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IDM and FTS signing Memorandum of Understanding

IDM Eswatini signed an MOU with Fiduciary Trusteeship Services (FTS) a wholly Swati owned entity that provides professional trustee and training services. This partnership also opens up other training avenues in areas of retirement funds related courses like; Retirement planning for HR practitioners, financial welfare and other employee benefits related training.

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Lesotho takes over Chairmanship of Regional Board of Governors

Dr Thabiso Lebese is the new Chairman of the IDM Regional Board of Governors. He took over the chairmanship from Eswatini’s Evart Madlopha. The regional board met in Lesotho in March to discuss the Institute’s strategic map and also appreciate progress on the 2016 – 2021 strategy.

Regional Director Richard Malikongwa, says the Board of Governors meets three times a year to discuss and appreciate progress of the Institute’s strategic roadmap. During the recent meeting, the Board also wanted to affirm the importance Lesotho makes to the tripartite governments.

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IDM Women Attend the Buganu Ceremony by Nontobeko Dlamini

Thousands of women from all corners of Eswatini descended at the Hlane Royal residence for the festival from the 9th-11th of March 2018.  IDM Lutsango (women) also attended this year’s installment of the Buganu ceremony a cultural festival held for married women annually in Eswatini. The Buganu ceremony has been around for a very long time, it comes once a year in the months of February and March. It takes place in the two major regions of the country were the “buganu” Marula fruit is found in abundance.

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IDM Sells Career Focused Programmes at the HRDC 2018 Skills Fair

The recent Botswana Human Resource Skills Fair and Career Clinics have given learners a great platform and appreciation of streams of courses offered at the Institute of Development Management (IDM).

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Royal Excellence: Eswatini Royal Highness Graduates

IDM Eswatini campus held a special graduation ceremony in September for Her Royal Highness Inkhosikati LaNtentesa who had been pursuing a diploma in Human Resource Management. An Inkhosikati meaning  queen in the  Siswati language;  is the title given to His Majesty the King’s wives. The event started in the afternoon with the arrival members of the royal family to witness the occasion.

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IDM and Indiana University Strengthen Collaboration

The Institute of Development Management (IDM) recently hosted faculty from Indiana University (IU). Timothy Smith, Director of International Relations and Business Development at the Kelly School of Business (IU) and Rex Stockton, Chancellor’s Professor at IU were in Gaborone from 23rd – 28th January 2018 to strengthen collaboration between the two institutions, as well as enhance IDM’s programmes through capacity building activities and program review and design. 

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IDM 11th Joint Graduation Ceremony in Style

Eight Hundred and Seventy (870) graduands were conferred with Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates by the Institute of Development Management (IDM) at the Institute’s 11th Joint Graduation Ceremony held at Boipuso Hall last week. Graduands were awarded at this prestigious occasion which attracted people from Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini (BLS) who came dressed in their national attires to confirm the cultural diversity of the institution which has been around for more than four decades. BLS countries are the markets where IDM operates.

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