Online lecture between Politeknik Kuching Sarawak and China counterpart
KUCHING: An online lecture on ‘Prefabricated construction technology towards the achievement of sustainable building construction’ was held by Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS) and Guizhou Polytechnic of Construction (GZPC). The programme was launched by PKS director Hikmatullah Hajid Ahmad Khan, and saw the participation from lecturers and more than 200 students from the Department of Civil […]
Enhancing communication with the deaf
KUCHING: Malaysian Sign Language (BIM) should be taught and exposed to every level of society to improve communications with the deaf and mute. Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Assistant Minister II Mohammad Razi Sitam said that learning sign language should start from early childhood education. “This should be taught to children as early as […]
Training programme to upskill civil servants
KUCHING: Twenty-nine civil servants underwent a day-long Building Information Modelling (BIM) proficiency training programme. The Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA)-organised programme which introduced the concept of BIM, and its interlinked multiplier effects and applications was held in collaboration with the Public Works Department (JKR) and Akademi Binaan Malaysia (ABM). “Digital competency development for the state civil […]
Youth urged to take up construction course
KUCHING: The Ministry of Works (KKR) is calling all youth, including professionals in the construction industry in the state to take up a training course on Building Information Modelling (BIM) which is available at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus (Swinburne Sarawak). BIM is an intelligent 3D model-based process that gives architecture, engineering and construction […]
