with loans for development, especially the trained farmers.
• He implored his Ministry to consider and establish a M.O.U (Memorandum of Understanding) with MALKU to work together with them because the dream is big to ensure transformation in Africa.   

He officially Launched the HEEP project on behalf of the government of Uganda in collaboration with AFRISA – Makerere University and MALKU Institute of Technology under the framework of Scaling out SPEDA project in Kijjuya Village, Mubende District.

The occasion was closed with Uganda Anthem and then photos.

TESTIMONIES:

Mr. Moses Mutabaazi was a student of AFRISA – Makerere University at Ntungamo District in 2015, he succeeded and graduated; he merged the best student and now he works with AFRISA to teach people in banana plantations and coffee growing among other areas. He appreciated AFRISA for the good work they did for him. He is now the manager of Rwanda’s first lady’s farms and he has 18 personal enterprises and 145 workers on farms.

CHALLENGES:

• There a wide gap between private sectors and public sectors.
• Lack of clean water for the community.
• Rural Electrification is a challenge.
• Construction of roads is still a challenge.

WAY FORWARD:

• We appeal to the government of Uganda to bridge the gap between the private sector and the public sector. If we work together, the sky is the limit for development.
• The local council together with the ministers in Mubende district pledged to extend electricity to Kijjuya Village, clean water and constructing good roads.
• Working together as a team and developing cooperatives which have systems of operation.
• Farmers/ trainees should be organized with business plans, have vision, mission and budget for everything for proper accountability and have financial discipline.
• Farmers should be faithful servants of God to open up big doors for development. God will provide finances to farmers who are faithful and committed to go ahead.
• Every trainee should have something done however small it is to start their enterprise, God will multiply them. They should not depend on others to survive but instead use what they have to start.
• Trainees should engage themselves in production to realize what others don’t see and begin to see money everywhere.

Compiled by:

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Namirembe Sylvia

Secretary

 

PHASE ONE COMPLETION REPORT FEBRUARY 2019

Malku Institute of Technology (MIT) entered into an understanding with the Africa Institute for Strategic Resource Services and Development (AFRISA) to address the issue of rural development. The partnership between MIT and AFRISA intends to bridge the skills and knowledge gap through motivation and skilling of the participants.

1.0. Philosophy of the Programme

This programme has been designed to provide unique study, application and technical knowledge through education, training and research that provides an international standard Oil and Gas training of highly skilled basic and middle level professionals responsive to the needs of the local Oil and Gas industry. The following constitutes the pillars upon which the guiding philosophy rests:

 

i. search for technical and scientific knowledge that addresses particularly local issues

 

ii. application of technical and scientific knowledge to the local industry as well as solve social problems.

 

iii. provision of scholarship, through teaching and research, to its students, staff and all others who engage in academic work with the Institute.

 

The Institute is committed to this philosophy and aims to:

 

i. provide education that inculcate high ethical and moral standards in its students to serve humanity

 

ii. perform research activities that incorporate cutting-edge technology and that which is environmentally friendly.

 

iii. train oil and gas professionals, to international standards, who are highly skilled and service oriented.

 

iv. produce oil and gas professionals who have competitive advantage in the local industry.

 

2.0. Objective of the Programme

The objective of the Certificate Oil and Gas programme is to equip students with the expertise needed to solve problems in the Oil and Gas industry. The programme will:

 

• provide students with an opportunity to a balance academic, social and ethical developments relevant to the oil industry.

• provide students with relevant knowledge and skills in the field of entrepreneurship and expose them to available opportunities within the Oil and Gas industry.

• provide students with high quality programmes that will equip them with skills.

• teach students the underlying rudiments of the oil and gas exploration in terms of technical services and socio-ethical issues relevant to the local Oil and Gas industry.

• expose students to 21st century way of doing business in a socially responsible manner.

• expose students to a wide range of skills relevant to the local oil industry, thereby building human resource capacities for the oil and gas sector particularly for oil and gas reserves acquisition, design and development; maintenance and oil politics

• develop human centred critical and analytical thinking abilities of students.

• prepare students for a career in the oil and gas industry.

• expose students to the dignity of labour through field visits in collaboration with industrial players in the Oil and Gas industry including hands on training through internships.

• establish partnerships with oil and gas industry players as a way of enriching the quality of the programme both locally and internationally.

