After successful placement of all the 5 graduate interns engaged in the 2022 phase, the Association took in yet another group of fresh university graduates to train. The recruitment process that promoted meritocracy, equity and diversity saw more than 50 graduates express interest in the programme.
5 applicants in the HR and Legal Professions were picked to start the programme based on the NITA standards. The 5 were put on a 6 months contract and just like their predecessors they will vigorously be trained and exposed to practical aspect of their profession through visits to member farms across the country. Among the areas they will be trained on are;
- Labour Laws
- Interviewing skills
- Facilitation skills
- Sexual harassment
- Management/Supervisory skills
- ILO Convention
- The wages order
- Grievance/Conflict handling procedures
- Disciplinary Procedures
- Accounting Reporting & Corporate Financial Management
- Computation of employees final dues/Terminal dues
After 6 months of intense training and exposure, the young graduates shall be ready for the market; ready to take up any tasks placed in their hands. We encourage members to be part of this drive by offering learning opportunities during their training whenever requested.
Meet and know the team;
Koitumet Naikumi
Naikumi is a versatile professional with recent certification of Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Management and graduated with a second-class upper division from Jomo Kenyatta University.
He is looking to put his HR skills into professional use and also looking forward to expanding his knowledge in ensuring Compliance in HR, proper and timely CBA negotiations and implementation, proper labour relations and ensuring the workplace is safe, healthy and acceptable to all employees.
Although he currently has no professional experience yet, he was attached at Maasai Mara University where under the guidance of his industrial supervisor, he received excellent feedback on how he was well organized, an excellent communicator and with the ability to learn and implement new processes at work. He hopes to gain experience and acquire skills to help advance in his field while also using his abilities in a way that benefit the company he will work for.
June Jumaa
June is a graduate of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology with a Bachelors Degree in Human Resource Management. She is highly motivated Human Resources Specialist with entry level experience in hiring and onboarding, employee benefits and payroll, performance management and HRIS. Reliable, knowledgeable and highly organized team player with excellent communication skills, team building and relationship management.
After the programme, she will be seeking employment opportunities where she can use her knowledge and expertise in HR to carry out various responsibilities in functional areas such as Human Resource Planning, recruitment, policy implementation and employee relations. Her core competencies are; Leadership development, Communication, Employee relations and Training and development.
Felix Ochieng
Felix graduated from Kisii University with a Bachelor’s degree in human resource management and attained a First Class Honours. He is a competent and organized individual who is able to work as part of a team and manage several priorities at any one time. He has a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and a keen desire to learn and grow within a firm and outside firm environment. He possesses superb communication skills and is a dedicated professional who fully understands the importance of HR department to any organization, and therefore aims to make any office as effective and efficient as possible. He has experience in commercially focused organizations, and fully understands the pressures of achieving targets and accurately assessing job applicants according to their ability.
Diana Wairimu Maina
Diana is a Legal and HR professional with a Bachelor of laws (LLB) from Kenyatta University, post graduate Diploma from Kenya school of law and currently pursuing Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP) Certification.
She has amassed experience in legal matters including commercial law, civil procedures, probate, labor laws and conveyancing. She is also well versed in legal research, drafting as well as client relations.
She is an analytical and detail-oriented professional who can work well with others and collaborate effectively to provide high quality assistance to clients.
She is adaptable and able to remain flexible in the face of new challenges and is enthusiastic and eager to contribute to the success of an organization.
Salome Gitimu
Salome is a graduate from the Kenya Institute of Management with a diploma in human resource Management. She has adverse knowledge in the administrative department acquired from various organizations that I’ve been able to work in. I am passionate with dealing with people and interested in getting to understand why they behave the way they do depending with the characteristic.
My ability to socialize and being open minded has helped me to engage with people effortlessly. Giving service to people gives me joy and fulfillment knowing that I’ve managed to make a difference in his or her life
We wish to thank all the companies that have offered immense support to all our former trainees and ultimately offering them jobs which is a big success to the programme. We request members with vacancies to consider our well-trained apprentices for the jobs.