ESAMI: Past and Present

Since its establishment in 1980, ESAMI has made significant contributions in the area of human resources and management development in the region. Its role as a premier Regional Management Development Institute has expanded substantially as a result of increased client  demand by countries of the region and beyond. To date over 60,000 middle and top level personnel in the government, public, private and civic organisations have attended open management development programmes offered by the Institute.

ESAMI’s Strategic Thrust

ESAMI programmes are based on the emerging needs of the client throughout the continent. The Institute has continued to make sure that programmes benefit from research carried out in the form of needs assessment and participants feedback.

 Programme appraisal, tracer studies and impact assessment will form important part of ESAMI’s training and capacity building process. The training programmes presented in this prospectus will have a strong link between management and performance improvement at individual and organizational level.

Tailor made programmes will be undertaken to address clients’ specific problems and issues. These are normally conducted on request and at venues and dates convenient to client.

ESAMI launched an Executive MBA Programme which has proved to be quite successful. To date the Business School enrolment stands at 3600 students spread in ten campuses in Africa.

ESAMI has also introduced fultime Certificate and Diploma programmes in management.  

ESAMI’s Capability and Comparative Advantages

As a management development centre, ESAMI has been a converging centre where people from different countries meet to share and exchange experiences in a regional framework. The Institute aims at enhancing this interaction in order to facilitate improvements in managerial performance and effectiveness of client organizations. As one of the largest regional Institutions in Africa and a premier in management development ESAMI’s capability is largely ingrained in the following qualities:

*    Its  core of different, indigenous, high level trained and experienced professional staff who understand the countries they are working with well

  *    A successful institution, managed by African professionals who know the African environment and are committed to its service.

*    ESAMI’s broad and flexible mandate guided by a dynamic Board of Governors

*    ESAMI’s degree of financial self-sufficiency from training and consultancy revenues, which does not depend on subsidies to survive

*    A staff with a willingness and commitment to     effective improvement and innovations.

*    The capability of ESAMI to rapidly deploy its professional  staff who are supplemented by a network of field offices close to its clients

*    A wealth of experience gained over the years from interactions with clientele of varied backgrounds and countries

*    A network of institutional and individual contacts

*    Flexibility and readiness to adjust in accordance with the changing environment and expectations

*    Regional flavour and character to match the Institute’s activities and respond quickly to specific requirements, concerns and priorities.

ESAMI Field Offices

ESAMI maintains offices in nine countries in the Eastern and Southern African region. The offices and their countries in brackets are Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Harare (Zimbabwe), Kampala (Uganda), Lilongwe (Malawi), Lusaka (Zambia),  Maputo (Mozambique), Mbabane (Swaziland), Nairobi (Kenya) and Windhoek (Namibia).

How to apply

Prospective participants should apply and be nominated using forms to be obtained from any of ESAMI’s offices indicated at the end of this prospectus. The application/Nomination forms should reach ESAMI’s offices not later than three weeks prior to commencement of the programme in question. Early application is encouraged to facilitate timely communication.

If you would like further information on any aspect of our scheduled programmes or discuss an in-house (tailor made) programme, please contact any of the addresses indicated in this prospectus.