{"id":12836,"date":"2021-05-07T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/?p=12836"},"modified":"2021-05-07T15:57:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T07:57:52","slug":"why-technical-skills-are-needed-in-sarawak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/2021\/05\/07\/why-technical-skills-are-needed-in-sarawak\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Technical Skills Are Needed in Sarawak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The industry scene in Sarawak encompassed various sectors that greatly contribute to the State\u2019s socio-economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This includes oil and gas, electrical and port, hospitality and tourism, construction, textile and heritage and most recently, digital economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And to accommodate the increasing demand for technical skills in fulfilling the economic development, the Centre of Technical Excellence Sarawak (CENTEX) was established as the main talent or skilled manpower provider in Sarawak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a recent interview with RAKAN Sarawak<\/strong>, the Chief Executive Officer of CENTEX, Haji Syeed Mohd Hussien noted that since 2015, the training institution has trained a total of about 3, 000 students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chief Executive Officer of CENTEX, Haji Syeed Mohd Hussien<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

To help maximise the knowledge and skills of talented individuals in Sarawak, the training institution through Centex Commercial Services (CCS) also launched the SaraX mobile application in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was introduced so that the public can have access to technical services such as wiring, tailoring, welding, photography, indoor and cleaning and plumbing services via an apps booking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a constant user of the application himself, Haji Syeed said that the apps help people with technical skills to gain extra income and thus provides opportunity for him and his families to improve their socio-economics level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis initiative not only helps our students but also people who has technical skills as well,\u201d he said adding that as of now, the apps have about 300 service providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from that, another reasons why more technical skills are important for Sarawak is for the State to stop relying heavily on important goods and foreign technical labours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The CENTEX Digital Academy aims to fulfil the need of digital economy development in the State <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Giving an example on the upholstery industry, Haji Syeed noted Sarawak can also catch up in producing industrial textile items locally that are normally imported from overseas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we look at industrial products such as carpets and curtains sold on online shopping website (examples are Shopee and Lazada), most of them comes from overseas while only a small percentage is locally produced,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, I think it is high-time that we established something new here,\u201d he said adding that the locally produced products can be promoted outside Sarawak and thus contribute to the State economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoping to catch up with the growing industry, he noted that CENTEX is also planning to provide programs on Industrial Upholstery (Interior Decoration) and Professional Diploma in Bespoke Footwear and Innovative Design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from that, with digital economy considered as one of the main economic drivers for Sarawak, CENTEX hopes to produce more talented individuals in the digital field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) as the main driver for the State\u2019s digital economy, Haji Syeed added that the role of CENTEX is as the talent provider for digital economy is needed by the State and SMA. \u201cThe State government is planning to build more communication towers in Sarawak and we need people who has the skills to do it. So, that is the beauty of having our own people, they can fit into the industry,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Artificial Virtual Reality <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n
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