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##  Our People 

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Over 100 years of mining and mineral development, we have employed tens of thousands of people in locations around the world. Our people have helped to build communities, spurred economic growth and raised families. Generations of family members have lived and worked in the regions where we operate and, in some cases, these generations work alongside each other at our operations, carrying on a tradition of excellence that has lasted a century. 

## Being the Best 

With over 14,000 employees at sites around the world, we know that our people are the cornerstone of our business. That is why we are focused on providing opportunities for employees to develop their skills, expand their horizons, and build their careers, all to ensure that we continue to have the best people in the industry. 

In 2012, approximately 600 employees participated in two new company-wide leadership development programs: Leading for the Future and Leading for Excellence. 

Leading for the Future is targeted at our supervisors in both operational and office-based roles. The program’s objectives are to accelerate the development of supervisors in order to meet current and future demand created by business growth and attrition, as well as to develop supervisors who can confidently and effectively manage safe and efficient operations. 

Leading for Excellence is targeted at more senior-level managers. The program’s objectives are to support managers in developing the people we need to deal with current and future business challenges. 

Both programs bring people from throughout our global operations together under the One Teck philosophy, which encourages sharing ideas and experiences to improve performance and to deliver real results across the company. For example, as a result of connections made at Leading for the Future, a warehouse supervisor at our Cardinal River Operations was able to arrange for recycling of 1,600 tonnes of scrap metal that was sold for a profit of $360,000 — an environmental win and a financial gain. 

We also continue to provide professional training opportunities across our operations. For example, close to 300 employees have participated to date in our Simon Fraser University Business Education Program, attaining either a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration or a Master of Business Administration. 

We celebrate excellence in our people through programs like the Excellence Awards, which recognize employees for their outstanding contributions to the company in fields such as safety, productivity and sustainability. A record 460 employees were nominated by their peers and co-workers in 2012 for their outstanding achievements. 

