Saturday, 13 Mar 2021 07:27 AM MYT
Air Selangor, with the co-operation of the Construction Academy of Malaysia (ABM), has launched the Plumber Apprentice Skills Course to provide the opportunity for a new career, especially for those who lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― Registration is still open for the Plumber Apprentice Skills Course under Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) especially for those who lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Air Selangor Corporate Communications chief, Elina Baseri, in a statement yesterday, said the registration forms could be downloaded from the company’s website while physical copies could be obtained from the customer service counters.
Air Selangor offers plumbing course for the unemployed 13 Mar 2021 / 07:35 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
KUALA LUMPUR: Registration is still open for the Plumber Apprentice Skills Course under Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) especially for those who lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Air Selangor Corporate Communications chief, Elina Baseri, in a statement today, said the registration forms could be downloaded from the company’s website while physical copies could be obtained from the customer service counters.
‘’The course was launched by Air Selangor with the co-operation of the Construction Academy of Malaysia (ABM) in August last year to provide the opportunity for a new career, subsequently, generating an income from water utility services and repairs,’’ she said.
March 11, 2021
The MTA has backed off on plans for the mid-stream elimination of an apprenticeship program that trains recent high school graduates for skilled positions at the transit agency.
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THE CITY reported last month that the MTA was considering ending the program, which one Transport Workers Union Local 100 official likened to a jetpack straight into the middle class.
The new move will allow 18 apprentices who were recruited into the three-year program from city public high schools to complete their training instead of losing their jobs or being offered positions as cleaners.
Subscribe I m relieved, honestly, said Sandra Diaz, 19, an apprentice who maintains heating, ventilation and air conditioning at the Fresh Pond bus depot in Queens. I didn t want to be left without having any type of source of income, any source of learning or expanding my career.
Crossrail has introduced regular testing at its Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy after training was disrupted by COVID-19 outbreaks.
The academy in Ilford, east London, is run by Transport for London (TfL) and provides specialist training in tunnelling and underground construction.
Papers released ahead of a TfL board meeting said that coronavirus cases at the facility had led to increased pressure on the delivery of the Elizabeth line.
They said: “Although good progress is being made, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic is still being felt with absence of specialist trainers, trainees and availability of training facilities. There has been a number of positive COVID-19 cases at the Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy, which has increased the pressure on training but we do remain on track.
A Covid-19 outbreak at Transport for London’s (TfL) Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy has hit Crossrail’s training programme.
Papers released ahead of TfL’s board meeting next week reveal that the Covid-19 outbreak “has increased the pressure on training” of operations and maintenance staff ahead of the opening of the Elizabeth line.
Staff are being trained on signalling, control room operations and asset maintenance systems.
The Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy (TUCA) was set up in 2011. It transferred to TfL in 2017, when a deal was struck to partner with Prospects College of Advanced Technology.
The main focus of the academy is to build on the Crossrail legacy in teaching specialist skills in tunnelling and underground construction for projects such as HS2, Thames Tideway and Northern Powerhouse Rail.