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Africa: Investing in Africa's Youth and Developing their Skills is the Only Way Forward
GE Africa, 9 December 2016
GE’s committed to Africa’s sustainable development, under the hallmarks of responsible leadership and operational excellence, has positioned skills development and… Read more »
GE Africa (Lagos)
Investing in Africa's Youth is the Only Way Forward
In Africa "there is a shortage of technical skills in the workforce," says Jay Ireland, President & CEO of GE Africa. According to statistics, there is a rapidly growing number of youth who are unemployed who lack key skills which are in demand. As "a global company that operates locally," GE Africa wants to develop local talent close to its customers in order to deliver the best results. "It is therefore a priority for us to build a strong workforce to power Africa's growth," says Bianca Tulumello, senior executive human resources manager for GE Africa. Read more. More about GE in Africa in this BRIEFING.
“We are a global company that operates locally, which means that we want to develop local talent close to our customers in order to deliver the best results. It is therefore a priority for us to build a strong workforce to power Africa’s growth" - Bianca Tulumello, senior executive human resources manager for GE Africa.
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7 November 2014
GE's Partnerships with the African Leadership Academy
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African Leadership Academy (ALA) identifies young leaders from across Africa and enables them to practice and develop leadership through a hands-on and unique entrepreneurial leadership program at its Johannesburg campus in South Africa. GE believes in ALA's mission and has partnered with the Academy to enable students from Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania and the very first students admitted from Angola, attend the Academy.
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South Africa: GE Africa to invest up to R50 million in developing Africa's future leaders in Partnership with ALA
GE Africa, 3 October 2013
Unique partnership designed to continue to develop future leaders in Africa for Africa Partnership with African Leadership Academy will administer GE Africa's Scholars Programme… Read more »
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Nigeria: GE Attributes Global Human Resource Leadership to Corporate Philosophy
GE Africa, 31 January 2014
Lagos, Nigeria: General Electric (GE), a global technology and infrastructure company says its global rating as the world's best company for leadership is due to its human resource… Read more »
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One hundred students of the University of Ghana will have their tuition fully paid by General Electric (NYSE: GE) until they complete their studies. Ashesi University College has also signed on to a partnership with GE and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to build capacity for Ghana's young Oil and Gas industry. Both initiatives are part of a broader collaboration between GE and tertiary institutions in Ghana on capacity development.
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General Electric (GE) has been ranked by Aon Hewitt, the global human resources and consulting company, as first on its annual Global Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders list. The list has become the most comprehensive global leadership survey, analyzing links between leadership and financial performance. GE invests $1 billion in employee
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