Fully funded craftsman programme on offer

SARAWAK SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE KUCHING: Fresh graduates and unemployed individuals are encouraged to sign up for Sarawak Skills Development Centre’s (PPKS) Expert Craftsman programme which will be fully funded by the government. “The funding covers both tuition examination fees. Since it is a funded training programme, during the course of the programme (three months), each […]

Unimas to enhance marketability of grads

KUCHING: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) will continue to provide initiatives for students to address unemployment issues and increase the marketability of its graduates. Its vice-chancellor Professor Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi said the university is aware with the scenario, especially with the onslaught of the global Covid-19 pandemic. “We are well aware with such challenging […]

A good one, says business chamber

KUCHING: Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok has commended the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana), pointing out that one of the plan’s highlights was the government’s commitment in tackling the problem of unemployment. He noted that according to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement on Friday, […]

Follow Putrajaya, says business chamber chief

KUCHING: Sarawak should emulate the federal government’s decision to open up the economy, Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok said today. He said that such an initiative would help expedite the recovery progress of the state’s economy and avoid mass unemployment, which would eventually bring about unwanted […]