KUCHING: Nine local participants were received at the Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak (Tegas) Tech Immersion Programme (TTIP).
The selected participants for TTIP included Reng Yi Kueh (Junior Web Developer for FutureLab); Ika Sulastri Mohammad Dahlan Donald (Concept Artist for Moredoor); Nur Adilya Osman (Junior Data Analyst for SnappEd); Macmillan Christopher (Junior Fullstack Developer for CtrlD Studio); Chester Lagan Parag (Junior Backend Developer for Borneo Digital); Desmond Wong Leh Ping (Junior Web Developer for ERM Planet Australia); Nur Haziqah Taib (Junior Programmer for ERM Planet Australia); Soo Siu Ming (Full-Stack Developer for myPAMS) and Siti Amirah Athirah Ismawandy (Junior Programmer for Kloena Digital).
These participants have gone through an aptitude test and interviews with Tegas, ecosystem partners and programme alumni.
The programme, which runs from Nov 2021 to May 2022, is a residency programme which aims to empower tech talents, students and fresh graduates to jumpstart their careers in the innovation entrepreneurship ecosystem.
The tech companies will provide business and technical exposure and mentorship as well as empower participants with technology skills for employability.
Apart from that, the participants will get to enhance their existing skill sets, whilst expanding their mindset and experience through real-world projects, mentorship and training.
They will also gain experience working in a tech/start-up environment to put their knowledge into practice and to learn and understand what it takes to run a start-up.
“TTIP has been designed to offer tech talents, students and fresh graduates an end-to-end experience, from enhancing their existing skill sets, whilst expanding their mindset and experience through real-world projects, mentorship and training.
“This programme provides a tech skilling experience that connects tech talents more readily with new job opportunities,” said Tegas chairman Datuk Len Talif Salleh, who is also Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Assistant Minister.
Tegas is proud to collaborate with universities and ecosystem partners as well as programme alumni for this program, who are deeply committed to building a vibrant and inclusive innovation entrepreneurship ecosystem in Sarawak, he added.
Len expressed his gratitude to all institutes of higher learning for promoting TTIP in Sarawak in their respective institutions, and encouraging their students and alumni to participate in it.
TTIP also provides benefits for its participants including a monthly allowance of RM 1200, business/technical exposure and mentorship from selected Tegas ecosystem partners and start-ups.
In addition, participants can access to Tegas Digital Village & Digital Innovation Hub co-working spaces, startup programmes and ecosystem network.
Tegas has also collaborated with Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub where start-ups and the participants will be receiving Azure Credits, usage of Microsoft 365, GitHub Enterprise and personalised support from Microsoft Azure.
