Go Into Business Graduates Urged

Bandar Seri Begawan – There has been a call to future graduates not to overlook the private sector as a source of employment.

It was made by Awang Haji Ishaaq bin Haji Abdullah, the Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education, at a career dialogue organised by the Brunei Institute of Technology.

He made the point after noting that only 32 out of 129 graduates of the 17th intake of the Institute have so far found jobs in the private sector.

He added that in the light of the low number of graduates going into the entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Education has recently opened a business school in order to provide effective vocational and technical training.

It aimed at equipping students with the skills necessary in order to develop Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

He added the Ministry of Education is moving towards a system that not only will produce knowledgeable degree holders but also graduates, who will be skilled in businesses.

A number of companies from the private sector, such as HSBC, DST, and BAG Networks took part in the dialogue as well as representatives from the government sector, the Royal Brunei Armed Forces and Public Service Commission participated in. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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