TRAINING

Along with good wages and benefits, we provide our workforce with ongoing training opportunities.

2011 Training Hours

	Total Training Hours		Hours per Employee
	*Local*	*Expat*	*Local*	*Expat*
Rosebel	28,900	1,500¹	19	21
Essakane	26,066	1,200¹	14	12
W. Africa Exploration	2,144	60¹	14	3
Niobec		34,704¹		74
Mouska & Westwood		24,471¹		39
Suriname & Brazil Exploration		2,144¹		47
Colombia Exploration		100¹		14
Corporate		12,260¹		93
¹ Represents combined total as sites did not differentiate between local and expat training. The numbers of expats at these offices are insignificant (often only one or two persons).

We are also committed to building capacity in the regions where we operate. Here is an example of the work we are doing in some of those regions.

Rosebel

In an effort to boost local hiring at our Rosebel operations in Suriname, the community relations team at Rosebel re-evaluated its local hiring program in 2010, with a renewed focus on community capacity building. Along with changes made to hiring protocol, improved communication about hiring and the creation of job coaching sessions for local residents, the team also worked with several partners to create a local training initiative to give locals the type of job skills required to work at the mine.

IAMGOLD established a partnership with logistics conglomerate Kersten (www.kersten.sr) and the Caribbean Heavy Equipment Educational Center (www.cheec.net) to develop a locally based equipment training program and a technical school. Launched in 2010, the program is accessible by all seven local communities. It will increase the number of permanent and qualified positions for local individuals, reduce unemployment in the local communities, and provide transferable skills for local population.

Essakane

A training center (CDF) was created at Essakane to promote the development of the local workforce and the Essakane staff in order to increase the skill level of employees and prepare for expatriate succession. It provides training programs adapted to the company’s needs and educational engineering services to support the training personnel.

The center was officially inaugurated on December 12, 2011 by Steve Letwin.

Services

A work environment providing optimal learning conditions
A pooling of human and material resources dedicated to training
A complete and adapted training set

Trainings

Basic and specialized technical training
Occupational Health & Safety and Environment training
Leadership, supervision, management, customer-based orientation training
Train-the-trainer, firefighter training, driving license
Literacy, basic English, local languages training
MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, Oracle training
Intercultural training for expatriates and Burkinabés

Target Groups

New employees (Health, Safety and Environment induction, basic training)
Already existing employees (specialized employees)
High potential employees for expatriate succession (specialized training and leadership training)

Activities Performed in 2011

New employee induction
Second induction for employees who have been in the company for more than 18 months
Leadership training
Basic office automation training
Literacy training
Basic English training
Basic technical training for mill and mine maintenance employees
Driver training
Specialized training by the mill and mine department trainers for their employees

Quebec

A unique IAMGOLD partnership in Quebec has been offering mining students hands-on training opportunities throughout the Abitibi region and beyond. IAMGOLD has formed a partnership with the Commissions Scolaire de l’Or et des Bois, which allows the educational organization the use of IAMGOLD facilities for training purposes. Cohorts of students are received every year at both the Mouska mine and the Westwood construction project to complete their internships. On site, they are provided with training, mentorship and supervision from the mine employees.