A new group of Sands China team members are beginning the nine-month Sands China Integrated Talent Development Programme, after attending the opening ceremony at the Macau University of Science and Technology (M.U.S.T.) on August 3.
The programme debuted in 2019 and was developed in conjunction with M.U.S.T. to be tailor made for Sands China’s management professionals. The new group is the second to join the programme, following the success of the first cohort of students. The management training initiative combines practical and sustainable learning approaches and is facilitated by distinguished academics from across Asia. It aims to enhance the management quality of Sands China’s management team members and nurture them as future leaders.
Team members who participate develop innovative management strategies, which they then implement at work at the end of the programme. The process requires them to engage in a number of cross-departmental projects, which in turn helps them obtain operational insight across various business divisions within an integrated resort environment.
Up to 60 management professionals from various departments, such as facilities, food and beverage, and hotel, will participate in this second round of the programme after being identified as the company’s future generation of leadership. The training aims to help them develop a deeper understanding of shared responsibility and empower them to contribute to the company’s success through their actions on a daily basis.
Among the group, 33 of which are taking all seven modules of the programme and will receive a certificate upon completion. The remainder have chosen to make use of the programme’s flexible approach and will only take the modules that best suit their particular interests and needs.
Sands China views its team members as its greatest asset. Committed to developing a well-trained workforce, the company offers a variety of horizontal and vertical mobility opportunities to its team members through avenues like internal promotions and integrated resort career development programmes, among others. The company has proactively collaborated with educational institutions in Macau in a widely diverse group of professional development programmes to cultivate the practice of lifelong learning that contributes to Macau’s growth as a world-class destination for tourism and leisure. In 2020 alone Sands China delivered more than 1.48 million training hours to team members and Macau locals, with training content stretching across 20 different programmes. – spr
A group of Sands China team members in the nine-month Sands China Integrated Talent Development Programme attend an opening ceremony on August 3 at Macau University of Science and Technology. Photo and Caption: spr
