SIBU: Kolej Laila Taib here will be turned into a full-fledged university in two to three years’ time in an effort to produce more engineers and technicians to meet manpower demands of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE).
Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, said at the 110th Anniversary of the Foochow Settlement in Sibu celebration on Wednesday, that a 20-acre land next to the college’s present site would be used for expansion.
Taib announced a sum of RM10mil to start the project to turn it into a university.
“I have just completed the first draft of a detailed map survey. I tell you one thing – of all 1.6 million jobs which will be created up to the year 2030, more than 52% are for skilled workers who are diploma holders or graduates with degrees in engineering.
“In other words, SCORE is going to demand us to train more skilled workers. This is where the private sector can come in to complement the government’s effort for this purpose,” he said.
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