Bateas Scholarships “Transformando vidas para un futuro mejor” (Transforming Lives for a Better Future), in partnership with Julian Baring

Program Objective

To provide access to higher quality technical education to young people from Caylloma District who have completed secondary school by offering scholarships for careers related to the mining sector. In this way, the program contributes to break the chain of poverty in the district, increase young peoples’ employment opportunities in the mining sector, and transform their lives and those of their families.

Scope

Since the program was created in 2021, 23 young people from the Caylloma District have benefitted with: (i) 100% funding of the technical training; and (ii) internships at Minera Bateas. Both components provide a high level of technical preparation, developing the knowledge and skills of the participants and increasing their professional performance.

Execution

•  The scholarships offered by the program allow participants to study for technical careers over a period of between one (1) and three (3) years in prestigious institutions such as SENATI and CETEMIN, respectively.

•  The scholarships are financed through direct contributions from Minera Bateas and support from the Julian Baring Scholarship Fund, which specifically funds study opportunities at CETEMIN.

•  Annually, we have a number of scholarships available for young people to pursue studies at each institution.

Results

• 28 employees underwent training processes.
• 24 employees were from local communities, for operator and assistant categories.
• More than 50% of the operational mine vacancies were filled through this training process.
• Since 2021, a total of 63 training processes have been completed, providing a total of 5,664 hours of training.