24th December, 2012
SANDAKAN:The Sabah Ministry of Youth and Sports will add 12 short-term training programmes in various skills to be implemented in several districts.
Its minister Datuk Pang En Yin said the decision was made following encouraging response from youths to the existing skills and entrepreneurial training programmes.
He said this year, the ministry through the skills and entrepreneurship unit in the Youth Development Division, had organised 28 training programmes which benefited 548 youths.
“Following requests from the majority of youths, I have approved additional programmes with two of these specially for training youths in the Karamunsing and Sibuga areas.”
Pang said this when closing a multi-cuisine cookery course and bun, cake and pastry-making course for youths at the District Youth and Sports Department, here, yesterday.
He said the government wanted youths to continue be given attention, especially those rural youths who were not fortunate enough to be able to pursue higher education.
Meanwhile, Pang urged the Lions Club of Sandakan Selingan, besides doing charity work, to participate in youth development.
