2019 Integrated Report

is testament to PPS’s commitment to contributing positively to the development of South Africa’s young professionals. The PPS Young Leadership Forum, a 12-month programme for a select group of employees under the age of 35, was also launched in 2019. The forum is the brainchild of a previous cohort of the GIDP and provides training and development for future business leaders. Eleven PPS employees were selected to participate in the inaugural programme and they engage in solving a range of different business challenges. As part of the PPS Training Academy offering, both the GIDP and the Young Leadership Forum participants attended leadership training programmes through the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute (TMALI) in partnershipwiththeUniversityofSouthAfrica(UNISA). This initiative culminated in one of the highlights of 2019: a visit to PPS by former president Thabo Mbeki. In his address to the young professionals and PPS staff members, he expressed the hope that this fruitful partnership would continue to grow and develop South African leaders in the future. As testimony to the academy’s position as a top training organisation in the world, PPS was recognised in 2019 as a Top 125 Global Corporate Academy . Judging criteria included the alignment of training to business strategy, the impact evaluation of learning interventions and the deployment of outstanding initiatives. HUMAN CAPITAL | 13