KUCHING: Sarawak wants to bring in skilled workers from India for the Corridor of Renewable Energy (Score).
State Industrial Development Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan, who has just returned from accompanying Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud on a visit to India, said the country had a large pool of skilled manpower, especially in the technical and information technology fields.
He said the state wanted to woo skilled Indian workers with certificates and diplomas here since the Score project would require a lot of manpower.
"Locals will still be given priority for jobs. But if there is a shortage of skilled workers, India, with 1.3 billion people, is a good source for skilled manpower," he said at Kuching International Airport here yesterday.
He said he and Taib visited three universities in India.
"We signed a memorandum of understanding between Universiti Malaysia Sarawak and Integral University for staff and student exchanges.
"This will help us recruit graduates from the university to participate in Score's development," said Awang Tengah, who is also public utilities minister and second minister of resource management and environment.
Under the agreement, the state government will allocate RM50,000 to initiate seminars, training sessions and workshops between the two universities, while Unimas will provide two graduate scholarships for undergraduates who want to study here.
He said the state wanted to woo skilled Indian workers with certificates and diplomas here since the Score project would require a lot of manpower.
"Locals will still be given priority for jobs. But if there is a shortage of skilled workers, India, with 1.3 billion people, is a good source for skilled manpower," he said at Kuching International Airport here yesterday.
He said he and Taib visited three universities in India.
"We signed a memorandum of understanding between Universiti Malaysia Sarawak and Integral University for staff and student exchanges.
"This will help us recruit graduates from the university to participate in Score's development," said Awang Tengah, who is also public utilities minister and second minister of resource management and environment.
Under the agreement, the state government will allocate RM50,000 to initiate seminars, training sessions and workshops between the two universities, while Unimas will provide two graduate scholarships for undergraduates who want to study here.
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