KUCHING: Two final-year students of Sarawak Skills Development Centre (SSDC) recently assisted a local entrepreneur to promote her products through social media. The students of the Skills Diploma in Information System Administration Programme (DKML4) — Orientina Valencia Ajik Isik and Tan Tze Yen —started the project in November last year as part of their final year syllabus.
“We came up with the idea in November last year and proposed it to our instructor Zaimi Jeraie. From our research, we found out that there was an opportunity to promote handicraft products such as handmade bags, earrings, purses, necklaces by Runai Borneo Crafts.
“Therefore, we decided to boost the promotion of these items through social media and we were able to attract more customers nationwide,” said the students. The owner of Runai Borneo Crafts, Ophelia Vanessa Runai Isik, who is also an elder sister of Orientina said through the project, she was able to reach out to customers nationwide and in Brunei.
“Now, I can do my business online and this project made my products more well-known and increased my income. Sometimes, the students also assist me at our booth during exhibitions or events,” said Ophelia.
Commenting on her future plans, Ophelia said that she would like to market her product internationally. Orientina said she plans to further her studies while Tan plans to work after graduating.
