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Crucial to develop skilled workforce in technical fields

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Prof Al-Khalid (first row second right) with Abdul Hadi (first row second left) at SEDC’s session on ‘Preparing Skilled Workforce for Digital Economy Transformation Engagement and Preparedness’.

KUCHING: It is now crucial for Sarawak to have sufficient pool of competent, certified practitioners and professionals in its workforce as the state aspires to achieve developed status by 2030, said Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) deputy chief scientist Professor Ir Ts Dr Al-Khalid Othman.

With billions of ringgit worth of projects to be implemented by Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) in oil and gas, petro-chemical industry, transport and renewable energy, the state’s government-linked companies (GLC) must be at the forefront to have a pool of highly skilled workforce.

“As Sarawak aspires to become an industrialised state by 2030, it needs a pool of competent and highly skilled workforce,” said Prof Al-Khalid at SEDC’s session on ‘Preparing Skilled Workforce for Digital Economy Transformation Engagement and Preparedness’ at SEDC headquarters here yesterday.

“In this regard, SEDC which has been entrusted to develop our oil and gas, chemical industry, transport, and renewable energy, must be at the forefront to improve its competency and professionalism of its workforce,” he said.

He added that SEDC must be ready to have a pool of professional certified human resource capable to embark on digital transformation as there are many mega projects such as PETROS, petro-chemical, Sarawak Metro and hydrogen economy are under SEDC.

“And it is essential for our human resource from twenty-four fields of science and technology throughout Sarawak to improve the competency and professionalism in SEDC workforce as part of the PCDS 2030 initiatives,” he said.

He added that the need for skilled workforce in various technical fields was crucial in order to support Sarawak’s ambition to have some 10,000 professional certified technologists by 2025.

“I would also like to emphasise the need for our labour force to be intensified as we develop, especially to achieve high-income status in Sarawak especially in SEDC’s new development sectors such as hydrogen clean energy, oil and gas, manufacturing and smart mobility initiatives,” said Prof Al-Khalid.

SEDC general manager Datuk Abdul Hadi Abdul Kadir stressed on the need of SEDC’s workforce to be equipped with technological knowledge and expertise.

He also highlighted strategies for digital economy manpower requirement, and how the recognitions and professional certifications of Sarawak’s workforce is needed to boost and optimisation of its resources.

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