Malaysia to host RI vocational students

Malaysia to host RI vocational students

BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Several firms in Malaysia are
prepared to host 90 vocational students from South Kalimantan
province, an official has said.

"The firms expressed their readiness when we visited them
recently in Kuala Lumpur," said Iriansyah, an official with the
South Kalimantan Education Office.

The visit was made last August, when Iriansyah and other
officials with the South Kalimantan province met with executives
of the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce. The Indonesian officials
were also given a tour of some firms there.

The visit resulted in the signing of a memorandum of
understanding (MOU), in order to allow the 90 South Kalimantan
vocational students to join an on-the-job training program for
six months in various firms in Malaysia next year.

The training program would be conducted by firms in various
fields, including electronics, auto repair shops and hotel
management. One of the firms willing to host the Indonesian
students was Pelita Catering Management Service in Pahang,
Malaysia. -- Antara