Life Time Traders Academy (LTTA), the citizen-owned company which provides basic forex trading mentorship services has, according to its founder-Ofentse Senoko- created five traceable Batswana millionaires(in Pula terms), less than two years since they opened doors to the public.

The millionaires, who are all Batswana, made their fortunes through forex trading during the past Nonetheless, the excited Senoko, could not disclose the millionaires ‘for obvious reasons’. The creation of the first known forex trading millionaires in Botswana, will go a long way, in sensitizing Batswana that, forex trading, if done safely and responsibly, can have positive socio-economic implications, especially at a time when the country is experiencing a surge on unemployment rate and a fragile economic recovery.

“Obviously, these citizen millionaires have dependents who will surely benefit from their recently elevated economic status,” said a content Senoko, the self-made entrepreneur who quit his job to focus on forex trading and mentoring. LTTA, which is the first of its kind forex trading and mentorship services provider was recently accredited by Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA), the government agency responsible for developing and implementing mechanisms to ensure the quality of education and training programs in the country. “After a successful approval by the BQA as trainers, we enlisted our courses with HDRC (Human Resources Development Council) for accreditation and we are indeed in the right direction as our non-credit bearing courses have been approved,” an excited Senoko told Botswana Guardian.

‘The approval of these courses by HRDC is milestone and it’s an opportunity to create employment for part-time course facilitators and business for other service providers,” explained Senoko, adding that they look forward to a fruitfulness and productive year ahead. Senoko further told Botswana Guardian that, being accredited and approved by the two reputable regulatory bodies, they are now ‘well positioned to empower Batswana by developing their skills in a professional manner’ LTTA, which is based in Gaborone, has a number of short courses which among others include, Basic Forex trading ,Anti-Money Laundering ,Tax Evasion, Cyber Crime, Fintech Security , Data protection ,Basic waste Management ,Hazardous Chemical substance ,Occupational Hygiene Awareness, Underground Mine Safety ,Basic first Aid & Fire Safety in Mining, Embroidery Machine Operation, Embroidery Machine Technician & Embroidery Logo Digitizing, among others.

The LTTA has announced the above courses, are open for individuals, government institutions, parastatals, Non-Government Organisations(NGOs), to name but a few. On another matter, it has come to Botswana Guardian’s that LTTA plans to embark on a national tour, open of a day trading facility as well as an online mentorship training for distance learners. “Currently training is class-based as a well as an option for one-on-one sessions,” stated the youthful Senoko, adding that, they plan to launch a fresh website this year.