The Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Effurun, Delta, has matriculated 1,718 students for the 2022/2023 academic session of the institute.
The matriculating students included the Full-time and School of Industrial Continuing Education programs.
Speaking during the ceremony held on Friday, Dr. Henry Adimula, the Principal and Chief Executive of the PTI, urged the 1,718 matriculants to rise to the renewed pursuit of excellence as the institute sought long-lasting solutions to the challenges in the petroleum industry.
“You are among the 1,718 candidates out of the numerous applicants that were offered admission, congratulation.
“The 2022/2023 academic session marks the beginning of the post-Jubilee era of the institute. PTI celebrated 50 years of impactful existence in producing viable manpower for the oil and gas industry.
“Fortunately, you are the first matriculants in the post-Jubilee era. I, therefore, implore all of you to rise to the renewed pursuit of excellence as we seek long-lasting solutions to the challenges in the petroleum industry,” he said.
The principal said that the process for repositioning the institute to better actualize its mandate was at the advanced stage and assured that the students would benefit immensely from it when fully implemented.
He also said that the institute’s focus for its post-jubilee era was to integrate its hands-on training model with greater emphasis on creativity and innovation.
“I hereby call on all staff and students of the PTI to be ready for this new shift in our training model.
“Students projects and staff research groups will be tailored toward solving particular problems in the industry and our immediate environment,” he said.
Adimula further said that the vision of PTI was to become the leading oil and gas technological institute in Africa.
He added that the mission was to provide competent technological human resources through quality training, research, and consultancy for the oil and gas and allied industry.
The principal said that the institute had been working in line with its vision and mission for the past 50 years.
He assured that the institute had the best workshop, well-equipped laboratories, training equipment, and facilities in sub-Saharan Africa.
