Africa-Press – Tanzania. GEITA Gold Mining Limited (GGML) has since 2018 supported in raising the skills of its employees by helping them to pursue a Masters degree in Business Administration at the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) at a cost of over 248m/-.
Making the revelation here at the ESAMI premises in Arusha during the graduation ceremony, where nine of their staff were graduating over the weekend, GGML’s Vice-President (Sustainability), Simon Shayo said the move is aimed at realising the Company’s localisation goals that ensure national employees in the management team are competent enough in their areas of work.
“The company has been working hard to identify a pipeline of national talents and has supported a number of development initiatives, notably the postgraduate diploma programme by Regenesys Business School of South Africa, where over 50 senior and middle level national staff has been sponsored to undergo the program from 2016.
“Likewise, in efforts to create more room for women in top positions, GGML has designed programmes that empower them, and for the past four years, a number of our female staff have participated in the Female Future Programme implemented by the Association of Tanzania Employers (ATE) and four graduated this year. The Company is also part of the Chairman’s Young Leader Programme for both male and female employees,” he pointed out.
Commenting on the offer, GGML’s Principal Reliability Engineer, Seif Maftah, being one of nine Masters of Business Administration graduates said the company’s support had come at the opportune time.
“I’m ecstatic and feel privileged to get this opportunity. Our Company remains in a field of its own, when it comes to creating both distinct capabilities and competitive advantages for its internal resources.
On the other hand, GGML’s HR Manager, Hamza Ngunangwa, also graduating said, “I am extremely delighted. Despite the ovid-19 challenge, I would like to commend ESAMI for introducing virtual classes. This really helped us.
On her part, GGML’s Financial Officer, Gama Zephania Sogoni, who was the only female graduate said, “I had to contend with work, school and a pregnancy in the midst of it. I am tremendously proud of this achievement. It wasn’t easy.”
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