| Faza Suraj |
TWENTY-THREE trainees who have completed the 5th Heavy Vehicles Driving Course received their certificates during a ceremony yesterday at the headquarters of Megamas Training Company Sdn Bhd (Megamas), the course consultant for the Youth Development Centre (PPB).
In attendance to present the certificates of completion to the graduates was Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports.
The graduates comprise 12 trainees from the Mechanical Training Centre (PLM) and 11 trainees selected from those who joined the programme through the PPB.
In a speech, the minister said that the Sultanate is still facing the challenge of unemployment. Therefore he called on the jobseekers to seize opportunities offered by the government to raise their level of skills in the fields that are required by the job market, especially the private sector.
The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports is greeted by the trainees at the certificate presentation ceremo-ny. – PHOTOS: FAZA SURAJ
Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, in a group photo with the trainees who completed the 5th Heavy Vehicles Driving Course
This is the fourth time that Megamas was selected as the course consultant since participating in the programme in 2013.
The course is implemented by the PPB, the Energy and Industry Department at the Prime Minister’s Office and Institute of Brunei Technical Education under the Energy Industry Competency Framework with the support of the Department of Economic Planning and Development.
During the event, a signing of employment contracts was held with Sahid Sdn Bhd, Serikandi Oilfield Services Sdn Bhd, Brunei Transportation Company Sdn Bhd, Aziz Latif and Company, MOC Sdn Bhd, PSK Logistic Sdn Bhd, Megalift Sdn Bhd, Buildcon Concrete Sdn Bhd, Slingmax Sdn Bhd, Syarikat PHLS Sdn Bhd, Syarikat Razali Amat Sdn Bhd and Suasana Mentari Engineering Services Sdn Bhd.
The event also saw the presentation of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) certificates to eight local Megamas instructors.
Mohd Roger Ainsworth, Megamas Executive Advisor, was on hand to receive the RoSPA Certificates of Accreditation to deliver a comprehensive range of driving courses.
Megamas is the only RoSPA Fleet Safety Accredited and Approved Centre in the region, alongside companies from the United Kingdom, the Middle-East and Russia.
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