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(1) The Employment and Training Sub-Plan submitted by a contractor, subcontractor, licensee or other allied entity to the Commission with respect to a petroleum activity shall include

(a) a forecast of the hiring and training needs of the contractor, subcontractor, licensee, or other allied entity which includes

(i) a specification of the skills needed;

(ii) the anticipated skill shortages in the Ghanaian workforce;

(iii) the specific training requirements; and

(iv) the anticipated expenditure that will be incurred by the contractor, subcontractor, licensee or other allied entity in implementing the Employment and Training Sub-Plan as forecasted;

(b) a time frame within which the contractor, subcontractor, licensee or other allied entity will provide employment opportunities for the Ghanaian workforce for each phase of the petroleum activity to enable members of the Ghanaian workforce prepare for such opportunities; and

(c) Efforts made and procedures adopted for the accelerated training of Ghanaians.

(2) The contractor, subcontractor, licensee or other allied entity shall provide to the Commission a quarterly report on

(a) employment and training activities for the reporting period; and

(b) a comparative analysis of the Employment and Training Sub-Plan and the employment and training activities to monitor compliance.

(3) The quarterly report shall state the number of new Ghanaian employees employed during the respective quarter and their job descriptions.

(4) The Commission may request any further information the Commission considers necessary for the purpose of the implementation of these Regulations.

(5) Where Ghanaians are not employed because of lack of expertise, the contractor, subcontractor, licensee or other allied entity shall ensure, to the satisfaction of the Commission that every reasonable effort is made to provide training to Ghanaians in that field locally or elsewhere.