Employees
Kentz currently employs over 11,000 employees across the world. We respect our employees and encourage their development and training at every level of the organisation.
Employees at Kentz have many training and development opportunities such as:
- Skills Enhancement Courses (SECs)
- The Supervisory Management Development Programme (SMDP)
- The Post Graduate Certificate and Diploma in Management and Leadership at Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdon
- Internal and external MBAs
In South Africa, Kentz has achieved a grade four categorisation for Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment through comprehensive training and development of its staff. A purpose-built facility was established in Chamdor, Johannesburg, giving employees the opportunity to develop and achieve new skills to become welders, boilermakers and electricians. Another training centre was also established at the Medupi Power Station project, where employees can improve their knowledge of various trades.
The South African operations also have an established bursary scheme and each year bursaries are allocated to black students to study disciplines of engineering, quantity surveying and accountancy at university or college.
We aim to empower our employees and recognise and reward individual contributions as well as teamwork. Every year, the Chief Executive’s Awards recognise outstanding contributions by employees across three areas: Safety Leadership, Commitment and Dedication, and the Emerging Employee of the Year.
Our ultimate aim is the happiness of our employees through their worthwhile and satisfying employment in a successful business. The top one hundred management executives in Kentz have on average 18 years of service with the Company.
