About Us
Our Mission
Our mission is to develop a stakeholder service culture, in which stakeholder satisfaction is valued above everything else. The intention is to build a growing, profitable business that will provide stable employment with equitable compensation and opportunities for personal growth to employees, quality products at fair prices to consumers, and substantial contribution to civic betterment in the communities in which we are located. To secure a 5 % market share within the next 3 years, through vigorous marketing campaigns, accompanied by innovative strategies.
To commit ourselves to making our business & investment successful, profitable and beneficial to all our shareholders, and stakeholders by building a sustainable business presence in Africa and targeted international markets To create a satisfying work environment, that promotes creativity, enthusiasm and personal safety And this will be accomplished through:
- Innovation – the design & development of new products and services, and improvement of existing products and services to meet customer requirement cost, quality and delivery.
- Marketing – the identification of potential customers with desired profit opportunities, advertising to those customers to meet their expressed needs, and servicing customers to ensure continued satisfaction and referral.
- Finance – the development and maintenance of financial plans and controls, safeguarding assets, and auditing the finances and operations of the company, its divisions and affiliates.
Our Vision
Striving Minds Academy is a skills development company working with the SOLE aim of providing unique skills development courses in the Mining, Engineering and Hospitality industries. Apart from our policy, our services are unique, cost effective and flexible to all stake holders, who are striving to reach the highest level of competency in their respective fields.
Our services vary, and they range from SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, COOPERATE TRAINING, FURTHER FOUNDATION TRAINING and we also have projects department which is aimed at catering the HEAD-CRACKING SITUATIONS, which is comprised of a group of experts in their fields. We do training from the Common-Man, Lower to Upper-Level Management, Shareholders to Company owners.
Our training provides solutions to the whole business spectrum at large. We aim to be an ONE-STOP-TRAINING-CENTRE
Our Objectives
To provide, maintain, develop and sustain highest quality standards and services to the community at large.
To provide the best in-class human development system and working solutions those are subjected to continuous improvement.
To operate with the highest levels of integrity and confidentiality in pursuit of Customer approval and satisfaction.
To be a trend and pace-setter in the human development field.
To honour social responsibility by contributions to the needy, charity organizations and the society at large.
To partner, align and cooperate with other players within and outside our scope of business with view of
Sharing knowledge and expertise
Ploughing back to the society
Conforming and adhering to current or respective government requirements
Spectrum of Work
Striving Mind Academy & Consultancy [Pty] Ltd’s range of capabilities covers engineering, business management, and Health-Care management, hospitality. Our offering extends across a wide scope of supply including work-place skills development, workshops, seminars, and consultancy services, and all work essential for the continued development of the South African education sector and economy.
Social Upliftment BBBEE
We are motivated by the potential to be harnessed through celebrating diversity and incorporating empowerment into our business culture. We support the BBBEE Act and the Codes of Good Practice for BBBEE, as well as the development of the skills of the previously disadvantaged in South Africa. Social-Economic Development Our Social-Economic Development initiatives focus on education and we contribute to various projects during the year. For more information please visit our website refer to our Annual Report or our publication.
Our Pledge
We pledge and commit ourselves to offer only the best and quality services to our Clients as a unified team in order to ensure the maximum productivity from our Clients. We treat each assignment as the only one and last. We look at each job as an opportunity to pro-actively find creative means or solutions to meet our highest Clients expectations and if possible to exceed them.
Enterprise Development
We have embraced enterprise development with a view to develop our supplier base in support of our preferential procurement initiatives and to develop our capacity to deliver on contracts with reduced reliance on conventional joint venture partners.
Preferential Procurement
Our preferential Procurement policy gives specific preference to BEE compliant enterprises, SME’s as well as black-owned enterprises.
Management Control
The management of Striving Minds Academy will be composed of black, coloured and white and includes women on the team. The Directors worked intensely in the field of TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES for a number of years
Ethical management
Striving Minds, aspires to the philosophy of “zero tolerance, zero harm”, in respect of safety, health and the environment in all our operations and this policy is integral to the way we conduct business We have developed and implemented a quality management system for safety, health and the environment that are consistent with recognized statutory requirements, standards and codes which enable us to:
Encompass safety as a value for our personnel which will never be compromised.
Identify, access and manage risks to employees, service providers and the community at large.
Strive to achieve Industry’s best practice.
Set and achieve targets that promote our Clients to meet their set objectives and goals.
In implementing this policy we commit to open communication channels with our employees, contractors, service providers and communities to encourage a culture that reflects the philosophy of our company.
Employment Equity
Integral to our business is the policy of applying the principles of fair and equal treatment and opportunities for all. We are committed to promoting equity ad diversity throughout our company. Our approach has entered on the following principles:
Building a culture that is consistent with our values
Eliminating unfair discrimination in the work place. Development and promotion of talent within our company. Continuous of designated groups in all occupational categories in the workplace
Corporate Governance
We believe that good corporate governance is pivotal to our success. We are committed to maintaining high standards of governance thereby ensuring that the business is managed ethically, sustainably and within predetermined risk parameters.
