On Tuesday 8th April 2025, TGMI held an insightful session with students from SBSA, aimed at sharing key information on the progression opportunities available through the ACCA pathway. The discussion was supported by staff from both TGMI and SBSA, as well as representatives from Career Progression and Further Studies Division — all coming together to encourage and guide the next generation of accounting professionals. We are pleased to share that, for the first time ever, students who have qualified for a local scholarship, after scoring their requisite 75% or above in their Diploma from SBSA, as well as securing AAT Level 2 qualifications, now have the opportunity to pursue ACCA, starting directly at Diploma Level 3. This significant milestone is made possible through the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in 2024 between TGMI and SBSA, a partnership that is already creating real impact in shaping academic futures.

This initiative not only reflects both Institutions’ commitment to excellence but also plays a crucial role in building national capacity in the accounting and finance field. It opens doors for many aspiring students, creating a clear and structured pathway toward professional growth and international qualifications.

To the students exploring this next step: Thank you for considering TGMI as your learning partner. We are excited about the journey ahead and look forward to growing together — one step, one student, and one success story at a time.

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Carlos Payet won the President’s Cup for the 2022-2024 cohort of the Seychelles Business Studies Academy (SBSA). He received the award from President Wavel Ramkalawan during the graduation ceremony held on March 21, 2025. The President’s Cup is awarded to a graduate who excels academically and demonstrates outstanding character.

Carlos completed his Diploma in Business Management and Administration among 195 graduates. He expressed pride in his achievement, noting the support of his family and his faith. Carlos plans to further his studies at university level and advises learners to take their studies seriously and appreciate the free education they receive.

The ceremony also recognised other outstanding learners. Laura Ally received the Medal of Academic Excellence as well as the Most Outstanding performer award for the Diploma in Human Resource Management programme. Jah-Kellah Poris from Diploma in Business Management and Administration and Ruth Canaya from the Diploma in Accounting and Finance, received the Governing Board Awards.

Various other awards were given to graduates for excelling in their respective programmes. For the Certificate in Administrative Skills, the Most Outstanding performer award went to Mikaël Fred, the Best Effort award went to Abigail Faure and the Most Resilient learner award went to Dwaine Mederick.

For the Diploma in Business Management and administration, Emmy Esther won Best effort, Elliza Pool won Most Outstanding performer while the most resilient learner award went to James Pillay.

For the Diploma in Accounting and Finance, the Most Outstanding performer is Stephie Ladouce. The Most Resilient award went to Emmanuella Mohamed-Ali, while Marko Novakov won Best Effort as well as the AAT Award.

For the Diploma in Human Resource Management, the Best effort award went to Alexandra Adela and the Most resilient award went to Elaine Cesar.

Additionally, in terms of the part-time programmes, Leaticia Payet won the Most Outstanding performer award for the Certificate in Business Administration. Staniella Constance won the Most Outstanding performer in AAT Foundation Certificate in Accounting while Tracy Monthy came out as the Most Outstanding performer for AAT Diploma in Accounting. Certificates were also presented to learners who attended the ILO short course ‘Start Your Business’ offered to both part-time and full-time learners.

SBSA Director Mrs. Josianne Bristol highlighted that this cohort had 46 learners graduating with Distinctions, compared to 31 last year, making it the best graduating cohort so far. She also mentioned the introduction of the Certificate in Administrative Skills in 2021, which helped learners who did not meet the requirements for Diploma programmes to eventually join and succeed. Among the 15 learners who successfully joined the Diploma in Business Management and Administration programme in 2022 after completing the Certificate in Administrative Skills, 4 graduated with distinctions this year.

Once again, SBSA award recipients received awards sponsored by different organisations namely Office of the President, Ministry of Education, Central Bank of Seychelles, Development Bank of Seychelles, Credit Union, Nouvobanq, Cable and Wireless, Intelvision, SRC, Air Seychelles, HSavy Insurance, SACOS, Prime Insurance, Le Duc de Praslin, Big Up Kreol, Laxmanbhai, Hilton Northolme, Ian Charlette Consulting, Pro Services, PUC, Masons Travel,  STC, Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay,  Office of the Attorney General, The Guy Morel Institute, Mango House, Members of the SBSA Governing Board, including individuals namely Hon. Doyace Poris, Ms Evelina Antha, Oriana Bristol, Mrs Midzy Ernesta, Mrs Lisette Barra.

