THURSDAY, 29 JANUARY – The Open Interviews for the 1Malaysia Training Programme Scheme (SL1M) held at the Main Lecture Hall 2 Complex, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) today received overwhelming response from graduates of Higher Learning Institutions in Sabah.
Until this afternoon, more than 1,000 visitors attended the interview which was conducted by representatives of companies in Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia.
Head of SL1M Secretariat, Hjh Norashikin Datuk Hj Ismail when met by media said that today a total of 600 job vacancies were offered by 10 companies to graduates who had yet to get a job offer.
“Each visitor had the opportunity of being interviewed by various multinational companies, with the hope that these graduates are able to get more than one job offer.
“Looking at the overwhelming response from the public here towards this programme, a number of companies participating in the SL1M programme were pleased to provide opportunity to holders of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) and Diploma,” she said.
According to him, the interview will be held throughout the day and may stretch till night as it will only be closed after all visitors have had the opportunity to be interviewed.
Among the companies that participated in the programme were AEGIS, Malaysia Airlines, QSR Brands, Labuan Financial Services Authority, Nescorp, Sri Cempaka, Onnovatory, Gain for Life, Pacific and Sabah Institute of Arts. – MA (fl)
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THURSDAY, 29 JANUARY – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah today urged all UMS staff to generate income for their departments to lower their dependency on government grants.He said this at the opening of the Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2016-2017 Expenditure Management Workshop attended by more than 140 staff representing their departments responsible in expenditure management.
“As a public university, we always support the aspiration and mission of the Ministry of Education Malaysia, and the government in general. Thus, UMS emphasises on value for money expenditure as well as prudent spending,” he said.
He added that other steps taken to ensure prudent spending included the reduction of 34% for all official functions, conferences and seminars by optimising in-house facilities starting this year and a reduction of 5% on all food and drinks expenses.
He hoped that through this workshop, all spending could be properly planned and that an action plan schedule to curb excesses would be organised.
The function was also attended by Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research and Innovation, Prof. Dr. Shahril Yusof; Head Librarian, Dyg Rukiah Ag Amit; Acting Registrar, No’man Hj. Ahmad and Acting Bursar, Zallifah Shadan. - FL
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TUESDAY, 27 JANUARY – The Economic Planning Unit (EPU), Prime Minister’s Department is organising a 1Malaysia Training Scheme (SL1M) Open Interview on 29 January 2015 (Thursday).The venue is at the Main Lecture Hall Complex 2, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) starting at 7.30 am.
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TUESDAY, 27 JANUARY – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) came forward to contribute essential items for the teaching and learning (P & P) to Sekolah Kebangsaan (S.K) Sinoko, Membakut that was affected by the floods, recently.
The contribution was presented by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Affairs and Alumni), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ismail Ali while presenting post-flood aid with about 25 staff of the UMS Student Affairs Department, yesterday.
Talking to media when met he said, UMS will send donation in the form of office equipment and reference books to facilitate the administration and teaching of students at the school.
“We felt the need to offer our help seeing that this school is adversely affected. Usually we send food aid to the victims but this time we also carried out Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with the teachers of S.K. Sinoko and the Civil Defence Department (JPAM) Sabah to clean the school compound,” he said.
For the Principal of S.K. Sinoko, Jaini Hassan, UMS and JPAM’s concerns in cleaning up the school was seen as a noble effort.
“The school would like to thank UMS Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah and UMS staff as well as JPAM staff for their willingness to lend a helping hand,” he added.
S.K. Sinoko was one of the schools with less students affected by floods as high as 2.5 metres, destroying 90 percent of the school’s equipment . – ZMD (fl)
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MONDAY, 26 JANUARY – The State and Federal Government work hand-in-hand and cooperate to further improve state education and strengthen human capital development in the state.
Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman said in this context, the state government was always given the cooperation and commitment of the Ministry of Education (MoE) departments and agencies heads of this state and educators in educational institutions as a whole.
“This includes the preparation and development of educational infrastructure such as schools, higher learning institutions, Teachers Training Institutes (IPG) and skills training centres across the state.
“For this, the state government will always support all efforts and measures taken especially by MoE to ensure that the educational and human capital development aspects in the state would continue to be improved from time to time,” he said when speaking at a Special Meeting With the Deputy Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin with educators in the State Educational Institutions held at Main Lecture Hall Complex 2, Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
He said the state government had always appreciated the service and dedication of educators to the people and state not only in education but also other aspects of development.
“As learned people, contributions by educators are numerous towards the future of the people and the state throughout the years,” he added. – MA (fl)
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