Kemas courses aim at improving family economy
DEBAK: Youths, housewives, single mothers and practically anyone else who is interested can attend skills classes organised by the Community Development Department (Kemas) to generate income and improve the family economy. Deputy Minister of Rural Development II Datuk Hasbi Habibollah praised the initiative of Kemas to run skills classes in villages. “Therefore, with the cheap […]
Nation’s first SNCC to be ready by Dec 2025
KUCHING: The country’s first Special Needs Community Centre (SNCC), set to be built in Sarawak, is expected to be completed by December 2025. Revealing this, Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah called on the state government to allocate a 10 to 20-acre plot of land for the […]
Enhance knowledge and skills, farmers told
MIRI: In order to be successful in farming, farmers need to enhance their knowledge and skills, said Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom. He said this while speaking at an Agriculture Community Outreach Programme (AgriCOP) on the cultivation of Musang King durian and oil palm held at Rumah Webster, Sungai Putih, Suai on […]
Free skills training for rural youths
SIBU: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) in collaboration with Ethos Academy of Skills Development will provide free skills training for rural youth. According to PSB president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh, this is one way of helping jobless rural youth through five programmes in hospitality and tourism industry. The programmes are service operation, food and beverage […]
HRDF to fund skills training for youths
PUTRAJAYA: Human Resource Development Bhd (HRDF), which was allocated RM30 million in the 2020 Budget, will fund skills training for youths from low-income families, Human Resources Minister M. Kula Segaran said. This is because the collection of loan repayments to the Skills Development Fund Corporation (PTPK), which funds youth skills training, is still low. “Loan […]
