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GWIJI – Swahili word used to describe someone who is an expert/ace/star of a certain specialization or art
ABOUT US
“Gwiji is a Swahili word used to describe someone who is an expert/ace/star of a certain specialization or art. At Gwiji Africa, our training courses and conferences aim at making the attendees experts in their fields. With well researched courses and carefully vetted independent trainers and facilitators, we guarantee world class course delivery and invaluable knowledge to competently implement and run your day-to-day job like the Gwiji you are.
WHY GWIJI?
With our wide variety of certified and non-certified courses covering soft and hard skills in an array of industries, you will be assured of: Well trained staff who in turn ensure a healthy bottom line. Cost effective. High ROI. Customized/ bespoke courses tailored to your organization’s fit”. Practical and applicable industry best practice skills.
Industries Covered
Here are our industries covered
HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIROMENT
OIL & GAS
TECHNICAL & ENGINEERING
BANKING & FINANCE
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT & PLANNING
OPERATIONS AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
PROCUREMENT, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
PHARMACEUTICAL
SPORTS MANAGEMENT
Our Trainings and Courses
SUSTAINABILITY ESG: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION FOR IMPACT - 29th-31st July 2024, Nairobi, Kenya
Sustainable business practices and transparent ESG reporting are increasingly taking center stage. While sustainability reporting is not mandatory in all countries, a growing number of successful companies are recognizing that the use of best practices can be an important differentiator.
This course provides an overview of the role and responsibilities of the board and directors in promoting sustainability management, compliance, and strategies within a company. The potential impact and implications of environmental, social and governance (ESG) developments, climate related risks and opportunities for companies, and how companies can drive value creation through ESG will be explored and discussed during the course.
OBJECTIVES OF COURSE The programme will allow participants to:
This course provides an overview of the role and responsibilities of the board and directors in promoting sustainability management, compliance, and strategies within a company. The potential impact and implications of environmental, social and governance (ESG) developments, climate related risks and opportunities for companies, and how companies can drive value creation through ESG will be explored and discussed during the course.
OBJECTIVES OF COURSE The programme will allow participants to:
- Gain understanding of sustainability, ESG, concepts and frameworks.
- Acquire knowledge on global and local sustainability trends and tools.
- Understand the importance and reason for using sustainable business concepts.
- Identify and list the benefits of Sustainability ESG for an organisation.
- Acquire an understanding of how successful sustainability ideas and reporting look like in an organisation.
- Recognise and take actionable steps at an individual level to realise sustainable ideas.
- Gain understanding of why Sustainability ESG reporting is used to measure sustainability.
- Gain knowledge of a basic Sustainability ESG assessment and how to complete it.
LOCAL CONTENT DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT - 3rd-5th July 2024, Maputo | 8th-10th July 2024, CapeTown
The FIRST day of the workshop will start with an introduction to the oil and gas supply chain and the role of Local Content in creating jobs and revenues within this supply chain. The second half of the day will then highlight some practical models, processes, schemes, and case studies of Local Content successes in different countries so that the participants can appreciate
how their organizations or specific roles fits into this overall framework. The workshop will be an interactive and engaging session, learning from the experiences of the participants.
The SECOND day will be to fully elaborate on the fundamental opportunities that different sectors provide within a local content agenda. These opportunities will be strategically outlined with levels of priority and importance so that participants can have a rounded knowledge of where best their strengths lie and how they can tap into these opportunities. The second half of the second day then highlights in phases the different steps that the participants should take to fully capitalize on these opportunities. This will also be a highly interactive session with a discussion format.
On the THIRD and final day, there is a focus on exposing participants to a more external dimension of local content especially in a globally connected world. This showcases the opportunities for local suppliers and participants to strategize in internationalizing their capacities tapping into a wide range of resources now available to them. At the end of the day, the biggest measure of a true local content value is international competitiveness and this would be explored on the third day.
