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KUCHING, Sept 1: A four-member team from Sarawak Metro Sdn Bhd (Sarawak Metro) comprising one engineer and three apprentices have embarked on their journey to Changsa, China yesterday (Aug 31) where they will participate in a 10-week attachment with the developer of the Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) vehicle.
In a media release today, it was highlighted that the attachment programme comes under Sarawak Metro’s Socio-Economic Enhancement Development (SEED) programme, a first for a mega project in Sarawak, towards enhancing the procurement value of the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS) project.
This development signified a significant achievement for Sarawak Metro in its efforts to create a pool of skilled manpower to manage the KUTS project.
Sarawak Metro chief executive officer Mazli Mustaffa emphasised that apart from creating a pool of skilled manpower, this SEED programme is also its initiative to prepare young local talent to manage the need of this new industry.
“This is our commitment towards ensuring the success of this noble project, which aims to modernise public transport and ease traffic congestion in Greater Kuching,” he said, adding that more attachments are in the pipeline.
Meanwhile, EPR Mobilus Global Rail JV Sdn Bhd’s (EMGJV) project director Mohd Asmadi Abdul Manaf explained the core objective of the attachment is to facilitate professional growth of emerging talents by providing them a unique opportunity to participate in the final design phase of the ART hydrogen vehicle (H2V) system.
EMGJV, the System Package 1 contractor for Phase 1 of the KUTS Project, organised the attachment initiative as part of its SEED Programme implementation plan.
“The H2V project is on the cutting edge of transportation technology and is poised to revolutionise the urban transit landscape.
“By cultivating their skills in this field, these young talents will play a pivotal role in establishing local production capabilities for the H2V system right here in Kuching, next year,” he pointed out.
The four young talents, Sara Athynna Mohd Kamal Basheer, Addery Ingka Andok, Nabil Norman and Muhammad Razi Yunus, will undergo their attachment at the CRRC MRT Holding Group Co Ltd’s facilities in Changsha, China.
They will be in Changsha until November where they will be attached to various departments related to their respective work scopes.
Sara, an engineer, and Addery (Young Talent Programme senior apprentice) are currently with Sarawak Metro’s Hydrogen Power & Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Department while both Muhammad Razi (YTP senior apprentice) and Nabil (YTP apprentice) are with the Operation & Maintenance Department in Sarawak Metro.
Apart from these four, Sarawak Metro also recently assigned another group, consisting of two engineers and two Young Talent Programme apprentices, to be on attachment with Global Rail Sdn Bhd in Selangor.
They started their attachment on Aug 28 and are scheduled to complete it by the end of this October. After completing their attachment with Global Rail, all four will continue on to China, to continue with their attachment there. — DayakDaily
