KOTA KINABALU: Yayasan Sabah College of Technology (YSCT) received a shot-in-the-arm today when Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor announced the approval of a RM6 million annual grant, in addition to the existing funding, for the college
operations cost.
In addition, he said the State Government will be providing a yearly special scholarship
quota from the Sabah Education Fund (TPNS) to 100 YSCT students, besides approving
RM500,000 to upgrade the YSCT’s information and communicationS (ICT) learning
facilities.
Hajiji who is also chairman of the Yayasan Sabah Board of Trustees said a one-off
assistance of RM500 would be given as incentive to all officers and personnel of YSCT
to be paid in December this year.
The Chief Minister announced this at YSCT’s 25th convocation held at the Sabah
International Convention Centre (SICC) here, Thursday.
With this assistance, Hajiji hoped YSCT will produce graduates with the necessary
training and skills to meet workforce demands in the state.
especially among the youths.
The Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park (KKIP) which noreceives high-impact foreign investments provides job opportunities for graduates with technical skills including from YSCT to work in the manufacturing and industrial sectors,” he said.
Hajiji said since youths are very close to his heart, the State Government under his
leadership has approved various assistance and allocations for their benefit.
Among them was the setting up of the TPNS, Higher Learning Institution Registration
Cash Assistance (Budi) and Examination Cash Special Assistance (Bakti).
The Government was also committed to helping youths through the related ministries in
the development of Sabah youth entrepreneurs (Syabas) as well as the Graduate
Entrepreneurs Scheme (SUS) and Technical Entrepreneurs Scheme (SUK) for graduates
of higher learning institutions under the management of Sedco, he said.
Hajiji said several ministries and agencies among them, the Ministry of Science,
Technology and Innovation and the Department of Human Resource Development had
also been entrusted to conduct courses related to technology and skills for youth as the
development of human capital and people’s wellbeing is the second thrusts of the Hala
Tuju Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ).
“I urge all graduates not to miss the opportunities provided by the government. I also call
upon all staff of YSCT to continue working hard in the development of Sabah’s human
capital,” he said.
Also present were Special Tasks and Coordination Minister Datuk Haji Arifin Arif, State
Secretary, Datuk Seri Panglima Sr Haji Safar Untong, Yayasan Sabah Director and
Innoprise Corporation Sdn Bhd Executive Chairman, Datuk Haji Gulamhaidar Khan
Bahadar and YSCT Chief Executive Haji Samin Ongki.-pr/BNN
