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Africa purchase locally as much as possible , keeping availability and price in mind ,” Finnis added .
Employ and train The theme of local commitment and corporate social responsibility ( CSR ) is one that resonates throughout everything that Grande Côte does , and becomes especially prevalent in regards to employment and people management over the entire lifecycle of the mine .
Similarly to the supply chain situation , the skill sets aren ’ t available in a lot of key operational areas , but this certainly does not mean that Grande Côte has cast aside the premise of local workers , and is instead devoting much of its efforts to developing and promoting the best that the surrounding region has to offer .
“ It is true that in some areas the skill sets just aren ’ t there ; there aren ’ t the people who can operate certain items of plants , so our philosophy is to employ and train ,” Finnis said . “ We have a highly skilled set of expats here doing the training for us and there are very well educated people here who will continue to grow in the organisation .
“ Skill sets in areas like some trades , instrumentation and high tech plant aspects we don ’ t see exist , so we have to make sure we tailor our training and expatriate support for areas like that .
“ We are looking long term and building for the future so that in a couple of years the
“ It is true that in some areas the skill sets just aren ’ t there ; there aren ’ t the people who can operate certain items of plants , so our philosophy is to employ and train ”
– Simon Finnis
Grande Côte aim to train local people
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