KUCHING, Feb 26: A total of 25 secondary schools from Kuching, Serian, Bintulu and Miri has been selected to take parts in the Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak (TEGAS) EntreCamp programme to expose students to the new venture creation cycle, via experiential hands-on activities done digitally.
TEGAS chairman Datu Len Talif Salleh in a statement today said the EntreCamp is organized in line with the Sarawak government’s mission to promote digital innovation and entrepreneurship in the state.
“Through the program, students will pick up technical skills and soft skills, by experiencing what it means to be a co-founder. Students are expected to demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset over the course of the programme, as well as pick up startup best practices such as user-centric design, lean methodology, validation and value creation,” he said
At the same time, Len Talif also conveyed his gratitude to the participating schools for promoting this first of its kind virtual entrepreneurship Bootcamp and encouraging their students to take part in the programmes.
“We believe in investing and building our Sarawakian talents to drive growth for our state,” he added.
The selected schools are namely Riam Road International School, Pei Min Middle School, Kolej Tunku Datu Tuanku Hj Bujang, SMK St. Joseph, SMK Lutong, SMK Luak, SMK Bandar Bintulu, SMK Baru Bintulu, SMK Asyakirin, SMK Bintulu, SM Kai Dee Bintulu, Kolej Vokasional Bintulu, SMK St. Thomas, SMK St. Joseph, SMK St. Theresa, SMK St. Mary, Kolej Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah, SMK Batu Lintang, SMK Agama Tun Ahmad Zaidi, SMK Petra Jaya, SMK Serian, SMK Sg. Tapang, Tunku Putra-Help School, SMK Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Gapor and SM Sains Kuching.
The EntreCamp is a two and a half-day online Bootcamp programme where the students can participate whilst staying completely indoors, and Tegas is partnering with Reactor to introduce a completely immersive digital experience to impart entrepreneurial skills for students taking classes from home.
The programme will be conducted in three batches starting from March 3 until 19, 2021, and at the end of the Bootcamp, there will be a Virtual Demo Day where students will deliver an abridged investor pitch deck with an accompanying prototype, centred around a selected theme.
The Demo Day winners will receive three-month free access to TEGAS Digital Innovation in Kuching, Bintulu and Miri as well as a green lane to participate in TEGAS Pre-Accelerator programme. –DayakDaily.
