Centexs to offer shoemaking course; Jimmy Choo due
BY NAZRUL ZAWAWI KUCHING: A shoemaking course drawing on the expertise of design icon Datuk Jimmy Choo will be offered by the Centre of Technical Excellence (Centexs) here next month. Its general manager (commercial) Shahren Yusri, said the course will see 30 new students being given special training by the Jimmy Choo fashion group over […]
Sarawak craft goes digital
KUCHING: Sarawak craft goes digital with e-commerce platform Saratage (saratage.my) to further promote the state’s heritage products. The website, developed and designed by the Centre for Technology Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS) Commercial, was launched by Malaysia’ Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah at a Malaysia crafts exhibition held in conjunction with the annual London […]
Abang Johari says global efforts to promote S’wak crafts to continue
LONDON: Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg Abang Johari said the Sarawak government will continue to support efforts to elevate and promote Sarawak’s craft arts and heritage products at the international level. The Premier said the creation of the saratage.my website was apt and it would facilitate business and dissemination of information. “CENTEXS is […]
Centexs Betong aims to expand rural skills
LINGGA: The Betong Technical Excellence Centre (Centexs) is ready to collaborate with more non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and service centres of elected representatives to enhance the Community Technical Outreach Programme (CTOP). Its manager, Andrew Emparan, said that CTOP was introduced to enhance the skills of rural communities to improve their socio-economic status. “For this purpose, it […]
Centexs reaches out to less fortunate
BY JAMES WONG KUCHING: A total of 56 orphans received clothing and duit raya under a charity project carried out by Centre of Technical Excellence Sarawak (Centexs) Commercial. Sixteen sets of Raya clothes were given to orphans from Baiturrahmah Orphanage, and 40 orphans from Pusat Jagaan Nur Murni also received aid in the form of […]
Santubong MP oversees free haircuts for students
KUCHING: Santubong MP Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri in collaboration with Association of Importers and Traders of Motor Vehicles Malaysia (Pekema) and Centre of Technical Excellence (CENTEXS) came together to provide haircuts and school supplies to students. Over 300 students received free haircuts during the Back To School Free Haircut programme that was held at Dewan […]
Free haircut for Santubong schoolboys
KUCHING: The Santubong Service Centre in collaboration with Centre for Technology Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS) and Institut Kemahiran MARA (IKM) will hold a free haircut programme this weekend at three different locations. The free haircut programme is for primary and secondary schoolboys from the Santubong parliamentary constituency comprising Tanjong Datu, Pantai Damai and Demak Laut. “On […]
SEB gets CENTEXS boost on electrical training
KUCHING: Centre for Technology Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS) and the Sarawak Energy Learning Centre (SELC) have been accredited as training provider for electrical courses by the Ministry of Utility and Telecommunication. In a press release Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) said the accreditation enables CENTEXS and SELC to offer competency electrical training courses specifically for Sarawak Energy […]
CENTEXS and ITE Education Services, Singapore ink MoU
KUCHING: Centre of Technical Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS) and ITE Education Services, Singapore inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on today (Feb 21). The MoU is aimed at developing and implementing specific projects to support Sarawak’s workforce, including developing technology programme and curriculum, setting up infrastructure and facilities, implementing a quality assurance framework, training technology programme […]
Curtin inks MoU to collaborate with CENTEXS
MIRI: Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) recently inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for collaboration in academia, technical training and research with the Centre for Technology Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS) in Kuching. The MoU will facilitate joint delivery of technical training programmes, enrolment of Curtin Malaysia students in CENTEXS’ industry-certified training programmes, and provision of pathways […]
