Collab inked for hospitality industrial attachment training
BY SHARIFAH NONG-JASIMA KUCHING: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Sarawak Consumer Welfare Association (SCWA) and Asiana Hospitality Academy to provide Hospitality Industrial Attachment Training Programme (HIATP) was inked here on Saturday. The president of SCWA, Melson Chai Mui Sin and the principal of Asiana Hospitality Academy, Eric Yu signed the MoU witnessed by Kota […]
Government, GLC industrial trainees to receive RM800 minimum allowance
Industrial trainees in the government sector and government-linked companies (GLCs) will now receive a minimum monthly allowance of RM800. While not specifying the implementation date, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim emphasised the significance of the allowance, particularly for trainees from underprivileged backgrounds, who traditionally did not receive any compensation. Anwar also urged the private […]
Inside the life of an intern reporter
BY JAMES WONG KUCHING: One day, my lecturer informed us about an exciting opportunity to undertake a three-month industrial training or internship at the New Sarawak Tribune. The news came at the perfect time. I was a final year student majoring in Strategic Communication at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), and we were in the midst […]
UTS signs deal to tap global recognition
SIBU: University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) achieved another milestone on Tuesday (Nov 1) by inking deals to collaborate with the New York Institute of Finance (NYIF) and NIUFU Consulting Management (M) Sdn Bhd (NIUFU). Its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Datuk Dr Khairuddin Abdul Hamid said the collaboration is one of its efforts to provide more access to […]
Unimas to host online career and recruitment event
KUCHING: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Student Development Centre will host the largest career and industrial training exhibition in Borneo, the Talent Recruitment and Career Exhibition (TRACE) 2021 online for five days, from Oct 25 to Oct 29. Student Development Center director Associate Professor Dr Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan said TRACE was last held in 2019, […]
Perodua dealer to offer industrial training to students
KUCHING: Perodua authorised sales dealer, Body and Paint Erazoom Parts and Service Centre Sdn Bhd welcomes interested university students who want to have their industrial training at its recently-opened service centre here. The centre not only provides vehicle servicing but also training to students from local public and private universities, said its managing director Farizsalleh […]
Memorable experience for New Sarawak Tribune interns
By Unimas Interns KUCHING: Industrial training is a crucial platform for undergraduates to gain insight into the country’s workforce, thus enabling them to become relevant and meet market demand. In June earlier this year, Tribune Press Sdn Bhd and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) initiated a collaborative journalism project with the aim of elevating professionalism in […]
Joint journalism projects with Unimas
KUCHING: Tribune Press Sdn Bhd and SV News Sdn Bhd would engage with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) on collaborative journalism projects. Under the proposed collaboration, Unimas would be sending selected communications students to do their industrial training at either New Sarawak Tribune (NST) or its sister paper Suara Sarawak (SS). The collaboration is aimed at […]
