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Vocational skills just as good and marketable

KOTA SAMARAHAN: “Don’t view this skills certificate as nothing. It is the best option for those who have no interest in academic studies,” said a graduate. Nasrullah Hassan, 24, is one of the recipients of Industrial Training Institute (ILP) Kota Samarahan’s Best Graduate Award at the 15th JTM Training Institution (ILJTM) convocation ceremony here. According […]

No plans to set up vocational schools, colleges in Kanowit

THE government currently has no plans to establish vocational schools or colleges in Kanowit said Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development Datuk Francis Harden Hollis. He said that in response to a question from Allan Siden Gramong (GPS-Machan) on the likelihood of the government constructing vocational schools or colleges in Kanowit during the […]

Consider technical school in Sarikei

DATUK Seri Huang Tiong Sii (SUPP-Repok) is asking the state government to consider building a technical or vocational school in Sarikei. He said technical vocational education training (TVET) was especially important in the digital economy and the industrial era to provide skilled manpower among local youths. “Therefore, the building of a TVET school in Sarikei […]

Special needs vocational school proposed

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah hopes a vocational school for children with special needs will be developed in Sarawak to equip them with skills to generate income.  The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister pointed out that there were already schools for children with special needs. “But how would their life be […]