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An education subsidiary built on ten years of fieldwork.

GEMTEC is the educational arm of GEM UK, a training and consultancy solutions company delivering competitive edge and business benefits across the UK and Africa.

Who We Are

Global expertise, local content

We have global expertise and presence in HSE management systems, petroleum business consultancy, technical and non-technical training, and waste management, including solid and waste water treatment. We have operated in the UK and Africa for 10 years.

We work closely with clients in the private, public, humanitarian and development sectors to customise training that supports your company or institution across every process and structure - from short-term, one-off activities to complete long-term projects, for organisations from small and medium-sized businesses right up to large corporations.

Our goal is to provide integrated, sustainable solutions for every challenge your company or institution may face.

Our Vision

To become a global leader in education, training, project management and consultancy, while providing clients the benefits of quality and cost-effective services that recognise the economic need for future development.

Our Mission

To deliver innovative solutions and services which improve our clients' needs and performance, by combining local content and international expertise.

Core Value

Professionalism

Facilitators who are professional experts in their respective fields, every time.

Core Value

Participation

Training designed around the people in the room, not delivered at them.

Core Value

Gender & Culture Sensitivity

High value and respect for diversity of race, language, gender, sexual orientation and culture.

Core Value

Transparency & Accountability

We subscribe to UK and South Sudan constitutional and legal frameworks throughout our work.

How We're Structured

Organisation structure

A Board of Directors oversees internal audit and the Managing Director, who in turn leads four functional managers and their teams.

Board of Directors
Manager, Internal Audit
Managing Director
Education & Training
  • HSE Officer
  • Curriculum Development Consultant
  • Oversee Training & Education
  • Training Coordinator
Projects & Technical Mgt
  • Project Management Team
  • Engineering Team
  • Monitoring & Evaluation Team
Business Development
  • Marketing Officer
  • Sales Executive
Administration
  • HRM
  • Finance
  • Legal
Our Experts

Facilitators with decades in the field

A bench of practising and academic specialists across petroleum, civil engineering, crisis management and finance.

Dr. Nigel Banks, PhD
Petroleum Geologist
40+ year career in petroleum exploration and production. Worked internationally for Shell and Occidental; Vice President of Subsurface at Bitech Petroleum for Russian oil field developments; later General Manager-Geoscience at Cairn Energy India, closely involved in Cairn's Rajasthan discoveries.
Dr. John N Karadelis
Senior Lecturer & Research Associate, Coventry
Research areas: stress/structural analysis and design, domain decomposition methods for large civil structures, structural risk analysis, vibration of structures, transport infrastructure rehabilitation, and micromechanics of FRP.
Wayne Harrop
Crisis & Security Management Specialist
Worked at senior levels with 49 governments and many transnational corporations; trained over 3,000 emergency responders and crisis management specialists. Builds bespoke DEMS (Disaster, Emergency Management & Security), business continuity, cyber and crisis management systems.
Dr. Seyed M. Shariatipour
Senior Lecturer, Petroleum Reservoir Management, Coventry University
Member of the Reservoir Development Committee at the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
Prof. Augustine Osamor Ifelebuegu
Civil & Environmental Engineering
24+ years post-graduation experience spanning petroleum, water/waste industry and academia. Former Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering Cluster, UWE Bristol; 13 years at Coventry University; Visiting Professor at Kadir Has University, Saveetha University, Cranfield University and University of Leeds.
Engineer Abdallah Abdelwahed Mohamed
Production Operations Engineer & Process Trainer
14 years in oil & gas across onshore, offshore and subsea projects, from 3D model review through construction, commissioning, start-up and operations control; managed an offshore project as OIM.
Dr. Elijah Acquah-Andoh
Senior Lecturer, Finance & Petroleum Economics
8+ years in higher education; former banker, accountant and auditor specialising in oil & gas business development, contracts and geopolitics. PRINCE2 certified and Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy; External Examiner and Course Director for MBA/MSc programmes.
Registered & Recognised

Our registrations & certifications

GEMTEC operates under formal registration with South Sudanese ministries and chambers of commerce.

Certificate of Incorporation
Importers & Exporters Registration
Letter of No Objection
Oil & Gas Service Co. Registration
Tax Certificate of Registration
Operation License
Chamber of Commerce Membership
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