IBS Technology Series Certificate Giving Ceremony - 2nd Batch

Serdang, 26 May 2007 - The IBS Technology Series Certificate Giving Ceremony for the 2nd INSEP-IBS trainees was held at the Dewan Taklimat, Engineering Faculty, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) on May 25, 2007 at 11.00 am.

It was a much anticipated event for all the trainees who had attended the programme since January 2007. Two special guests graced this event - Prof. Ir. Abang Abdullah Abang Ali, Director, Housing Research Centre (HRC), and Prof. Madya Ir. Dr. Mohd. Razali Abdul Kadir, Deputy Director, HRC.

The event started with a speech by the Student’s Representative, Mohammad Khairul Anuar M. Noor Kamil. He thanked the lecturers and trainees, saying, “My personal experience with each of you has enriched my understanding of the challenges and issues faced by graduates. Every one of you here inspires me to continue to work with positive mind and attitude.”

Prof. Ir. Abang Abdullah, in his speech, highlighted the current issues of building quality and maintenance in Malaysia and its relation to human capital development programme like INSEP-IBS. He also thanked IBS Modular for working hand in hand with HRC to fulfill the objectives of INSEP in enhancing the employability, adoptability and marketability of the graduates and widen their work scope through re-training in high technology sectors that provides high employment potential.

Prof. Ir. Abang Abdullah and Dr. Mohd. Razali then presented the trainees with a certificate confirming that they had completed the “IBS Technology Series” course. The ceremony ended with a delicious nasi minyak lunch, followed by a group photo session.

During 3-months of “Technology Series”, the trainees have been exposed to wide range of IBS knowledge & design skills. The trainees also gained valuable soft skills and motivational training. For that, IBS Modular would like to thank:

- Professor Madya Ir. Dr. Mohd Saleh b. Jaafar, Professor Madya Datin Dr. Napsiah Ismail, and - Professor Madya Dr. Rosnah Mohd. Yusuff (UPM) for the inputs and guidance
- Illiana Azizan and Siti Hajar (HRC) for the event supports and
- CIDB, Pusat IBS, Setia Precast, Eastern Pretech and He-Con for the informative visits.

Thank you very much – you have made a tremendous impact on the trainees!

INSEP IBS 2007 - 2nd Batch