At Heirs Holdings, we create institutions that do more than just make profits – we do well in business and do good in society.
We carry a vision: To improve lives and transform Africa by investing our resources, our time, and our knowledge in critical sectors of the economy, and the UBA Group Graduate Management Accelerated Program (GMAP) is a testament to this vision.
UBA Group recently concluded its Graduate Management Accelerated Program – a program focused on identifying outstanding, young, fresh graduates across Africa, and equipping them with a wide range of specialized training to launch their careers in UBA Group, Africa’s Global Bank.
For me, it is a critical testament to our mission to be truly pan-African and truly invest in African talent. UBA is Africa’s Global Bank – we had young graduates from Cameroun, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, and other African countries. There were 700 graduates in the 2023 GMAP cohort!
After undergoing the 6 months of intensive training program, spanning Treasury, Sales, Marketing and Customer Service, Financial Accounting, Risk Management, and Governance, these aspiring young professionals have now been equipped with the best skills and knowledge required to accelerate their banking career – and Africa.
We all know the reality when it comes to youth unemployment in Africa. Unemployment is the biggest challenge we face – a betrayal of a generation. We know governments alone cannot create all the jobs we need on the continent – so it is up to us, African private sector leaders to intervene and support the government in solving this unemployment deficit. And it is gratifying to see UBA play its part.
Listening to and interacting with the brilliant minds at the graduation ceremony, I am proud to say that we made the right decision. I would like to see branch managers form this cohort in the next 3 years and CEOs in the next 5 years. I believe that this is possible because we have selected the best talents, with the right enthusiasm and energy, and we, at UBA Group will continue to provide the right environment for them to flourish – this is a testament to our corporate mantra of “building to last”.
We have all learned the importance of Enterprise, Excellence, and Execution. So, congratulations to you all, the world is just about to start.
My sincerest appreciation goes out to the Group Managing Director, UBA Group, Oliver Alawuba, and his executive team, as well as our Group HR Director, Katrina Modupe Akindele, and her amazing team for delivering this wonderful project.
And to everyone else who was part of this dream, I appreciate so much your commitment to transforming lives the #HeirsHoldingsWay, #TheUBAWay #TheTOEWay.
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