KOTA KINABALU; Petronas has trained 168 students from four institutions of higher learning\u00a0in Sabah\u00a0in digital upskilling through Petronas\u00a0BeDigital Bootcamp, which was introduced last year.
\nPetronas senior vice-president of Project Delivery and Technology, Datuk Bacho Pilong, said the curated programme was to help participants improve their digital knowledge as well as enhance their skills in communication and handling interviews with better confidence.
\n\u201cAfter the success of the first and second cohorts last year, not only we are increasing the number of students\u00a0for each cohort this year, but also bringing the programme to Sarawak, Terengganu and Kelantan,\u201d he said in a statement today.
\nHe said that the first two cohorts which were conducted last year accommodated 68 students from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sabah, Universiti\u00a0Malaysia Sabah (UMS), University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF) and North Borneo University College (NBUC).
\nThe third cohort was conducted at Kota Kinabalu last month and attracted 100 students from these four institutions.
\nAs many as 34 students were offered employment by Petronas Group, Sabah Energy Corporation (SEC) and Tata Consultancy Services Malaysia Bhd.
\nBacho said that this year\u2019s event saw the involvement of additional partners, including FPT Software Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Asian Supply Base Sdn Bhd and Sawit Kinabalu Sdn Bhd.
\nAlso participating are Petronas Group\u2019s Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) Holding Bhd, KLCC Urus Harta Sdn Bhd, Petrosains Sdn Bhd and Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (Sabah Asset)
\nA total of 39 students\u00a0received conditional job offers from some of these partners.
\nHe said that the next BeDigital Bootcamps, scheduled for August and September,\u00a0will involve students from Sarawak, Kelantan and Terengganu.
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