Skills development
We are committed to developing our people to create a high-performance culture that achieves our strategic objectives. The Group provides comprehensive learning and development opportunities, an employee wellness programme and other upliftment opportunities.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
22 out of 28
EMPLOYEES WHO STUDIED TOWARDS A FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING CERTIFICATE: GENERIC MANAGEMENT NQF4 LEARNERSHIP (2021:31) OBTAINED THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AS WELL AS
7 out of 9
EMPLOYEES WHO STUDIED TOWARDS A NATIONAL CERTIFICATE:GENERIC MANAGEMENT NQF5 LEARNERSHIP (2021:13)
Leadership development remains a key priority within the Group as part of our cultural transformation journey that started in 2019. The AfroCentric Leadership Competency Model, encompassing our five leadership competencies of ownership, credibility, influence, collaboration and entrepreneurship, drive our leadership behaviours across the Group. Leadership Competency Enablement workshops, Grow Coaching workshops and Lessons in Leadership sessions took place for all leaders across the Group to continue to educate our leaders on those competencies required of an AfroCentric leader.
Through our accredited Learning and Performance Academy, we promote a learning culture and provide opportunities for leaders to participate in one of our two Team Leader curriculum or one Line Manager curriculum intakes throughout the year.
44 Team Leaders and Operational managers attended the internal leadership development curriculums.
16 Senior Managers completed the Senior Manager Leadership Development Programme in cooperation with Enterprises of Pretoria University.
LEARNERSHIPS AND BURSARIES
102 employees
AND
158 unemployed
YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN LEARNERSHIP PROGRAMMES(2021: 124 EMPLOYEES AND 129 UNEMPLOYED YOUTH)
The programmes help candidates earn qualifications and gain valuable work experience.
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
R4.8 million
INVESTED TOWARDS DEVELOPING DIFFERENTLYABLED PEOPLE (2021: R3.6 MILLION INVESTED)
During the past financial year, both Sector Education and Training Authority and industry‑funded learnership initiatives were implemented and prioritised across the Group.
AfroCentric Health worked with two groups of unemployed learners with disabilities through Business Beyond Boundaries, hosting 148 learners offsite.
AfroCentric Health hosted an additional 10 learners in our environment.
ONLINE LEARNING
500
ONLINE COURSES WERE UNDERTAKEN BY
2 588
EMPLOYEES (2021:247 COURSES UNDERTAKEN BY 3 816 EMPLOYEES)
The AfroCentric Online Academy offers online training. Employees have constant virtual access to legislative courses, Company policies and functional training courses.