The SECOND day will be to fully elaborate on the fundamental opportunities that different sectors provide within a local content agenda. These opportunities will be strategically outlined with levels of priority and importance so that participants can have a rounded knowledge of where best their strengths lie and how they can tap into these opportunities. The second half of the second day then highlights in phases the different steps that the participants should take to fully capitalize on these opportunities. This will also be a highly interactive session with a discussion format.
On the THIRD and final day, there is a focus on exposing participants to a more external dimension of local content especially in a globally connected world. This showcases the opportunities for local suppliers and participants to strategize in internationalizing their capacities tapping into a wide range of resources now available to them. At the end of the day, the biggest measure of a true local content value is international competitiveness and this would be explored on the third day.
Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Trade Dynamics and Risks - 1st-5th July 2024, Online
The course is in collaboration with the Center of Studies in Oil and Gas Engineering and Technology (CS-OGET) of the Eduardo Mondlane University, in Mozambique. CS-OGET is a World Bank approved and accredited Academic Center of Excellence.
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the LNG trade dynamics, and essential features of its logistics, pricing, and associated risks. It highlights the significance of LNG for ensuring energy security. The course will emphasize the role of LNG within the global energy mix and strategy and will provide insights into LNG trade including logistics and pricing.
The course will cover in detail:
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the LNG trade dynamics, and essential features of its logistics, pricing, and associated risks. It highlights the significance of LNG for ensuring energy security. The course will emphasize the role of LNG within the global energy mix and strategy and will provide insights into LNG trade including logistics and pricing.
The course will cover in detail:
- LNG Value Chain
- LNG Shipping and Custody Transfer
- Global LNG Trade
- LNG Financial Derivatives and Projects Economics
- Risk Management
- Achieve a complete overview of LNG value chain elements
- Understand the role LNG plays in future energy security and how LNG trade is revolutionizing the gas industry
- Comprehend the technology and developments
- Recognize the environmental advantages of LNG as an alternative fuel
- Determine the key points influencing global LNG trade
Strategic Planning & Organizational Development - 29th-31st July 2024, Nairobi, Kenya
The course covers the essential areas of:
- Strategic Planning in an Agile transforming world
- Shifting strategy from ideas to Operational Implementation
- Organizational Culture Analysis and interventions
- Transformational Adaptive Growth
- Talent Management, development and Succession Planning strategies – Purpose versus Plan
- Improve their organization's overall effectiveness.
- Set a vision for the future
- Give their teams a sense of direction
- Gain a competitive advantage
- Innovate
- Become more proactive
- Increase productivity and efficiency
- Increase sales and profits
- Keep their employees motivated
Mastering Communication Skills for Effective Collections - 25th&26th MARCH 2024 NAIROBI,KENYA
In today’s world it is critical that the staff employed to deal with customers have a high level of communication skills in order to provide exceptional Customer Service and also to achieve targets in fields such as sales or collections.
In many countries, English is seen as the preferred business language, and is the most dominant language in the business world. However it is often not a first language and attention needs to be given to ensure that staff are able to communicate effectively and correctly with customers.
Purpose The purpose of this programme is to assist the attendees in understanding the reason for exemplary customer care practices and providing attendees with the ability to be the best in every contact with the customer and to enable attendees to increase the collection of outstanding revenue using their communication skills.
Who Should Attend This training programme is aimed at staff members who are involved in communicating with Customers (Internal and External) in business English to ensure an exceptionally high level of service.
In many countries, English is seen as the preferred business language, and is the most dominant language in the business world. However it is often not a first language and attention needs to be given to ensure that staff are able to communicate effectively and correctly with customers.
Purpose The purpose of this programme is to assist the attendees in understanding the reason for exemplary customer care practices and providing attendees with the ability to be the best in every contact with the customer and to enable attendees to increase the collection of outstanding revenue using their communication skills.
Who Should Attend This training programme is aimed at staff members who are involved in communicating with Customers (Internal and External) in business English to ensure an exceptionally high level of service.
