Job seekers sign work contract

Job-seekers sign work contract

By Sonia K. Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Awang Ramlee (L) presenting a certificate to a participant. Representative from a private company (L), Deputy Commissioner of Labour (C) and one of the job-seekers (R) signing the contract. On Tuesday (March 31), a contract signing ceremony was held for participants of the "Program Khas Graduan Dan Lepasan Sekolah Mencari Pekerjaan Di Bawah Dana Sumber Manusia", a special programme for graduates and school leavers seeking for jobs under the human resource fund. It was followed by a certificate presentation to participants of the Motivational Course and the Sales Assistance Course. The guest of honour was Awang Ramlee bin Haji Jamudin, the Deputy Commissioner of Labour, who presented the certificates to the participants as well as signed the contract on behalf of the Labour Department. Also present were senior officers and officers of Jabatan Perancangan Dan Kemajuan Ekonomi (JPKE), officers of Labour Department, representatives of private companies as well as representatives from training institutions and course participants. The Head of the local Job Centre congratulated the course participants for succeeding in the courses and those who were about to take part in the signing of the contract. A representative of the participants, Awang Muhammad Azib bin Abdullah @ Buah, conveyed their thanks to the Labour Department for the opportunity to take part in the courses and helping them improve their skills and knowledge. The contract was signed between the Labour Department, the job seekers and participating private companies, namely, LR Asma Hotel and Strongmind Sdn Bhd. This is the first of many signing ceremonies to come and marks the start of the second stage of the "Program Khas Graduan Dan Lepasan Sekolah Mencari Pekerjaan Di Bawah Dana Sumber Manusia" for participating job-seekers, which is the "Probation and Training Period". During this stage, local job-seekers accepted into the programme will start their probation period with the private companies registered for a maximum period of six months and during this period may also be called to undergo additional training by the Labour Department. After their probation, they will be employed by the private company on a permanent basis. Certificates were presented to participants of the courses, which started on March 23, 2009, in which the course on Motivation lasted for three days while the course on Sales Assistant lasted for five days. Employers from the private sector and job-seekers across Brunei Darussalam are welcome to register under the program khas. i took part on the above news =DD and i was there. fortunately theres no pictures of mine there, yet expose tia HAHA. credits to www.brunei-online.com/bb