The commencement ceremony featured speeches from guest audio system, including ExxonMobil Upstream Asset Manager Mr Breton Macdonald, Kumul Petroleum Holdings Senior Manager Mr Sikke Jan Wynia, and several trainees, in addition to the KPA manager. Guests at the commencement included household and friends of the graduates, ExxonMobil personnel, and the workers Business News at KPA. Since its inception in 2016, 186 trainees sponsored by ExxonMobil, Oil Search, Santos, and Kumul Petroleum Holdings have graduated from KPA. The academy has a three-year contract with Santos to offer coaching and is at present preparing to welcome the 10th cohort of ExxonMobil-sponsored trainees within the coming weeks.