 

3.0. Expected learning outcome

Participants at the end of this course are expected to understand the philosophy of oil and gas exploration and the reasons that underscore the need to produce oil and gas in commercial quantities. This course will give participants further insight into the following:

 

(i) the nature of crude oil and how oil and gas are formed

 

(ii) the operational/technical as well as support activities to explore the oil and gas

 

(iii) how these activities are managed effectively for the benefit of all stakeholders

 

(iv) understand that the industry is highly political as well as the nature of politics

 

(v) understand the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the role in plays in the oil industry

 

(vi) have an in-depth knowledge about entrepreneurship and the available opportunities in the oil and gas industry

 

4.0. Admission Requirements

The CERTIFICATE-OIL AND GAS programme will be available to the following categories of applicants:

 

Category A: SSSCE/WASSCE Certificate holders (Secondary School levers)

Applicant must have passes in three (3) elective subjects, including elective Mathematics and (3) core subjects. The core subjects must include Mathematics, Science and English Language.

 

Category B: Oil and Gas Professionals

Applicant must have at least one (1) year experience in the oil and gas or petrol chemical industry.

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Category C: Mature Persons

Applicant must have age 25 years or above, passes in Mathematics, English, General

Science and petrol chemical experience.

 

Category D: First Degree Graduates

Applicant must have a first degree and wish to have a career change into the oil and

gas industry

 

All applicants in categories B and C MUST have at least two (2) years work

experience.

 

All categories of applicants may undergo a selection interview.

 

5.0. Programme Components

The CERTIFICATE – OIL AND GAS PROGRAMME is a twenty four (24) week programme

during which participants are required to study a core module and a maximum of

three (3) other modules modules. Students will however go on recess after the first

twelve (12) weeks after which they will come back to finish the second twelve (12)

weeks. The programme has been designed in such a way that anybody can enrol to

pursue a course irrespective of one’s background.

The programme has been broken down into two (2) main levels and they include;

 

• Basic Level

• Advanced Level

• Basic Level

 

The basic level has been designed specifically for participants with West African

Senior Certificate Examination, Diploma, HND and First Degree Holders .

Considering the technical nature of the programme only participants with science

backgrounds will be admitted to enrol to pursue the programme. Prospective students

will be required to pursue this programme for a period of 12 weeks (3 months). The

12 weeks shall include a 2 week familiarization exercise with an Oil Company, field

visits and 1 week for reporting and presentations.

 

Advanced Level

This program is designed for Senior Executives, Executives, Managers, Engineers,

Supervisors, Officers in the Oil and Gas Industry. The duration of the course will be

for a period of eight weeks (2 months). The 8 weeks programme constitutes 7 weeks

of lectures and 1 week for field visits, reporting and presentations. Evening and

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Saturday options are also available to cater for those who are engaged during the day.

The programme will be very intensive and interactive.

 

Basic Level

The following modules will be treated at the basic level;

 

6.0. Module One: Core Module

1. Introduction

What are Oil and Gas?

Reservoirs

Reserves – how are they quantified?

Reserves – Where are they?

 

7.0. Module Two: Technical Stream

1. Oil Service Companies and Contractors

• Seismic Acquisition

• Seismic Processing

• Drilling

• Well Logging

• Well Completions and Workover

• Well Stimulation Techniques

2. Design and Construction

• Process Plants

• Pipelines

• Storage and offshore loading

• Roads and accommodation

3. Offshore Technology

• Exploration and Drilling

• Subsea Technology

• Fixed Production Platforms

• Floating Production Platforms

4. Oil and Gas Field Development

• Reserves Development

• Primary, Secondary and Tertiary recovery Techniques

• Process and Export

• Associated Gas

• Unassociated Gas: LNG and GTL options

• Shale Gas Impact

• Implications

 

8.0.Module Three: Support Services Stream

1. Project Management

• Project Economics, including Discounted Cash Flow evaluation

• Project Definition

• Planning and Resourcing

• Procurement

• Execution Supervision

• Commissioning and Start-Up

2. Support Services

• Diving Services

• Environmental Protection

• Catering

3. Operational Support

• Land Transport

• Marine Transport

• Air Transport, Fixed Wing and Rotary

4. Maintenance Services

• Rotating Machinery

• Electrical

• General Plant

• IT and Communication

 