The academy wishes to thank all its sponsors for their unfailing support of the annual graduation.

Congratulations to Class of 2024!

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The International Day of Families, observed annually on 15 May, serves as a global celebration of the importance of families in society. It highlights the vital role families play in nurturing individuals and communities, promoting social cohesion, and contributing to overall well-being. SBSA celebrates this every year, and in 2024 melodies of laughter, scripts of unity and verses of connection were painted through poetry, songs and plays depicting the bonds which wrap SBSA staff and learners as the SBSA Family in whatever they do. The presentations were followed by the sharing of refreshments in the different teaching groups where all engaged in different team building activities. Altogether, an enriching and memorable day for all.

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On Saturday 18 May2024 a group of learners and staff visited the President’s Village in Port Glaud. Bringing with them an assortment of gifts and donations for the children of the village, plus breakfast, which was shared out that morning, the group from SBSA came with the aim of spreading compassion and love. They did just that not only through their donations but also the various activities which they had organised for the children.

Somewhat shy at first, the President’s Village children were very soon seen dancing, participating in the activities and generally having fun with the SBSA learners.

At the end of the activity the group from SBSA made the decision to ‘adopt’ the village, so that from this day on they could give their time to the village in different ways including for SBSA learners to act as mentors and role models to the children.

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Every year on 20 May, the world celebrates the International HR Day. This is the time to shine a spotlight on the valuable and irreplaceable role that HR professionals, play in helping organisations succeed. This year, the Diploma in Human Resource Management Programme staff and learners facilitated various activities to join the various other organisations nationally and worldwide to celebrate the day and recognise and honour the vital role that Human Resource Professionals play in shaping the future of organisations and the dedication, hard work, and innovation of HR.

The theme for this year’s International HR Day was ‘HR Shaping the new future’ and a HR Forum was organised to have Human Resource professionals build learners’ awareness of the value HR brings to the organisation. Topics addressed during the forum were: HR as the driver of business strategy; HR’s impact on employee engagement and productivity; HR’s role in managing organisational change; Benefits of taking up HR as a profession.

Guest speakers included HR professionals from Air Seychelles, Seychelles Defence Forces, Absa Seychelles, Public UtilitiesCorporation, Department of Local Government, Health Care Agency and SBSA. After the various presentations, learners, staff members and parents who were in attendance had the opportunity to ask questions about the topics addressed.

The forum was then followed by viewing of an exhibition mounted by learners on the programme showcasing the various courses on the programme as well as teambuilding activities facilitated by learners showcasing HR’s responsibilities in engaging employees and creating a healthy work environment.

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Horisha Savy clinches the President’s Cup.

Graduation day was on Friday 5 April 2024and saw the greatest number of graduates. A total of 207 graduates proudly collected their certificates after completing the full-time Diploma programmes, the full-time and part-time certificate programmes, plus the part-time Association of Accounting Technician (AAT) courses.

During the ceremony 20 graduates obtained awards ranging from Best Effort to Most Outstanding Performer, to Governing Board Award and others.

As is the case each year, SBSA also recognised its staff members who had completed their own training either with the academy itself or with other local institutions or online. This is done each year to showcase achievements of the staff members alongside the graduates as well as to give the learners a view of continuous professional development even while in employment, something the academy wants its graduates to keep on doing.

Nathalia Pillay, a graduate from the Diploma in Accounting and Finance, was awarded this year’s Medal of Academic Excellence, after also being awarded the Most Outstanding Performer for her programme and the AAT Award which is conveyed to the graduate who has excelled in the AAT exams.

Horisha Savy, a graduate from the Diploma in Business Management and Administration, was awarded the most coveted award – the President’s cup.

Graduating cohort 2021-2023 has been deemed the Best Cohort Everdue to the fact that this is the first time the academy records such a large number of graduates scoring a Distinction (85% and above) as Cumulative Grade Point Average; there were 31 Distinctions recorded compared to 11 for cohort 2020-2022 and less than 10 for other previous years. The academy continues to enjoy excellent performance of its learners despite still facing issues of sharing the Unisey campus.

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