TALENT MANAGEMENT TO ACHIEVE A HIGH-PERFOMANCE CULTURE - 21st-22nd MARCH 2024 NAIROBI,KENYA
This course will introduce you to the building blocks organizations use to manage the performance of individuals, teams, and total organizations. You will learn how to create a work environment that enables employees to thrive. We will explore the major facets of talent management from developing core competencies to the design and implementation of performance management systems to identifying, assessing, and developing talent, to delivering performance coaching for individuals and teams to driving employee engagement and retention. We will explore these practices through experiential learning. You will be expected to actively participate in team and individual-based projects, group discussion/ debate, assessments, presentations, and a variety of learning methodologies that will promote your professional growth.
Following this course, you will be able to:
A. Identify various methodologies organizations can use to accelerate and improve individual, team and organizational performance.
B. Develop and promote leadership competencies that will frame the behaviors expected for organizational success.
C. Pinpoint the components of the performance management system to maximize people’s potential and performance.
D. Assess an organization’s bench strength and learn how to design and facilitate the succession planning process.
E. Identify when and how to use assessment tools for both talent selection, talent development and team formation purposes.
F. Orchestrate a 360-degree feedback process and deliver positive and constructive feedback to ultimate improve individual and team performance.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Following this course, you will be able to:
B. Develop and promote leadership competencies that will frame the behaviors expected for organizational success.
C. Pinpoint the components of the performance management system to maximize people’s potential and performance.
D. Assess an organization’s bench strength and learn how to design and facilitate the succession planning process.
E. Identify when and how to use assessment tools for both talent selection, talent development and team formation purposes.
F. Orchestrate a 360-degree feedback process and deliver positive and constructive feedback to ultimate improve individual and team performance.
Certificate in GREEN PROCUREMENT PRACTICES - CGPP™ - 18th-21st MARCH 2024 NAIROBI,KENYA
Watch preview of training here
This course is especially designed for you to actively champion the ecofriendly and sustainability cause for your organization. The aim of this course is to provide practical guidance in Greening your Supply Chain based on what is being done in Fortune 100 companies, recognized world-wide for their environmental initiatives and financial savings. This hands on course is a blend of best practices, case studies, tools and methods based on those utilized by the Fortune companies to allow for a doable, straight-forward-Green Supply Chain with a specific focus on Procurement. The CGPP™ course consists of eleven key modules which include presentations, demonstrations, discussions and exercises led by Patrick Woods (Bio and profile in brochure).
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING.
-Create a Strategic Supply Plan and an Operations Plan to implement it
-Understand both the benefits of a Green Supply Chain with a focus on Procurement and the costs of lacking a focus
-Deploy a four-step process to decision making
-Engage a ten-step approach to Green Procurement
-Identify Green focus areas then implement key strategies and practices
-Understand both ISO14000 and ISO20400 and how they compliment Green
-Take this program from concept to reality – conclude with a doable Procurement action plan
-Be equipped with the knowledge and skills to implement sustainable Procurement practices that align with ISO20400 standards.
-Learn how to assess supply chain sustainability
-Develop and implement Green Procurement Strategies
-Measure and report on sustainability performances
-Implement best practices and emerging trends in Green Procurement Initiatives
Quality Assessing and Calibration
CUSTOMER RETENTION & COLLABORATION
FATIGUE & BURNOUT STRESS SYNDROME MANAGEMENT
STRATEGIC HR BUSINESS PARTNER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Sustainability via Process Safety Management including Emotional Intelligence
Advanced Failure Modes Effects Analysis
NEBOSH IOGC
ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING
INTERNAL AUDIT , COMPLIANCE AND ERM TRIANGLE
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
Contact us
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Gwiji Africa Training and Events LTD | Kuba Villas, office door 4, Forest line road | P.O Box 163-00208|Ngong Hills, Kenya.