In a continued demonstration of its dedication to training and expertise growth in Liberia, ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) has introduced a examine for Fifty Thousand United States {Dollars} (US$50,000) to Nimba College as a part of its annual help to the establishment, line with its Mineral Improvement Settlement (MDA) requirement.
The examine was formally introduced on Thursday by Joseph Sloan, Crew Assist Unit Coordinator in AML’s Sustainability and Exterior Relations Division (SER).
Making the presentation, Mr. Sloan reaffirmed AML’s dedication to increased training in Liberia, significantly in areas intently tied to the mining trade. He famous that the monetary help was particularly focused on the college’s Mining Engineering and Geology division.
“This contribution underscores ArcelorMittal Liberia’s long-standing dedication to serving to construct the following era of mining and geology professionals proper right here in Liberia,” Sloan mentioned.
Receiving the examine, Assistant Professor Emmanuel A. Donseah, Dean of the School of Engineering and Geoscience, expressed appreciation on behalf of the college. He applauded AML for its constant achievement of its MDA commitments and mentioned the most recent help might be used to obtain much-needed laboratory tools for the college.
The muse of the Mining and Geology College at Nimba College was laid by way of the 2005 Mineral Improvement Settlement signed between the Authorities of Liberia and ArcelorMittal. Initially a subsidiary of the College of Liberia’s Division of Geology and Mining, the institute started receiving help from AML in 2011 with an preliminary cost of US$200,000 by way of the Fee on Larger Schooling for supplies and capability growth.
Through the years, AML has performed a pivotal position within the progress of this system, together with offering professionals to lecture in mining and geology throughout its formative levels. In 2014, the corporate additionally brokered a technical partnership with the Ghana College of Mines to help with curriculum growth and workers coaching. Sadly, an initiative that was obstructed by the Ebola outbreak.
With this newest cost, ArcelorMittal Liberia’s whole contribution to the college now stands at US$675,000, protecting annual help and arrears since 2012.
This ongoing help displays AML’s perception in sustainable growth and within the energy of training to rework communities. The corporate stays a dedicated accomplice to Liberia’s future workforce, significantly within the extractive sector.
