Barrick Gold Corporation has officially opened its world class training academy at the old Buzwagi mine, in line with Barrick?s mine closure objective of leaving a positive legacy after mining has finished. Launched on March 18, 2024, the Barrick Academy is designed to offer tailor-made training programs aimed at developing Barrick?s frontline managers to grow both as individuals and as leaders in their fields, while equipping them with the skills to manage their teams more effectively and to improve performance. The Barrick Academy will be training more than 2,000 foremen, supervisors and superintendents from the Africa and Middle East region in the next 24 months.

The opening of the Barrick Academy follows the construction of an airport terminal at Buzwagi?s Kahama airstrip in January this year, which has paved the way for a scheduled airline service that can serve more than 200 passengers at a time. It is expected to be a major catalyst for economic growth in the region.