Seychelles Human Resource Development Award Prize Presentation Ceremony
09 May 2022
On Friday 6th May 2022, the Agency for National Human Resource Development (ANHRD) held a Prize Presentation Ceremony for the participants of the third edition of the Seychelles Human Resource Development (SHRD) Award which has launched in 2022 which was held at the Seychelles Institute of Teachers Education (site) Auditorium at Mont Fleuri.
A total of eight organisations took part in the SHRD Award and they are; ABSA Bank Seychelles Limited, Ministry of Education, Kempinski Seychelles Resort, SACOS Group Limited, Seychelles Pension Fund, National Council for the Elderly, Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority and Raffles Seychelles
As reiterated by Mrs Nadia Lauricourt, the Chief Executive Officer for the ANHRD, the aim of the Award “was to reward organisations that are showcasing good HRD practices as well as dentify which organisations need assistance in setting up mechanisms that will help them to perform better.”
For this edition, the competition was very tight and the winners for the Private and Public Sector categories are as follows:
- The Winner in the Public Sector Category was the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority who scored a total of 78 points
2. The Runner Up in the Public Sector Category was the Seychelles Pension Fund (SPF) with a total score of 77 points
- The Winner in the Private Sector Category was Raffles Seychelles who scored a total of 80 points
- The Runner Up in the Private Sector Category was ABSA Bank Seychelles Limited with a total score of 78 points
The winners of the Individual award of Excellence were as follows:
- Excellence in employee development went to the Seychelles Pension Fund
- Excellence in employee engagement went to the Seychelles Pension Fund
- Excellence in graduate development went to ABSA Bank Seychelles Limited
- Excellence in HR technologies went to ABSA Bank Seychelles Limited
- Excellence in leadership development went to the Ministry of Education
- Excellence in performance management went to the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority
- Excellence in recruitment and retention strategy went to Kempinski Seychelles Resort
Each of the participating organisations also received a copy of the Human Resource Audit. Ms Cheryl Marie who is the Senior Human Resource and Budget Management Officer at the ANHRD encouraged all the participants “to continue to play an important role in the development of Human Resources for the country and to turn the recommendations into achievements.”