Iluka’s leadership framework provides a common language and set of expectations for leadership capabilities within our business. The framework is based around five leadership drivers – leading sustainably, leading commercially, leading with insight, leading authentically and leading through our people.
We promote leadership at all levels in our business. We provide a structured development model including tools and resources that are accessible to all employees through our “leadership community”.
2019 also saw the launch of our leadership acceleration programmes, designed to grow our leadership capability at senior, middle and emerging levels. Partnering with two specialised leadership development organisations, these programmes incorporate workshops, coaching, business challenges and mentoring. Our Emerging Leader Programme also provides participants with statements of attainment towards a Certificate IV in Leadership and Management (BSB42015).
Iluka currently has over 90 enrolled apprentices and trainees across our Australian operations. To facilitate pathway employment opportunities for Aboriginal employees, Iluka offers traineeship opportunities for both Clontarf and SHINE students. Narngulu operations currently has two SHINE graduates and one Clontarf graduate undertaking traineeships.
Our 2019 vacation programme saw 15 students join us across a range of technical and functional disciplines. Each vacation student had the opportunity to participate in a number of projects designed to enable new and innovative ways of thinking at Iluka while providing opportunities to apply the theory learnt at University into the workplace.
Our Information Technology team initiated a graduate programme in 2019, in partnership with the Australia Computer Society (ACS) Foundation. Through this work integrated scholarship programme, Iluka provides a scholarship for an undergraduate or postgraduate student to experience the workplace on a part-time or full-time basis over an extended period of up to 48 weeks.
In addition to the traineeships and apprenticeships mentioned previously, Iluka maintains strong relationships with a variety of professional bodies and institutions to provide employees with technical and professional development opportunities.
In 2019, these have included providing educational assistance to employees undertaking professional qualifications, supporting professional development courses, seminars and conferences and supporting high potential senior female leaders through a women in leadership programme.