9.0.Module Four: Management Stream

5. Oil and Gas Management

• Strategy

• Oil and Gas Simulation

• Project Management

• Emergency Planning

• Environmental Law

6. Oil Politics

• The Dutch Disease

• Ownership and Control

• Global Governance Initiatives

• Revenue Management

• Oil and Financial Trading

 

10.0. Module Five: Marketing Stream

1. Energy Marketing

• Retail of Petroleum Products

• Marketing of Electricity Gas

 

11.0. Module Six: Entrepreneurship

• How to start a business

• How to create and manage a budget

• Cash Flows, Savings and Investments

• Business Planning

• Good Practise in selling

• Customer Service

• Communication Skills

• How and where to secure funding

• Time Management

 

12.0. Module 7: Corporate Social Responsibility

• What is CSR (Definitions)?

• History of CSR

• Theories of CSR

• Creating Shared Value

• Business Case

• CSR Strategy and engagement within Companies

• Challenges of CSR

• Effectively communicating CSR

• Global Best Practices

 

Advanced Level

The following modules will be treated at the advanced level;

 

13.0. Module 1- Principles and Economics of Oil Refining

PRINCIPLES AND ECONOMICS OF OIL REFINING

The programme discusses the quality of crude oil and its value, the refined petroleum

products and its quality and the markets that they are traded in. We will study how the

size, configurations and complexity of refineries impact on refinery profitability and how

margins can be calculated. How refinery operations such as planning, as well as

optimization and blending affects refinery profitability. How to manage energy and oil

loss in the refinery will also be looked into. Long term planning in market study to

forecast product demand and configuration to evaluate processing options will finally be

projected.

 

This program is designed for anyone interested in the economics of the petroleum

refining industry, with a deeper look at opportunities to improve refinery profit margins.

It is best for refinery planning personnel, oil and gas engineers, Oil Marketing

Companies, Oil Trading Companies, Bulk Distributing Companies, consulting

companies, insurance firms financial Institutions and government agencies will also find

the program useful.

 

The Programme outline includes the following;

• Crude Oil Quality and Value

• Cost and quality of crude oil

• Factors affecting price of crude oil

• The refined products slate

• Main groups and general petroleum products

• Factors affecting the quality and value of petroleum products

• Oil Markets

• Dynamics in supply and demand of crude oil and petroleum products

• Benchmarks

• Markets and Contracts

• Arbitrage

• Refinery size, configuration and Complexity

• How size of refineries impacts on profitability

• Types of refinery configuration

• How refinery configuration affects profitability

• How complexity is measured

• Refinery Crack Spreads or Margins

• How to assess industry performance

• How to calculate crack spreads

• Operational efficiency

• Refinery planning (day–to-day operations optimisation)

• Refinery scheduling (crude oil, production unit and blending)

• Energy conservation and loss

• Understanding energy in a refinery and its related cost

• Understanding oil loss and its cost

• Interaction between energy and oil loss

• Investing for the future

• Assess main trends in crude oil quality that will affect refineries in the future

• Assess main trends in products demand and specifications that will affect

• refineries in the future

• New builds versus upgrades of refineries

 

14.0. Module 2- Tank Farm Operations and Management

TANK FARM OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT

 

This program is designed for anyone interested in acquiring in-depth practical knowledge

of Depot Operations and Management in the Oil and Gas industry, Storage and

Transportation of Petroleum products, Receipt of Crude Oil and Petroleum products to a

terminal by pipeslines and barges. Supply Chain in the Downstream sector in the Oil and

Gas industry. It is best for Engineers, Oil Marketing Companies, Oil Trading Companies,

Bulk Distributing Companies, Petroleum warehousing, consulting companies, insurance

firms financial Institutions and government agencies will also find the program useful.

