ADVANCEMENT THROUGH INVOLVEMENT

ILTA’s first Young Terminal Industry Professionals (Y-TIP) Symposium explored how best to support under-35s in the industry On 6 April 2021, the International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA) held its inaugural Young Terminal Industry Professionals (Y-TIP) Symposium, supported by Aramco and Tank Storage Magazine. It was aimed at young terminal industry professionals, their managers and mentors, and others who wanted to learn more about the best ways to recruit, retain and support the careers of young terminal industry professionals. The event was hosted by ILTA president Kathryn Clay. ‘We are actively looking forward to hearing from all of you what else we can be doing to help both the Millennials and under-35s in our industry, and the companies that employ them. How can we provide resources, how can we provide peer-to-peer knowledge about programmes within the companies to bring excitement and engagement to that vital part of the workforce?’ she said. YOUTH EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMES The programme began with presentations from speakers from four companies with active programmes to support younger employees, to help show what is possible. Abdulrahman Al Juraifani,...