| Lyna Mohamad |
THE collaboration between DST and Politeknik Brunei was officially marked yesterday with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the ‘Apprenticeship Training Programme’ during a ceremony held at the DST Headquarters in Tungku Link.
Present as guest of honour and witness to the signing was Abdul Latiff bin Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Setia Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Yusof, a member of DST Board of Directors.
Haji Suhaimi bin Haji Hussain, CEO of DST, in his welcoming remarks noted that the MoU will forge a formal collaboration in providing collective training to Politeknik Brunei students for courses in business, engineering, telecommunications and info-communication technology.
“The programme is by nature distinctive to other similar attachment programmes as DST’s contribution includes assisting Politeknik Brunei in setting up the relevant syllabus and subse-quently create structured on-the-job training to Politeknik Brunei students with ?rst hand exposure, experience and insight on the actual working environment of DST as an established telecommunication company,” he said.
The CEO also emphasised how the programme is in line with DST’s mission to invest in human capital development. Through the programme, DST will have a competent work-force while, at the same time, contribute to the development of the country’s future economy.
DST and Politeknik Brunei signed a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday, forging a collaboration where DST will provide collective training to Politeknik Brunei students for courses in business, engineering, telecommunications and info-communication technology. – PG FAIROL RMF
“As one of the premier business organisations, DST’s participation in this MoU is not just a matter of fulfilling our responsibility but also represents a cause that DST believes in as reflected in our mission,” said the CEO.
Meanwhile, Denis Ho Mun Tai, Acting Director of Politeknik Brunei, during his speech explained the importance of the initiative to Politeknik Brunei where it is very much in line with its vision of being a reputable polytechnic producing innovative, skilful and marketable graduates.
“This collaboration will enable Politeknik Brunei to integrate the industry’s best practices and requirements into the institution’s curriculum which will ensure that the training provided is relevant to the needs of the industry as well as to provide opportunity to maximise their learning experience and apply theory to practice in a real working environment,” he said.
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