| Lyna Mohamad |
THE Brunei Shell Joint Venture (BSJV) Companies held a contract signing ceremony for six students under the Brunei Shell Joint Ventures Scholarship Scheme. The event took place at the Indera Kayangan Ballroom of The Empire Hotel & Country Club in Jerudong yesterday.
The guest of honour was the Minister of Energy and Industry at the Prime Minister’s Office Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Awang Haji Mohammad Yasmin bin Haji Umar.
Aside from the six exemplary students, yesterday’s ceremony also saw 10 returning scholars with the First Class Achievers Awards.
Since 1972, Brunei Shell Petroleum Co Sdn Bhd (BSP) has sponsored 699 scholarships under this scheme, making it one of the major education corporate sponsors in the country and the most sought after choice among local scholars said the Deputy Managing Director/HR Director of BSP, Haji Kamaludin bin Haji Bungsu in his welcoming remark.
“Through this scheme, young Bruneians have been able to pursue higher education locally and abroad and contribute to the pool of professional resources required as a catalyst for the development of the company’s vision ‘Delivering Energy For Life … Fuelling Brunei’s Future,” he said.
“This in turn will hopefully create an intellectual and highly skilled workforce in order to propel change towards a robust future towards the nation’s vision of ‘Wawasan 2035’, 19 years from now,” he added.
As in the previous years, there has been no difference in the quota, assessment and criteria of selection in order to be awarded with the scholarship and despite the small ?gures granted with the scholarship, it is vital for the company to select, recruit and eventually develop the right candidates relevant to the requirements of the existing shortage in the company.
Minister of Energy and Industry at the Prime Minister’s Office, Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohammad Yasmin bin Haji Umar (2nd R) witnessing the contract signing ceremony. – PHOTOS: BAHYIAH BAKIR
Deputy Managing Director/HR Director of Brunei Shell Petroleum Co Sdn Bhd Haji Kamaludin bin Haji Bungsu presenting the scholarship to one of the recipients.
He also reiterated to future scholarship applicants, in order to be selected for the years ahead, one needs to work hard as of now and show that they have the competitive edge, the right skills, the right competencies and the right mindset to work for BSJV Companies.
The scholarship assessments are not an easy feat, it is a process which the entire Shell Group is applying and what has been undertaken by the students this year is no different from the ones done in the previous years.
“It was not more stringent, the standards set were still the same and there is no quota set on how many scholarships we can offer. To the six individuals to preserve through the assessments, you did well and you should be proud of yourselves,” said Haji Kamaludin.
Through the numerous rounds of rigorous assessments, the scholarships were awarded to five individuals who will further their studies at Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) and one who will be doing Oceanology and Meteorology at the University of East Anglia.
He further added that it is important that these students demonstrate and adopt a more progressive attitude, mindset and commitment to secure not only a place in the scheme but also when they are eventually with the BSJV Companies upon their return following successful completion at their studies.
This scholarship scheme is one such example of BSJV’s commitment in nurturing local talents since 1972 with the scholarships offered tailored to suit the growing needs of the companies.
“We continue to see the fruits of our investment with this scholarship programme. Rahim Haji Jahit, was a student sponsored by BSP in 1992 and is now the Operations Manager for the East Asset Unit.
Mohd Erwan bin Mohd Said studied in the UK during 1997-1999, and is now the Development Manager for the Darat Asset and similarly Norsalina Wati binti Haji Abidin studied in the UK during 1995-98 and was recently appointed as the Hydrocarbon Processing Asset Manager,” he said.
On preparedness of facing the challenges, Haji Kamaludin quoted from the titah of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam during the 32nd National Day this year where His Majesty addressed the inescapable reality of difficulties faced globally, which the Sultanate is also experiencing.
“It is also our vision to ensure that we invest and develop people with capabilities to face these challenges within a broad range of spectrum to ensure that we have sustainable skilled talents all the time in BSJV and for the country,” said Haji Kamaludin. Also witnessing yesterday’s signing ceremony were the proud parents of the sponsored scholars and senior officials from BSJV Companies, government and local leading universities.
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