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65 www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today Africa Awards 2018 SOUTH AFRICA KLM Empowered Human Solutions Specialists is an established Project Management company in the field of Skills Development and a Further Education and Training College. True to its name, KLM Empowered lives its ethos beyond the scope of a client brief, empowering all dedicated individuals who aspire for more in their lives. Lyn’s ambitions to empower aspiring adult learners and persons living with disability extends to her team members, affording each of them the opportunities of personal and professional development. Paying it forward is the cornerstone of KLM Empowered. This drive for change is instilled within the various skills programmes and qualifications offered by KLM Empowered, including their turn-key Hybrid Hosted Learnership Solutions for persons living with disability – with its workplace evaluation and sensitisation workshops for lead and host employers. “ Disability is not a ‘disability’ at all; it is a merely a different ability of greater purpose. We create customised solutions that suit the needs and environment of the individual, assisting them in moving forward and gaining a fully accredited and registered qualification. KLM Empowered is proud of the work we do in integrating persons living with disability into the workplace and into the learning space, becoming one with all ,” says Lyn. It’s for this reason that KLM Empowered has been awarded contracts from Blue Chip clients, Government and Education and Training Authorities across industries, on a variety of national projects, across the various disciplines, for Learnerships, Skills Programmes and Internship projects. KLM Empowered strives to constantly adopt principles and accreditations that assist in bridging the divide between the business world and external groups, as well as developing employed teams on their journey of continuous professional growth on behalf of business and government. Lyn and her team remain inspired by progressive Business-Driven Action learning and choose to implement smarter technologies, e-learning and off-site learning into the KLM Empowered business model. All learners are offered the choice of 24/7/365 access to on site and off site e-learning, skills development, mentorship and transformation processes. Greatness in Community Social Responsibility plays an important role in Lyn’s vision for KLM Empowered. In 2006 she founded the KLM Empowered Ubuntu Trust, a Corporate Social Initiative devoted to developing homegrown South African talent and aspiring entrepreneurs. Lyn always maintains a strong moral compass and a large heart which allows her to give back through KLM Empowered. Through the encouragement of learners to support their communities, which is also scored against their qualification credits, the importance of social responsibility is earned. Lyn believes this to be an integral part of leadership development and transformation. Through implementing purpose-driven and meaningful education, KLM Empowered believes participant learners will develop the vital EQ and IQ capacities needed for improved future leadership in South Africa. KLM Empowered speaks of #TheGreatnessEffect as a conduit to change and a catalyst to inspired awareness. “ Greatness is not just about being the best at what you do, it’s about bringing out the excellence in others because of what you do, and how you do it ,” says Lyn. This reputable organisation and Private FET College is a proudly Level 1 B-BBEE institute and has a strong foothold across all regions of South Africa, scaling more recently with international ventures. With its highly experienced project management teams, facilitators and operational professionals, a steady climb to Greatness within the industry is the ever-onward goal for KLM Empowered. “ We stand for more than just education, IQ and competency; we stand for transformation in absolute magnitude - and we believe that every human being has the right to improve their own life and achieve self- actualisation ,” ends Lyn. For Lyn, her success is collective, and is only measured by the lives that she has connected with and transformed, and the firm foundation that has been laid for future growth in both prosperity and in people. #TheGreatnessEffect I www.klmempowered.com “We stand for more than just education, I.Q and competency”