KUCHING, 21 Feb: Centre for Technology Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with global training service provider ITE Education Services, Singapore, in collaboration to produce future youths with skills and expertise.
CENTEXS Chief Executiver Officer (CEO) Syeed Mohd Hussein said that the partnership forged was to accommodate the raising needs of skilled workforce in the new industries.
“Cybersecurity, aircraft maintenance and ship building (naval engineering) are industries we look forward to collaborate on.
“And cater towards solving real-time industry issues by improving knowledge and skills,” he said this in his speech at the signing ceremony between the two institutes held at Centexs Campus here, the signing was witnessed by CENTEXS Advisor, Dr. Valdew Singh.
Under the MOU both parties will work together on development of the Technology Programme and curriculum, setting up of Technology Programme infrastructure and facilities, implementation of Technology Programme Quality Assurance Framework, training of Technology Programme Leaders and Trainers and assessment and Certification of Technology Programme students.
“Sarawak is a big player in the oil and gas (O&G) and hydrogen industry, with 60 percent of exploration coming from the state, hence we would need more skills and technology, as globally there is only a limited number of experts in the field,” he stressed.
Syeed also added that the State Government is looking into industries involved in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework, in particular carbon storage, automation and digital economy, in realising the vision for Kuching to be a smart city by 2025.
Also present were CENTEXS Digital Academy Deputy Director Dr. Dayang Hanani, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ITE Education Services Bruce Poh and Senior Executive of ITE ( ASEAN, Central Asia and East Asia), Alicia Lee. -TVS
