Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) recently welcomed 16 new employees to its ranks under its Graduate Development Scheme program (GDS).
The GDS program operates by identifying promising new university graduates and offering them positions with OTML in their respective study disciplines. Graduates are provided with ongoing mentoring and further on-the-job training.
The latest cohort completed their respective university programs in 2023 and were selected after meeting the GDS program entry requirements.
OTML general manager social performance and sustainability Jesse Pile welcomed the intakes and urged them to grab the opportunity with open arms.
“We have a high calibre of technically skilled people. Depending on what department you are attached with, you will be working with highly specialised people. Embrace the opportunity by learning from them,” he said.
The highly successful GDS program has launched the careers of some of OTML’s brightest, including its managing director and chief executive officer Kedi Ilimbit.
“Our current managing director and chief executive officer is a product of the GDS program including other managers and general managers, so it’s a great program to be a part of,” Pile said.
The 2023 cohort includes 10 graduates from The Papua New Guinea University of Technology, four from the University of Papua New Guinea, and two from the Divine Word University.
The intakes represent a host of disciplines including accounting, environmental science, chemistry, geology, mining engineering and mineral processing.
Since the GDS program was launched in 1988, OTML has trained 590 graduates.
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