Airtel Ghana, the telecom brand of the year was over the weekend crowned the best organisation for learning and development practices at the maiden HR Focus Awards 2015. The prestigious award places Airtel Ghana at the pinnacle of organisations that invests in learning and development for its employees and providing them with the best environment to thrive and to be at their best.
Speaking about the recognition, Tina Muparadzi, Airtel's Human Resource Director said "At Airtel we are big believers in the power of potential and the ability of every one to realize their full potential given the right environment and commitment from leadership. We are fully committed to growing and developing our people because they are our greatest assets. We are thrilled to be the recipients of this award which is recognition of the effort we put in everyday to empower our employees to be on top of their game"
She continued "Airtel is the fastest growing telecommunication company in this country due to our leadership in innovation, superior product and services offerings and our people. Our cutting edge solutions are delivered by our highly engaged employees. This is why we cannot take their learning and development needs for granted. We will continue to provide our employees with limitless opportunities for growth and challenge them to deliver superior value for themselves, our business and customers".
The HR Focus Awards is organised by the HR Focus Magazine to reward organisations that have distinguished themselves in HR best practices.
Airtel Ghana was nominated for 8 out of the 11 categories at the awards. Part of the citation for the Airtel's awards read "your company has shown great innovation, sharpness and accuracy in identifying the learning needs of your staff and has taken great interest to ensure stellar training facilitation. You have cemented your image as a company that attaches great importance to the development of your staff for the mutual benefit of the staff and the company. With your unrivalled learning and development policy, employees are equipped with transferable skills that will be essential for their career progress in the future".
Airtel is Ghana's fastest growing telecommunication network and leader in digital innovation providing cutting edge solutions to meet the communication, connectivity and collaborative needs of its customers. Airtel is also the most loved telecom brand in the daily lives of Ghanaians.