Taking charge on fire safety

MIRI: Rumah Panjang Melakus in Sungai Tiris, Sibuti, has taken a proactive step towards fire safety by establishing a Community Fire Brigade during a training programme on Sunday. Located 42 kilometres from the Batu Niah Fire Station, the longhouse now has two teams, each comprising 10 members, equipped to respond to fire emergencies. Meanwhile, the […]

Training on Form Six admission process vital for principals given autonomy: Expert

By Balkish Awang & Nurqalby Mohd Reda KUALA LUMPUR: The new intake of sixth formers on July 17 constitutes the last batch to be overseen by the Ministry of Education (MoE) as school and Form Six college principals have been given autonomy to conduct the student admission process. This means the principals have the authority […]

Three tournaments to benchmark Zii Jia for training programme

KUALA LUMPUR: The performance in the three closest tournaments will be used as a benchmark for coach Wong Tat Meng in structuring a suitable training programme for the country’s top professional singles player Lee Zii Jia. For that purpose, Tat Meng, who entered the second day of coaching Zii Jia, said he first wanted to […]

Sarawak Skills’ 5-day underground utility mapping course

KUCHING: The ‘Underground Utility Detection Operation Course’ offered by Sarawak Skills is a specialised training program aimed at helping professionals to learn how to accurately locate and map underground utilities. The course will take place over five days, from June 12 to 16, at its centre in Tabuan Jaya here. According to a press release, […]

Youths take part in gamified career workshop

KUCHING: Twenty youths took part in a gamified career development training to enhance their work related skills here yesterday. Organised by AZAM Sarawak, the half-day workshop was conducted using a highly competitive simulation board game that focused on guiding the participants in identifying critical career advancement skills, developing positive attitudes and proactive behaviours, including pursuing […]

Focus on English at grassroot level, says Dr Annuar

SIBU: The state government has spent about RM15 million in making sure that the dual-language programme (DLP) is a success, says the Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development, Dr Annuar Rapaee. He said that the fund was spent on training the teachers, buying books as well as providing a lot of other facilities […]

Primary school teachers to get Raspberry Pi training

SIBU: At least one teacher from every primary school or 30 district educations in Sarawak will undergo Raspberry Pi training by the end of this year. Speaking to the media after the Raspberry Pi training certificate presentation at Universiti Teknologi Sarawak (UTS) yesterday, Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development, Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn […]

Training special needs children to be bakers

KUCHING: Special needs children with an interest in baking and pastry have something to look forward to in life now. The Society for Parents of Children with Special Needs’ (PIBAKAT) is now running a bakery, named PIBAKAT Bakery. Ministry of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah who commended the initiatives […]

Think carefully before hiring ex-felons

John Lau

KUCHING: Employers should shoulder the burden of arranging training programmes for ex-convicts before employing them, said Sarawak Patriot’s Association (SPA) chairman Datuk John Lau Pang Heng. This is to ensure these ex-felons do not cause any harm. “It involves money and staff to conduct such programmes, and there still exists a stigma of hiring them,” […]

Kem Badminton successfully trained approximately 18,000 school students

KUCHING: Astro Kem Badminton (AKB) continues to strive for success in its concerted efforts to raise the standard of Malaysian children’s education through sports since it was launched in 2012. Astro’s Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Henry Tan said that AKB has successfully trained approximately 18,000 school students through training and development programmes for badminton […]