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Debswana operates training centres at the two mining sites, Orapa and Jwaneng, with Orapa running a fully-fledged Technical Training Centre. This college does not only train for Debswana but other mining houses in Botswana as well as mining equipment service providers such as Komatsu and Barloworld. The technical training curriculum and artisan development model have been adopted nation-wide and currently being piloted in Francistown Technical College and Botswana College of Engineering and Technology. The Orapa Training Centre started in 1974. Since its inception, the training centre has produced over 1200 artisans, being riggers, fitters, electricians, boilermakers and instrument technicians.
BAC is one of the most important contributions to the education sector that Debswana is most proud of. Back in the 80s, Debswana had established what was then known as Debswana Accounting Training Centre to train its own accountants. This attracted the interest of Government, who had identified a similar need in the public service and in the country and decided to enroll some public servants in the programme of study. Debswana suggested that in view of the national demand for qualified accountants, the Government should become a shareholder rather than pay training fees. Government welcomed the idea, and this was seen as an opportunity for building capacity for the entire economy. This is how BAC was born and has continued to grow and thrive ever since.
As part of enhancing the educational sector in the zones of influence, Debswana runs two private schools in both Jwaneng and Orapa which are accessible to employees and the surrounding communities at each of the sites.
Debswana has entered into memoranda of understanding with education institutions such as, Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) to advance and capacitate the engineering sector, and as a way of ensuring continued succession for the mining sector. Another notable MOU is with the Government-owned Jwaneng Technical College.
Debswana has two game parks in Orapa and Jwaneng, which cover a space of 28085 hectares (9000ha for Orapa park and 19085 Jwana Park). The parks have numerous species of fauna and flora. Jwana Park has over 23 mammalian species and over 117 bird species. Orapa Park has over 58 mammalian species; over 86 reptilian species and over 300 bird species. These parks are open to the public and education institutions for research and learnings purposes
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