Yayasan Sabah Group strengthens efforts in empowering people
BEAUFORT: Chief Minister cum chairman of the Board of Trustees of Yayasan Sabah, Tan Sri Musa Haji Aman officiated at the Yayasan Sabah Bersama Rakyat (YSBR) Roadshow at Dewan Pa’ Musa & Dataran Bagandang, here yesterday.
The roadshow themed Career, Entrepreneurship and Mobile Community Transformation Centre (Mobile CTC) Carnival (Karnival Kerjaya, Keusahawanan dan Mobile CTC) highlighted information to the public about the career opportunities that are available through the implementation of various types of programmes, that is the Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC).
This roadshow also encompassed the Mobile CTC programme that has brought many benefits to the people through the services provided and provides opportunities for communities to get quick and easy access to services.
This time the roadshow was aimed at sharing information with local communities and the public especially fresh school leavers, jobseekers, parents and the public on job and career opportunities that are available in SICC. There were 102 booths during the Roadshow expo from various agencies and entrepreneurs.
Director of Yayasan Sabah, Datuk Sapawi Bin Haji Ahmad said in his speech, “Yayasan Sabah Group (YSG) will also continue to focus on the development of human capital in rural and urban areas. Through its six zone offices, various programmes were implemented to improve the living standards of local people.”
Through its zone office in Beaufort, programmes held by YSG in the Interior South Zone from 2007 to 2017 have benefitted a total of 125,887 people at a cost of more than RM5 million.
Through the diversity of sectors and profits earned, YSG will continue to carry out programmes to improve the quality of life of Malaysians in Sabah.
“With the support of the Federal and State Government, the Group has developed the SICC which will become a hub of great minds and indirectly opens more than 10,000 job opportunities,” Sapawi added.
The SICC development, which is expected to be completed by the end of this year, will impact all levels of society through business and employment opportunities.
He also explained, “In the process of meeting various demands, SICC will create opportunities for entrepreneurs as well as small and medium enterprises. SICC will also accelerate the involvement of entrepreneurs especially Bumiputera towards the end of the high-impact tourism chains.”
Through the concept of products from ‘farm to table’, culinary experts and local agricultural entrepreneurs, especially those under the Zone entrepreneurship programmes and training, will be given the opportunity to expand their business and potential.
“Having said that, hospitality and training programmes will also be organised by Kolej Teknikal Yayasan Sabah (KTYS) and University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF) in partnership with ACCOR Group (the operator for SICC). Selected participants will be given the opportunity to learn and improve their skills after which, further screening through interview will also be carried out to the potential participants in order for them to be employed at SICC,” added Sapawi.
There were also a demonstration of fruits carving, napkins folding, mocktail making presentation, cupcakes decorating, photo editing and photography presentation, students work in fine arts and visual arts and and many more by KTYS and UCSF students.
The public were also entertained with performances by artists, namely Ampal and Esther Applunius. Celebrity emcee, Ampal kept the atmosphere fun and exciting by interviewing visitors and getting them to participate in a series of quizzes and games.
The roadshow continued to attract strong interest from the local communities there.