Morshidi (right) launches the website. Yayasan Sarawak director Datu Abu Bakar Marzuki is at second right.
CENTEXS Sarawak will further develop technical skills to meet the needs of the state, particularly in Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE).
Located at the Salak Land District at Jalan Sultan Tengah, CENTEXS was formerly known as the Youth Development Training Centre and is administered as a subsidiary of Yayasan Sarawak.
State Secretary Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohd Moshidi Abdul Ghani said CENTEXS will work with a public-private approach, and establish smart partnership with industries, particularly for hands-on or on-the-job experience.
“The CENTEXS is the first such centre run by the state government directly related to industries to provide skills training with the development of the state,” Morshidi said.
He added that the centre, which is still being refurbished, will be able to accommodate up to 300 students at one time.
Morshidi said CENTEXS’s niche areas would be oil and gas, electrical and electronics, construction, and manufacturing, adding that the centre will help the state meet the demand from employers for workers — currently four times higher than graduation levels.
He added that the centre will be the sole awarding state execution agency to offer recognition of prior learning (RPL) programmes to allow the current workforce to gain certificates based on their technical experience and skills.
The centre has a pioneer group of 80 students.
“As this is the pioneer group, they are given free food and accommodation. And for the next group, they will have to pay some fees, but only when they gain employment,” he said.
For details go to the website at www.cte-sarawak.my.
(Text excerpted from The Borneo Post)
In April 2017, The Right Honourable Chief Minister of Sarawak, Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg has announced a major paradigm shift in Sarawak development strategy namely Sarawak Transformation through the Digital Economy.
In line with the Sarawak State development strategy, CENTEXS has identified its part to support the Digital Economy in talent development by establishing the Digital Training Unit in June 2017.
CENTEXS Digital Training Unit focus is on the development of technical manpower that will create sufficient digital skills and human resource required for the Sarawak Digital Economy. In March 2019, the Chief Minister of Sarawak, has announced the establishment of the Digital Academy.
The Digital Academy is envisioned to play a crucial role in producing digital talent pool to the industry. The Academy is an Industry relevant education program, focusing on reskilling and upskilling training, targeting school leavers, university graduates and industry employees.
~We provide the best in its class technical training programs. They are beautifully designed, internationally industries certified and job tailored~
Yayasan Sarawak Chairman's View
His Excellency
The Governor of Sarawak
Tun Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud
“The biggest opportunities lie in technical education. We will need more people with technical qualification. Technical and vocational education will be very challenging but then again the remuneration and rewards will be just as great. They will be our passage towards attaining a high-income society status by 2020.”
YAB Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg
Chief Minister of Sarawak
“I applaud the collaboration between CENTEXS and Huawei to assist in the transformation of the State Economy toward Digital Economy. When we have the new technology, we can meet the needs of ASEAN and ASIA markets. Also, through this collaboration, Huawei will have laboratory outside China, in Sarawak, which we can name ‘CENHUA Lab’ (CENTEXS-HUAWEI) “.
Allahyarham YBhg Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Haji Adenan bin Haji Satem
Former Chief Minister of Sarawak
“We are very much aware of the importance of Technical Education in our quest for industrialisation. We don’t have enough people to man our industries because we have not been emphasising on technical education. Nevertheless, it is not too late for us to focus on technical and vocational education. So, we can meet the needs of thousands of technical hands in our industries.”