Career seminar for students in Sandakan
MID Sabah Incorporated Sdn Bhd, a government-linked company (GLC) under the Ministry of Industrial Development, organised a career seminar for secondary school students at the newly set up Jobs & You Resource Centre in Jalan Leila, here, on May 25.
The one-day event, dubbed “Jobs & You Roadshow – Your Career Pathway Seminar”, was held in collaboration with Petronas and was participated by students of SMK Datuk Pengiran Galpam.
It featured a motivational talk by Datuk Hashim Paijan, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industrial Development. Petronas officials, meanwhile, delivered talks on career opportunities in the oil and gas industry, and shared an overview of Petronas operations in the state.
The event also saw the students taking part in a fun-filled science activity organized by Petrosains, the Petronas’ Science Discovery Centre, that aimed to nurture interest in Science, Technology, Mathematics and Engineering (STEM) subjects.
The event was divided into two sessions – the morning session was for Lower 6 students while the afternoon session was for Form 4 and Form 5 students.
The Jobs & You Roadshow is an information platform, targeting upper secondary school students to assist them in planning their career pathway.
Through the event, MID Sabah Incorporated hopes to further motivate them to do well in their studies, enhance personal knowledge, and to value themselves, in order to pursue better job opportunities in future.
The students who participated in the seminar said it had provided them with plenty of insights into how to plan their future career path.
The teachers also welcomed the setup of the Jobs & You Resource Centre, a centre that provides information to help students to find their career pathway. The centre is located at Block 47, 2nd Floor, Lot 3C – 3D, Bangunan SINUKA, Jalan Leila, 90000 Sandakan.