PETRONAS-run Kimanis Petroleum Training Centre (KTC) continues to support technical capability development among Sabah youths and has so far produced 194 graduates, including the 20 newly graduated trainees from Batch July 2019 intake, marking a significant milestone in its mission to empower Sabahan youths with technical skills to support nation energy workforce.
Chief Executive Officer of INSTEP, Mr. Idris Ibrahim delivered his speech during the event.
Highlighting the importance of skills development, Chief Executive Officer of INSTEP, En. Idris B Ibrahim said KTC has gone a long way since its inception in 2011 as part of PETRONAS’ social impact programme in Sabah to support the state’s human capital development.
“KTC is committed to prepare Sabahan talents with essential skills and qualification for them to contribute towards enriching the state and the country’s energy workforce, and simultaneously improving state’s economic sector” he said at the KTC convocation ceremony.
“On top of that, KTC graduates’ employability rate approaches almost 100 per cent employment by the oil and gas as well as by other industries,” he added.
The Best Graduate of 2023, Nurul Syafiqah Najmuddin delivered her appreciation speech during the event.
Nurul Syafiqah Najmuddin, the Best Graduate of 2023 in her speech mentioned about the essence of accomplished students. “In my personal definition of accomplished students, in addition to seeking the knowledge, we also need to be mindful of our attitude and emotional aspect.”
KTC is the first institution in Sabah to be recognised as an Accredited Centre by the Department of Skills Development under the Ministry of Human Resources. It offers a three-year full-time diploma-level training in Industrial Instrumentation & Control System – Monitoring & Control (Level 4), Malaysian Skills Diploma (DKM).
The graduates from KTC were also identified as potential feeders to INSTEP’s Technical Energy Enrichment Programme (TEP). TEP, as one of INSTEP’s signature training programme, is a pre-employment sponsorship programme, sponsored by PETRONAS Operating Units.
A rhythmic and energetic cultural dance performance by the learners gained thunderous applause from the audiences.
From left: En. Alfie Mahathir B Semanis (Manager of Kimanis Petroleum Training Centre), En. Sy Muhafiz B Sy M Bakar (General Manager of Human Capital Investment), Pn. Farehana Hanapiah (Senior Vice President of PETRONAS Group Human Resource Management), En. Idris B Ibrahim (Chief Executive Officer of INSTEP) and En. Azhar B Ahmad (General Manager of INSTEP).
Senior Vice President of PETRONAS Group Human Resource Management Puan Farehana Hanapiah presented the graduation files to the trainees. Also present at the ceremony were Secretary of State Home Affairs and Research Office, Chief Minister’s Department, Datuk Awang Shaminan Awang Sahari; and Head of Human Capital Investment, PETRONAS Group Human Resource Management, Syed Mohamad Muhafiz Syed Bakar.
PETRONAS-run Kimanis Petroleum Training Centre (KTC) continues to support technical capability development among Sabah youths and has so far produced 194 graduates, including the 20 newly graduated trainees from Batch July 2019 intake, marking a significant milestone in its mission to empower Sabahan youths with technical skills to support nation energy workforce.
Chief Executive Officer of INSTEP, Mr. Idris Ibrahim delivered his speech during the event.
Highlighting the importance of skills development, Chief Executive Officer of INSTEP, En. Idris B Ibrahim said KTC has gone a long way since its inception in 2011 as part of PETRONAS’ social impact programme in Sabah to support the state’s human capital development.
“KTC is committed to prepare Sabahan talents with essential skills and qualification for them to contribute towards enriching the state and the country’s energy workforce, and simultaneously improving state’s economic sector” he said at the KTC convocation ceremony.
“On top of that, KTC graduates’ employability rate approaches almost 100 per cent employment by the oil and gas as well as by other industries,” he added.
The Best Graduate of 2023, Nurul Syafiqah Najmuddin delivered her appreciation speech during the event.
Nurul Syafiqah Najmuddin, the Best Graduate of 2023 in her speech mentioned about the essence of accomplished students. “In my personal definition of accomplished students, in addition to seeking the knowledge, we also need to be mindful of our attitude and emotional aspect.”
KTC is the first institution in Sabah to be recognised as an Accredited Centre by the Department of Skills Development under the Ministry of Human Resources. It offers a three-year full-time diploma-level training in Industrial Instrumentation & Control System – Monitoring & Control (Level 4), Malaysian Skills Diploma (DKM).
The graduates from KTC were also identified as potential feeders to INSTEP’s Technical Energy Enrichment Programme (TEP). TEP, as one of INSTEP’s signature training programme, is a pre-employment sponsorship programme, sponsored by PETRONAS Operating Units.
A rhythmic and energetic cultural dance performance by the learners gained thunderous applause from the audiences.
From left: En. Alfie Mahathir B Semanis (Manager of Kimanis Petroleum Training Centre), En. Sy Muhafiz B Sy M Bakar (General Manager of Human Capital Investment), Pn. Farehana Hanapiah (Senior Vice President of PETRONAS Group Human Resource Management), En. Idris B Ibrahim (Chief Executive Officer of INSTEP) and En. Azhar B Ahmad (General Manager of INSTEP).
Senior Vice President of PETRONAS Group Human Resource Management Puan Farehana Hanapiah presented the graduation files to the trainees. Also present at the ceremony were Secretary of State Home Affairs and Research Office, Chief Minister’s Department, Datuk Awang Shaminan Awang Sahari; and Head of Human Capital Investment, PETRONAS Group Human Resource Management, Syed Mohamad Muhafiz Syed Bakar.
