Petronas wraps up digital acceleration programme for 2024 with inaugural cohort in Penang

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  • 12-day program strengthens students ‘ electronic literacy, increase job prospects
  • More copies to travel via collaboration with higher learning institutions, business

Excited participants with their facilitators at the conclusions of the bootcamp in Penang.

PETRONAS announced the successful completion of its 10-year BeDigital Program line, which likewise marked the program’s entry into the Peninsula Malaysia Northern Region.

Since its inception in 2022, the course has online empowered 860 individuals with 276 effective work matches after the implementation of 10 cohorts, supported by a total of 27 regional universities and over 90 hiring partners.

Held at Universiti Teknologi MARA’s ( UiTM) branch at Permatang Pauh, Penang, the cohort saw the participation of 98 final-year students from five universities namely UiTM Penang, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Perlis and Universiti Teknologi Petronas. This is BeDigital’s second place for 2024, following its workshops in the East Coast, the Southern Region as well as Sabah and Sarawak.

The final meeting was graced by Penang Governor, Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak, along with Petronas Senior Vice President of Malaysia Petroleum Management, Ir. Bacho Pilong.

Conducted mainly by Petronas talents in collaboration with tech partners, the 12-day programme aims to strengthen students ‘ electronic literacy, increase job prospects, increase marketability, and explore electronic entrepreneurship in support of the nation’s online aspirations.

The units are regularly updated to reflect market demands and cover in-demand digital skills like artificial intelligence and cyber security as well as powerful presentation abilities gained through a” fish tank pitch.”

Petronas Vice President of Group Project Delivery, Project Delivery and Technology, Ir. It is an enormous honor to introduce the BeDigital Course to the Northern Region for the first time, according to Shah Rizal Dahlan. This achievement demonstrates our commitment to expanding opportunities for growth and education for communities across the country.

Petronas, according to him, is anticipating more editions as a result of its ongoing collaboration with higher education institutions, key players in the sector, and hiring lovers who share its vision for the country’s online future.

Petronas BeDigital Bootcamp was first introduced in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah in March and August 2022, with 18 and 50 pupils both.

(Left to right): Maria Teo, Senior General Manager, Global HR Partners, Project Delivery & Technology (PD&T), Petronas; Prof Ts. Dr. Zaliman Sauli, Vice Chancellor, Universiti Malaysia Perlis; Ruslan Halim, Vice President and Group Chief Human Resource Officer, Petronas; Ir. Bacho Pilong, Senior Vice President, Malaysia Petroleum Management, Petronas; Ahmad Fuzi Razak, Governor of Penang State; Ir. Shah Rizal Dahlan, Vice President, Group Project Delivery, Project Delivery & Technology (PD&T), Petronas; Prof Ir. Ts. Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim, Vice Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi Petronas; Professor TPr. Dr. Jamalunlaili Abdullah, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam branch; and Professor Ir. Dr. Haji Ahmad Rashidy, Universiti Teknologi MARA branch Pulau Pinang in a group photo at the closing ceremony of Petronas BeDigital Bootcamp, Northern Region.