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Integrated annual report 2017
R8,3m
of which R5m was spent
on female initiatives
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The total leadership
development
investment was
to take full ownership of their development and
career growth. Our approach to learning and
development has evolved to focus on
developing a high-impact learning culture
aligned to strategic objectives. Learning is
self-paced and learner-focused. Our
programmes offer a blend of delivery
methods to suit learning preferences.
The total leadership development investment
was R8,3m, of which over R5m was spent on
female initiatives. Programmes offered outside
the leadership pipeline were tailored based on
individual leadership competency assessments,
translating into delivering the right skills for the
right people at the right time. In addition,
108 leaders bene ted from business coaching
programmes.
INTERNSHIPS
Our internship programmes provided work
experience and mentorship for 122 interns
during the past year. The group absorbed 54%
of these interns as permanent employees at the
end of the programme.
Our people
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Our graduate programme employed
17 graduates this year. The initiative attracts
young talented professionals to add value in
various strategic and operational business units.
We also offer these young professionals a
bursary for the second and third year of study
and, where applicable, for their honours
degrees. At least 90% of these graduates
are offered permanent employment.
In our broadcast technology and outside-
broadcasting areas, 20 young engineers were
offered opportunities to gain valuable experience
and conduct research while completing their
quali cations.
BURSARIES
We invested over R11,5m in bursaries in the
nancial year. A large proportion of this was
focused on supporting employees to obtain their
rst undergraduate degree, and 53% (R6,2m)
was allocated to women. While most of the
quali cations funded were in business studies,
an increase was noted in the elds of
communication science and media studies.