The course outline includes the following;

 

1. a) Level Gauging, draining and Blending of Petroleum Products

tank draining, roof draining and catchment area draining

Effect of tank measurement errors. Product temperature and free water level gauging.

b) Transfer of Products

• Operational procedure for receiving of products from a ship to the tank farm

• Operational procedure for loading of products from the tank farm to a ship

• Determining the volume of product in a tank

• calculating time taken to stop an in/out product tank

• Reading of Tank Calibration chart

 

2. Chemical and Physical Properties of Petroleum Products

 

3. Supply Chain at the Downstream Industry

 

4. Types of Pipelines

• Flow Pipelines

• Gathering and Feeder Pipelines

• Crude Trunk Pipelines

• Petroleum Product Trunk Pipelines

5. Pipeline Regulations and Standards

 

6. Pipeline Configurations and Operations

• Oil pumping and compressor stations

• Pipeline product storage

• Pipeline cleaning

• Customs dipping – ullage and innage

• water level gauging

• product level gauging

• using the product paste

• catchment area draining

• flow rate estimation and transfer monitoring

• Communications

• Petroleum product shipment

• Pipeline and Marine Receipts

• Product receipt and delivery

• Batch shipments and interface

• Environmental protection

7. Marine Tankers and Barges

 

8. Crude Oil petroleum products marine vessels

• Supertankers

• Oil tankers

• Barges

9. Motor Vehicle and Railroad Transport of Petroleum Products

 

10. Loading Rack fire protection

 

11. Aboveground Tank Storage of Liquid Petroleum Products

a) Terminals and bulk plants

b) Tank Farms

c) Storage Tanks

• Atmospheric Cone Roof Tanks and Features

• Atmospheric Floating Roof Tanks and Features

• I. External Floating Roof Tanks

• II. Internal Floating Roof Tanks

d) Tank Gauging and Sampling

e) Tank Venting and Cleaning

• Preliminary Preparations

• Control of Ignition Sources

• Removing Residue

• Isolating the Tank

• Vapour Freeing

• Initial Entry, Inspection and Certification

• Cleaning, Maintenance and Repair

• Returning the Tank to Service

• Fire Protection and Prevention

 

15.0. Module 3 Instrumentations and Control Installation in the Oil and Gas

Industry

 

INSTRUMENTATIONS AND CONTROL INSTALLATION IN THE OIL AND GAS

INDUSTRY

 

Course Description

The course explains the concept of Custody Transfer for liquid petroleum products. Accuracy

is important in terms of uncertainty of measurement; calibration; technical specifications and

process requirements. Flow Measurement including orifice plate and DP transmitter; multibeam

ultrasonic flowmeter; Coriolis mass meter; turbine meters amongst others.

 

Level Measurement, traditional methods such as capacitance and hydrostatic techniques are

covered together with more modern technologies such as ultrasonic and radar measurements.

 

Terminal & Pipeline Configuration

Explanation on terminal tank gauging; Lease Automatic Custody Transfer (LACT); sediment

and water considerations. Pipeline pressure and process characteristics. Truck custody

transfer, marine and aviation, on-loading and off loading.

Monitoring/Controlling Losses and Flowmeter Selection

Loss control systems – an applied approach – model based system; leak detection / leak

testing. Case studies of marine applications; measurement surveys and measurement reports.

Multi-phase flowmetering and applications. API measurement standards and volume

correction tables and also rules for selecting flowmeters for custody transfers.

Programme outline:

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will gain knowledge on the following

topics:

1. Definition

• Basic Measurement Concepts

• Performance Terms and specifications

• Advanced Terms

• Definition of Terminology

• P&ID Symbols

• Selection criteria

• Typical Applications

2. Accuracy

• Uncertainty

• Calibration

• Analysis of Specification

• Process Specification

• Technical Specifications

• Accuracy Specifications

3. Flow Measurement

• D.P. Meters

• Displacement Meters

• Turbine Meters

• Magnetic Flowmeters

• Ultrasonic Flowmeters

• Doppler Meters

• Vortex Meters

• Coriolis Flowmeter

4. Level Measurement

• Point Level

• Continuous Level

• Capacitance Measurement

• D.P. Measurement

• Bubbler Tube

• Ultrasonic Measurement

• Radar Measurement

• Radiation Measurement

5. Custody Transfer

• Scope/Definition

• Contract Requirements

• Static Measurements (Tank Level)

• Dynamic Measurement (Flow Metering)

