BRUNEI Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd (BSP) continues to support the wider community with its Social Investment (SI) programmes that are designed and aligned to the objectives of Brunei Vision 2035 – to create well-educated and highly skilled individuals while also driving the development and growth of Brunei Darussalam.
Its efforts are directed towards providing a high quality life to the people and creating a dynamic and sustainable economy, the company said in a statement yesterday.
“BSP makes its social investment initiatives beneficial to the society and sustainable beyond the company’s involvement. The company is committed to supporting the community through various themes, of which education has always been given the biggest priority,” the statement added.
“The oil and gas industry is no different from many other industries that are constantly in a state of change, and being impacted by the continuous flow of new and innovative technologies. BSP is very much part and parcel of these changes. But what good would it be when you can’t share the knowledge and make it beneficial to the nation in terms of developing talent and creating highly skilled individuals who can contribute to the country.
“One of the most notable projects that BSP supported recently is the newly-launched ‘Hands-On-Training (HOT) Mini Plant’ located at Institute of Brunei Technical Education (IBTE) Jefri Bolkiah Campus School of Engineering, whereby HNTec and NTec level students will be ‘Industry Ready’ once graduated. This is a multi-company contribution which also included BSP, Brunei LNG Sdn Bhd, Total E&P Borneo BV, Brunei Methanol Company Sdn Bhd, Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd and Mitsubishi Corporation.
“On the forefront, BSP supports IBTE’s efforts to expand and strengthen its engineering capability by sharing expertise and resources.
“It offers long-term benefits to the country by catering to the oil and gas industry. BSP is extremely proud to be part of the success in supporting IBTE’s objectives of having first class training equipment that is up-to-date and relevant to the industry and in turn to produce graduates who are highly skilled, job-ready and aligned to the industry requirements and standards,” said Yap Kong Fah, Deputy Managing Director and Technical Director, BSP.
“BSP and IBTE have a long partnership of over 50 years of collaborating in areas of technical education and capacity building.
“Over the years BSP and IBTE Jefri Bolkiah Campus has collaborated through contributing training equipment, capacity building programmes and technical advice on the oil and gas industry.
“Another Social Investment initiative that BSP has undertaken to support vocational and technical training included supporting the government through the Energy and Industry Department at the Prime Minister’s Office (EIDPMO) for the upgrade and improvement of the facilities allocated for the Centre for Capacity Building – a multi-programme skills training centre managed by EIDPMO. Programme delivery is done by Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) based on approved syllabus adapted from international training or leading industry institutions,” BSP said.
“BSP believes that by investing in Brunei’s youth, the company is ultimately investing in the country’s future by providing and supporting training and skills development as it plays a vital role in the organisation that these youths will potentially work for and also to the overall national economic growth,” the statement added.
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