Liberia: AML Certifies 22 Employees to Lead Shop Floor Leadership Training

Mining giant ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) has certified 22 employees following a week-long Train-the-Facilitator programme in Buchanan, marking a transition toward an employee-led approach to delivering its shop floor leadership training across the company’s mining and logistics operations.

The initiative prepares internal facilitators to independently deliver AML’s Shopfloor Programme, equipping frontline supervisors with the leadership, safety and management skills needed to improve workplace performance and support the company’s long-term operational goals.

The training focuses on two core frameworks: the 3D Shopfloor Enhancement Programme, which emphasizes Driving Results, Developing People and Doing Things Right, including safety, and the 4D Shopfloor Management Programme, which introduces the Delivering Value approach for supervisors with broader managerial responsibilities.

The programme began with 13 Human Resources staff members in the first week. Nine additional employees, identified as potential trainers based on their performance in previous training cohorts, joined the second week for a combined session. Together, the 22 participants were prepared to deliver the curriculum to employees across AML’s operations.

The certification builds on a rollout that began with a pilot in September 2025. Between November 2025 and September 2026, AML conducted 13 training cohorts in Yekepa and Buchanan, reaching more than 400 employees in partnership with Kenya-based Lantern Training.

During the rollout, participants were encouraged to apply lessons from the workshops to their daily responsibilities. The programme has supported improvements in cross-team communication, daily work planning, conflict management and proactive safety leadership, helping supervisors strengthen coordination and decision-making at their work sites.

To support continued delivery, AML has developed a Train-the-Facilitator Guide containing instructional frameworks, practical activities and detailed delivery notes. The guide provides a consistent structure for training while allowing internal facilitators to incorporate their own operational experiences and practical knowledge into the sessions.

By developing its own pool of qualified facilitators, AML is strengthening the capacity of Liberian employees to lead workplace learning and share practical management skills with colleagues. The approach is also expected to reduce long-term dependence on external trainers and make leadership development more accessible as the company’s operations expand.

The initiative reinforces AML’s investment in workforce development, particularly the skills needed by frontline supervisors to manage teams effectively, maintain high safety standards and improve operational performance.

Through internal knowledge-sharing and continuous training, the company aims to build a stronger leadership culture that supports both employee growth and the long-term development of its Liberian operations.