• Trends in Calibration

• Types of Calibration Test Rigs

• Calibration Systems

6. Terminal Custody Transfer

• An Introduction to Tank Gauging

• Tank Gauging Techniques

• Quality Assessment

• Uncertainties

• Safety

• Developments

• Future Trends

7. Pipeline Meter Selection

• General Rules

• Maximum Viscosity

• Maximum Flow Rate

• Maximum Pressure

• High Paraffin Content

8. Truck Custody Transfer

• Truck Types

• Receiving Positions

• Safety

• Accountability

• Equipment

• Performance

9. Leak Detection

• Localisation

• Human Factor

• Real Time Transient Model

• Leak Testing

10. Multiphase Flowmeter

• Operating Principles

• Multiphase Devices

• Advantages and Disadvantages

• Cross Correlations Flowmeters

11. Flowmeter Selection Criteria

• Cost Considerations

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• Application Guidelines

• Advantages & Disadvantages

• Coriolis Flowmeter

• Vortex Shedding

• Magnetic Flowmeter Sizing

 

16.0. Module 4 Introduction to Work Permit System in the Oil and Gas

Industry

 

INTRODUCTION TO WORK PERMIT SYSTEM IN THE OIL AND GAS

INDUSTRY

 

Work Permit System has become very vita in the Oil and Gas industry. The implementation

of a well understood permit to work will help in enhancing and improving safety standards in

both the upstream and the downstream oil and gas industry and resulting in the reduction of

the likelihood of undesired incidents or accidents in working area.

Program outline:

1. Introduction

2. Works Requiring Permit

• Major and minor maintenance work

• Inspection

• Construction

• Alteration

• Hot work

• Cleaning activities of process equipment

• Entry into confined space

• Excavation

• Vehicle entry into process areas

• Work at height

• Handling of materials using mechanized means in operating areas

• Erection and dismantling of scaffold

• Radiography

• Isolation and energisation of electric equipment/ facilities

3. Types of work permit

• Cold work permit

• Hot works

• Entry in a Confined Space Permit and Clearance

• Excavation Permit and clearances

• Electrical Isolation and Energisation Permit and Clearances

• Working at Height Permit

• Works Exempted / Partially Exempted from Requirement of Permit

4. General requirements of work permit

5. Responsibilities of permit signatories

• Shift in charge

• Head of Department

• Safety officer or Safety head

• Receiver/Executing Authority

• 6. Work permit procedure and guidelines

• Electrical Isolation and Energisation Permit

• Permit for Working at Height

• General Permit Requirements

• Other Permit Requirements

7. Surrendering of work permit

8. Surveillance and withdrawal of permit

9. Training and awareness

10. Audit of work permit system

 

17.0. Module 5-Oil Politics and Oil and Gas Management

• Oil and Gas Management

• Strategic Management

• Oil and Gas Simulation

• Project Management

• Emergency Planning

• Environmental Law

• Oil Politics

• The Dutch Disease

• Ownership and Control

• Corporate Social Responsibility

• Global Governance Initiatives

• Revenue Management

• Oil and Financial Trading

18.0. Module 6-Introduction to Project Management in Oil and Gas

• Project Economics, including Discounted Cash Flow evaluation

• Project Definition

• Planning and Resourcing

• Procurement

• Execution Supervision

• Commissioning and Start-Up

19.0. Module 7-Exploration, Drilling and Production

 

20.0. Contact Hours

A minimum of 20 contact hours a week for 8 weeks and 12 weeks respectively. Guided Learning Hours GLH.

21.0. Duration

The duration for the certificate in Oil and Gas programme (Basic level) shall be 12 weeks and the advanced level shall be 8 weeks.

22.0. Mode of Assessment

Attendance 5%

Continuous Assessments 25%

Mini Projects/seminars and presentations 30%

Exams 20%

Internship 20%

23.0. Grading

69 + Distinction

60-69 Merit

46-59 Pass

Below 40 Fail

24.0. Class Size

Minimum 30 per a module

Maximum 40 per a module

 

25.0. Methods for teaching and learning

Formal lectures, seminars and presentations including class discussions to include analysis and review of various case studies. Students will be actively engaged to contribute and make it very participatory. Class participation will however be one of the criteria for assessment.

 

26.0. Learning Aid

A learning resource material will be provided to guide and serve as a quick reference point for contents of the programme. Other academic materials, as much as possible, will be made available to the student to help him/her with the course. This will include a pack or portfolio of books and stationary and other relevant materials that will enhance teaching and learning.

