July intake for fully funded programmes at Sarawak Skills ongoing
KUCHING: Registration for fully funded upskilling and reskilling training programmes July 2022 intake is ongoing at Sarawak Skills Development Centre (Sarawak Skills).
“We are grateful for this wonderful opportunity from Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputera (Yayasan Peneraju) to close competency gap and develop talents,” said Sarawak Skills chief commercial officer (Strategic Engagement and Business Development) Mohamad Isham Fauzi in a statement yesterday.
“The two categories of funded training programmes are Peneraju Skil Program Latihan Untuk Siswazah (PLUS) for fresh unemployed graduates and Peneraju Skil Dana TVET Tambahan for working adults.”
PLUS programmes are Expert Craftsman Mechatronic – PLC Technology (two months), Expert Craftsman Mechatronic – Mechatronic System (two months), AI Driven UAV Inspection Technology (five days) and Agriculture Drone Technology (ten days).
It is open to Bumiputera diploma and bachelor degree holders aged between 19 and 30 years majoring in Engineering, Technology or related fields with CGPA 2.5 and above, fresh graduates and unemployed graduates (with no more than three years’ work experience) are encouraged to submit applications.
Applicants must pass a selection and assessment test from Sarawak Skills to gain entry. Funding covers both tuition and examination fees. For Expert Craftsman programmes, each trainee will receive a monthly living allowance for the two-month duration. Upon completion and passing an examination, trainees will receive a certificate from HWK Aachen, Germany.
Training programmes under Peneraju Skil Dana TVET Tambahan are Pipefitter, Mainslayer, Wireman Grade 1, Wireman Grade 2 and Welding SMAW 3G. Bumiputera working adults between 18 and 35 years with monthly household income below RM8,000 are invited to submit applications. Funding will cover both tuition and examination fees.
For more information, contact Sarawak Skills Business Development Manager Abdul Hafidz Ali at 082-539222, 012-8044982 or send e-mail to: hafidzali@ppks.edu.my).
Information on various corporate training programmes is available at www.ppks.edu.my.