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Year in Review: North America and Eurasia
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Educators taking time
to interact on careers
impacting their learners
Educators’ Institute
Sasol believes our business of chemistry is an
exciting, sustainable industry with several
STEM-focused, quality career path opportunities.
Sasol also recognises the valuable role educators
play in guiding students to make career choices
that align their passions and skillsets with available
and sustainable career paths. Sasol joined the Lake
Area Industry Alliance (LAIA) and peer companies
to launch the LAIA Educators’ Institute to provide
local educators with insights into these quality, local
industry career opportunities.
This two-day training opportunity provides
middle-school STEM teachers and high school
career counselors in Calcasieu and Cameron parishes
with information about industry careers, including
competencies required, average pay and benefits
available, and more.
During the two days, educators will engage in
industrial facility tours, interactive discussions with
industry employees, and job shadowing. In addition,
educators will gain information about the products
we produce, economic impacts, safe work practices
and environmental stewardship.
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Bridge
to work
skills and
employability
programme
The Louisiana Small Business
Development Center at McNeese
The organisation is supported by Sasol
to assist entrepreneurs by providing
comprehensive, high-quality assistance to
existing and potential small businesses. The
funds that Sasol provides is used to support
the center’s training efforts. Funds are used
for media promotions, material support,
and opportunities to engage business
development presenters. Sasol is one of the
Centre’s main sponsors.
The LSBDC network has ten centers
throughout Louisiana that support the
development of small businesses. Through
resources provided by Sasol’s support, the
center at McNeese focused on increasing
capital infusion throughout the fourth
quarter. Accounting for 36% of the regional
network’s capital, the center at McNeese
continues to improve the quality of service
provided to support small businesses across
the surrounding area.
This year in total, the development center
counseled over 470 distinctive clients and 26
industry-related clients. The center was able
to support the startup of three local
businesses and supported over 65 additional
community members through seven small
business workshops. In addition, the center
was able to support eight existing businesses
to complete a local development program to
secure a total of $32 000 in business grants.
Continuing their reach throughout the
Southwest Louisiana area, the development
Centre hosted five workshops throughout
the City of Lake Charles’ Launch Small
Business Development Week, which is
anticipated to impact over 300 community
members and small businesses.