 

27.0. Recommendation

In all there are seven (7) comprehensive modules with regards to both the Basic and the Advance Level. It is important to note that all the modules and all the courses under each module especially with the Basic level cannot be rolled out at the same time. Rolling out all the modules and courses at the same time will require more human resource (facilitators), more lecture halls etc and this may pose a lot of financial cost and burden on Malku Institute of Technology. We however recommend the following;

Modules should be rolled out progressively

A maximum of 4-5 modules should be started with

The remaining modules can be rolled out/implemented over a period of 2-3 years

The above mentioned recommendations are all with respect to the Basic Level.

In as much as the course has been broken into Basic and Advanced Level we recommend that Malku Institute of Technology should start with the advance level as it would be much easier to attract participants to pursue the programme. Malku Institute of Technology can start getting students enrolled for the Basic Level once they start with the Advance Level.

 

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Welcome to Malku Institute of Technology Ghana Campus!

 

We are an international educational organization that seeks to develop entrepreneurs in rural and urban communities with high quality, efficient, accessible,and affordable education.

 

We specialize in online and on campus courses in certain countries. We provide a wide range of Vocational certificate level courses, Professional development and up-skilling courses, Business courses, IT and more. All at cost effective prices.

 

We offer one of the widest ranges of education courses, as well as expert, friendly and unlimited support for our online and on campus learning experience. Our online course delivery makes for an easy learning experience as you can access your course anywhere, anytime.

 

We are on a mission to be a beacon of exceptional, innovative and productive learning – a catalyst for the creation of sustainable jobs, by empowering youth and adults with a market demand and solutions focused education and training.

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Son Shine Christian Association Scholarship Fund Inc is a US 501 c3 charitable organization registered in the state of Florida that provides financial support to Malku Institute of Technology.

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Malku Institute of Technology Ghana Campus is registered as a Ghanaian Educational Corporation. We are registered with the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training - COTVET in Ghana.

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Malku Institute of Technology’s goal is to create a cohesive, complementary and catalytic learning environment that serves to:

• Provide world class practical education that empowers people to combat and escape poverty, disease, injustice and oppression, to pursue their aspirations and actualize their God given potentials.
• Support the sustainability and diversification of global economies, and efforts to alleviate poverty and raise quality of life, through a culture of self reliance, sustainability, and commercialization.
• Facilitate the research, diffusion and application of adaptive applied science technologies and techniques that increase productivity and efficiency for people of all economic levels, and support the exploration of the rich resource base for the development,
• improvement and commercialization of beneficial products for both local and foreign consumption.
• Build local human resource capacity in the area of spiritual, economic, political and social leadership, by preparing and equipping the youth and leaders – through quality practical leadership and entrepreneurial training – to more effectively lead, build, and create opportunities for their brethren, and impact their communities.
• Educate, train and mentor current and next generation educators in special education, in order to develop the capacity and culture needed to address the catastrophic effect of the spectrum of disabilities on the lives of the disabled, and integrate this vast neglected and often unemployed population into the economic fabric of their communities.

Introduction

The Malku Institute of Technology¹ (Malku) is an American and Ghanaian Educational Corporation. When the construction of our new African Campus is complete Malku will be comprised of four colleges offering certificate, diploma, undergraduate and graduate courses in: Applied Science and Technology, Agriculture, Special Educational and Disability Studies, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Leadership and Entrepreneurial Skills.

Targeting Women, Youth, Community

The vision for Malku is to literally ‘Take the Institution to the Community.” A majority of the continent’s populations are in rural and semi-urban communities while most institutions of higher learning are targeted to urban populations. These institutions continue to operate with a model that worked 100 years ago—spending an average of 3-5 years to produce one qualified yet in-experienced person.

Malku’s Direct-Injection to Community Approach

Our approach aims to provide the kind of practical solution-focused flexible education that will equip and also give experiential training to students. Courses are custom-designed with the communities in mind, to address deficiencies in the areas of entrepreneurial agriculture, nutritional science, and environmental studies, adaptive technology, special education, entrepreneurship and ethical leadership. Malku aspires to be a lab and workshop for the training and equipping of innovators and solution agents.

Malku Targets Women

The African woman still lags behind in terms of empowerment in virtually every area. Malku seeks to empower the female youth and older women to remove them from vulnerability to invincibility through our various programs.

