Sabah Skills & Technology Centre


				INTRODUCTION The Sabah Skills & Technology Centre is Sabah’s very own skills development centre, and the result of close cooperation between the Sabah Government and the industry. Registered on 27 September 2000, it is set-up as a non-profit society in which the government – State and Federal – provides the funding and infrastructure whereas the industry provides the support and leadership.

	SSTC aims to provide training and educational programs to enhance the skills level of State’s workforce. And the areas of training are:
	Technical skills ICT Skills Management Manufacturing Safety & Health






	MISSION
	To Be The Institute To Fulfill The Industry and State’s Need For HRD In Continuing Education, Competency and Customized Training.






	VISION
	Be The Preferred Smart Partner In Knowledge And Skills Training.






	OBJECTIVES
	SSTC was established to meet the following objectives:
	Short-Term Meet the training needs of member companies by organising customized courses. Continuously upgrade the skills level of workforce in line with technological progress. Establish a mechanism to co-ordinate and utilise resource from industry and institution.
	Long-Term Promote vocational and technical courses. Position the Centre as a leading training institution.


	MANAGEMENT
	The Centre is led by the industry and advised by the government agencies.
	Our Management Council members are elected for a 2-year term and presently comprises of the following organisations:

	Chairman			Concept Marketing Sdn Bhd

	Deputy Chairman			Concept Marketing Sdn Bhd

	Members			Sabah Energy Corporation Sdn Bhd
				Ken Chong Food Industries Sdn Bhd
				Steel Industries Sdn Bhd
				Cement Industries (Sabah) Sdn Bhd
				Shell Timur Sdn Bhd

	Ex-Officios			Ministry of Resources Development & Info Technology
				Ministry of Industrial Development
				Sabah Economic Development Corporation
				Ministry of International Trade & Industry
				SME Corporation Malaysia
				State Economic Planning Unit
				Ministry of Finance



	OUR MEMBERS
	There are 2 categories of membership in the SSTC.


	1. Founder Members
	Angkatan Hebat Sdn Bhd Borneo Samudera Sdn Bhd Cement Industries (Sabah) Sdn Bhd Colorcoil Industries Sdn Bhd Concept Marketing Sdn Bhd Dunco Sdn Bhd Empor Holdings Sdn Bhd Hong Sing Industries (Sabah) Sdn Bhd Ken Chong Food Industries Sdn Bhd Kinabalu Motor Assembly Sdn Bhd K.K.I.P Sdn Bhd Nippon Paint Sdn Bhd Ranhill Powertron Sdn Bhd Sabah Economic Development Corporation Sabah Energy Corporation Sdn Bhd Sabah International Dairies Sdn Bhd Shell Timur Sdn Bhd Steel Industries (Sabah) Sdn Bhd Uniang Plastic Industries (Sabah) Sdn Bhd Unimekar Metals Sdn Bhd Weida Integrated Industries Sdn Bhd



	2. Ordinary Members
	Associated Concrete Products (Sabah) Sdn Bhd Aulis Auto Sdn Bhd City Top Enterprise Sdn Bhd C & F Enterprise Sdn Bhd Guocera Tiles Industries (Labuan) Sdn Bhd IDS Sebor Sabah Sdn Bhd i-Skill Dynamics Sdn Bhd J & S Enterprise Java Industries Sdn Bhd Jayakuik Sdn Bhd Lojingki Holdings Sdn Bhd Mega First Power Services Sdn Bhd Mekarela Sdn Bhd Pemborong Maju Bersatu Sdn Bhd Sabah Forest Industries Sdn Bhd Superwood Industries Sdn Bhd



	OUR FACILITIES
	Presently located in KKIP, the SSTC building has a total built-up area of 38,000 sq ft which houses 10 seminar rooms, 8 labs, 3 workshops, a resource centre, administrative office and 2 conference rooms.








	SPECIAL TRAINING PROGRAM
	Industrial Skills Enhancement Program


	The Industrial Skills Enhancement Program is a fully funded program by the Federal Government, was introduced by the SSTC in 2005 with the objective of re-skilling graduates with knowledge and skills in various sectors: Plantation Management, Logistics Management, Safety & Health Officer and Cisco Certified Network Associate.









	WORKFORCE TECHNICAL TRANFORMATION PROGRAM
	The Workforce Technical Transformation Program is another program fully funded by the Federal Government for school-leavers. This program was introduced with the objective of equipping school-leavers with the knowledge and skills in the various sectors like Plantation Practices, Plantation Mill, Culinary Arts, Pastry Arts, Front Office Skills and Shielded Metal Arc Welding Technician.






	SME Corp TRAINING GRANT
	On 28 February 2002, SSTC was appointed by SME Corp Malaysian (formerly known as SMIDEC) as an approve Skills Training Provider aimed at enhancing skills and capabilities of employees of SMEs by providing with a special discount of 50% on the training cost. Presently SSTC has 119 courses approved under this scheme.






	The grant is for:
	Manufacturing, Manufacturing-Related Services and Agro-based Industries
	“Small and medium enterprises in the manufacturing, manufacturing related services and ago-based industries are enterprises with full-time employees not exceeding 150 OR with annual sales turnover of not exceeding 25 million”





	OR





	Services, Primary Agriculture and Information Communication Technology (ICT)
	Small and medium enterprises in the services, primary agriculture and Information & Communication Technology (ICT) sectors are enterprises with full-time employees not exceeding 50 OR with annual sales turnover not exceeding RM5 million.”









	In addition, it is also for companies providing manufacturing-related services such as:
	Engineering support services Specialised services like warehousing, haulage etc. Maintenance and repair of machines and factory equipments Software development Automation of production line Design houses Packaging services Wholesale & Retail Professional services like accountancy, legal counsel and engineering Logistic like warehouse, storage, haulage, cargo services, freight forwarding, courier and shipping






	This scheme is also extended to women entrepreneur in the following field:
	IT and IT-related services Education services Software development Designing and packaging Research and development Marketing Tourism Other business services like legal, accounting services, management consultancy, building cleaning services, printing and publishing.