Malku Targets Youth

Africa is a rapidly developing continent. According to the Youth Division of the African Union Commission and African Development Bank (AfDB), approximately 65% of the total population of Africa is below the age of 35 years with over 35% between the ages of 15 and 35 years. Over 40% are under the age of 15 and 20% are between the ages of 15 and 24. This makes Africa the most youthful continent. By 2020, it is projected that out of 4 people, 3 will be around 20 years old. Every year roughly 10 million young African youth enter the the labor market. Malku designs its courses to reach as many youth within the context of their community and its untapped potential. Upon completion of training, they will not become job-seekers, but job creators and innovators. Malku’s ethos is to re-educate the youth on the values of sustainable development in rural Africa.

Malku’s Proprietary Colleges

The four Malku proprietary colleges designed to address the above target areas are: the College of Agriculture; the College of Environmental and Nutritional Science; the College of Applied Science and Technology; the College of Special and Exceptional Education and Disability Studies; and the College of Leadership and Entrepreneurial Studies.

 

Malku’s Partner Institutes

Malku seeks to foster cohesion within the field of education by coordinating with all component college and partner institutes.

Expected Results

• Increase population with relevant skills to harness potentials especially in rural Africa
• Better educate and train women in target areas in health, food and water security, and entrepreneurial skills
• Reduce the number of individuals in rural communities migrating to urban centers in search of employment
• Develop sustainable income by creating educational, agriculture, technological, water and food security solutions

 

Malku Youth Empowerment Program

Our program works in close partnership with local organizations in Ghana to offer youth training in life skills, employability and entrepreneurship.

This initiative trains young people in information and communications technology, other marketable skills and provides internship and job placement services.

We offer training at our campus in Osu, Ghana Monday through Friday from 6 pm to 8 pm. On the weekend, our training takes place Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm.

We conduct training in rural communities Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm. We stay in a target community for 20 weeks. During this time we implement the Sustainable Community Development Program in the community. On Saturday evenings from 6 pm to 8 pm we hold community training workshops focused on hygiene, sanitation, health and nutrition.

Our Student Sponsor Partners address the high youth unemployment crisis in Africa by providing low-income students with entrepreneurial training. All the students in the Malku Youth Empowerment Program are paired with a sponsor who offers financial support and mentors who offer one-to-one mentoring.

 

Our 20-Week Program

Our programs are professional development courses. They have been designed for those who are interested in increasing their own skills and enhancing their ability to do their work.

Upon completion of the first 20-week certificate program, Entrepreneurial Skills Development, a student may elect one of the four specialization tracts that we offer. These are: Agribusiness, Borehole Drilling, Plumbing, Solar Panel and Wind Turbine Installation.

There is an additional cost that is contingent upon the tract selected. The student may also register for the second certificate program in this series: Entrepreneurial Tools for Business. Upon successful completion of both these certificate programs the student will be awarded a diploma.

 

MALKU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Offered modules:

• Entrepreneurship Skills (5 weeks)
• Customer Service (1 week)
• Developing business/professional relationships (1 week)
• Corporate/personal image and marketing yourself (1 week)
• Resume Building and Interviewing Techniques (1 week)
• Assessment (1 week)
• Introduction to computer science (4 weeks)
• Assessment (1 week)
• Internship Program (4 weeks)

 

Why Choose Malku?

1. Experiential learning - Our programs provide students with hands-on experiences.
2. Support Services - Our Entrepreneurial Center provides the knowledge, support and connections for our
students and graduates. We offer a free online training entitled Principles of Success. This is a part of our
Leadership Training Series. The companion text is See You at the Top by Zig Ziglar. This course is designed to help
you to achieve the best in personal and vocational performance.
3. Affordability

 

Malku Sustainable Community Development Program

We bring sustainable community development to communities all over Africa by integrating our community-based core expertise with our specialties of: agriculture, health, economic development, nutrition, water, sanitation, hygiene, and women and youth empowerment.

Our Student Sponsor Partners

Student Sponsor Partners address the high unemployed youth crisis in Africa by providing low-income students with entrepreneurial training. All the students in the Malku Youth Empowerment Program are paired with sponsors who offer financial support and mentors who offer one-to-one mentoring, thus making a meaningful impact on their lives. Sponsors and mentors are the backbone of Student Sponsor Partners’ success. Through financial support and one-to-one mentoring, sponsors and mentors directly impact the lives of young people in Africa. Whichever way you choose to get involved, you are forever changing the life of an African youth:

Sponsor

Sponsors fund all or part of the cost of their student’s tuition. The average tuition is $250 per student. We ask the student to contribute $50. The sponsor's financial commitment is flexible and all sponsor contributions are greatly appreciated and applied directly to fund their student’s tuition². Sponsors who are unable to make the time commitment to mentor their students are paired with mentors who contribute their time.

Mentor

Many of our sponsors choose to mentor a student. These Student Sponsor Partners mentor and financially support their student. Mentors are asked to meet with their student 3-6 times each year via Skype and maintain monthly contact by phone or email.

 

Support the Sustainable Community Development Program

We invite corporate partners who support a training in villages where there is an urgent need. The corporation sponsors the training of 30 people at the cost of $5000. In villages we use our weekend schedule. We use Saturday evenings to do community training in the areas of economic development; nutrition; eater, sanitation & hygiene; women’s empowerment; and youth empowerment we bring sustainable community development to communities all over Africa.

 

How To Get Engaged

If you would like to become a sponsor or mentor please fill out the form below:

 

SPONSORSHIP APPLICATION

 

 

 

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1 Malku Institute was nominated for the 2015 Oil and Gas Training Institution of the Year Award

2 The sponsorship program is administered through a U.S. Nonprofit Corporation, Sonshine Christian Association Scholarship Fund Inc. which is taxexempt
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. All your contributions to the sponsorship program are tax deductible.

 

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 Lectures By Professor John B.K. Aheto

Educational & Teaching Background:

• UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
• NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, USA
• FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, USA 
• PACE UNIVERSITY,  LUBIN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, USA
• HUNTER COLLEGE OF CUNY, USA
• YORK COLLEGE OF CUNY, USA
• LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, USA
• GHANA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, GHANA
• KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, GHANA
• CENTRAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, GHANA
• KINGS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA
• PENTECOST UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA

Information On Courses:

• Call: +233 241 285 949
• Call: +233 207 582 529
• Email: info@malkuinstitute.org

REGISTRATION FORM

Are you an SHS graduate and searching for a place for higher education or a first degree holder and have a dream of having additional marketable skills, then look no further! The Malku Technology Institute is offering a 1 year course in Entrepreneurship Skills Training that begins on October 5, 2015. It runs with an affordable cost of GHS 4,800 payable in installments broken down into 4 modules, each spanning 3 months and each module costs GHS 1,200. An initial deposit of GHS 500 is paid at the beginning of the program. Note, the first module therefore costs GHS 1700.

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Welcome to Malku Institute of Technology!

We are an international educational organization that seeks to develop entrepreneurs in rural and urban communities with high quality, efficient, accessible,and affordable education.

We provide a wide range of Vocational certificate level courses, Professional development and up-skilling courses, Business courses, IT and more. All at cost effective prices.

We are on a mission to be a beacon of exceptional, innovative and productive learning – a catalyst for the creation of sustainable jobs, by empowering youth and adults with a market demand and solutions focused education and training.

---

Son Shine Christian Association Scholarship Fund Inc is a US 501 c3 charitable organization registered in the state of Florida that provides financial support to Malku Institute of Technology.

---

Malku Institute of Technology Ghana Campus is registered as a Ghanaian Educational Corporation. We are registered with the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training - COTVET in Ghana.

---

Malku Institute of Technology’s goal is to create a cohesive, complementary and catalytic learning environment that serves to:

• Provide world class practical education that empowers people to combat and escape poverty, disease, injustice and oppression, to pursue their aspirations and actualize their God given potentials.
• Support the sustainability and diversification of global economies, and efforts to alleviate poverty and raise quality of life, through a culture of self reliance, sustainability, and commercialization.
• Facilitate the research, diffusion and application of adaptive applied science technologies and techniques that increase productivity and efficiency for people of all economic levels, and support the exploration of the rich resource base for the development,
• improvement and commercialization of beneficial products for both local and foreign consumption.
• Build local human resource capacity in the area of spiritual, economic, political and social leadership, by preparing and equipping the youth and leaders – through quality practical leadership and entrepreneurial training – to more effectively lead, build, and create opportunities for their brethren, and impact their communities.
• Educate, train and mentor current and next generation educators in special education, in order to develop the capacity and culture needed to address the catastrophic effect of the spectrum of disabilities on the lives of the disabled, and integrate this vast neglected and often unemployed population into the economic fabric of their communities.