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Gamuda Berhad (29579-T)
Annual Report 2013
Human Capital Development
Developing Malaysia’s talent pool
Gamuda is embarking on a progressive talent development
initiative as part of our strategy to drive future growth for
the Group. Striving to be the choice employer who believes
in providing equal career opportunities for our young
generation of Malaysians, we aim to nurture new talents
who are dynamic, keen to challenge the status quo and are
passionate in their chosen fields, to grow with the Group.
To sustain Gamuda’s leading position in the infrastructure
development industry, we are engaging in extensive career
development planning, mentoring, understudy and culture
change initiatives – where talents from diverse fields are
provided with a collaborative work environment and honed
with crucial know-how in high-demand and value-added
expertise that will be critical for the Group’s future growth.
In-line with the Group’s aim to create high-income jobs
for a new wave of ambitious Malaysians who will drive
the nation’s workforce up the value chain and give
rise to a knowledge-based economy, we reinforced our
existing talent development channels with initiatives that
emphasise on knowledge sharing and valuable on-the-job
exposure while instilling positive values such as passion,
commitment and integrity.
A testament to our commitment towards innovation and
continuous learning, we set up the world’s first Tunnelling
Training Academy to produce highly skilled and certified
manpower for the local tunnelling industry, in particular, to
ensure the successful implementation of the KVMRT, SBK
Line in Malaysia.
To-date, over RM110 million has been invested by the
Group since 1995 to nurture a dynamic workforce through
niche skills advancement and training.
With a belief that social progress is an essential part of
economic advancement, Gamuda also engages in a series
of academic support, scholarships and tertiary institution
partnerships to encourage the personal development and
self-sustenance of marginal groups comprising the needy
and the underprivileged.
Tunnelling Training Academy (TTA)
TTA, launched by the Perdana Leadership Foundation
Honorary President and the fourth Prime Minister of
Malaysia Y A Bhg Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in December
2011, is the Group’s latest initiative in developing a
sustainable source of young talents who are proficient
in the specialised and high demand field of tunnel
construction.
Consistent with the Government’s aspirations to transform
Malaysia into a high-income nation by the year 2020
through the creation of skilled employment opportunities
in high technology industries, TTA is producing a steady
stream of specialists, technicians and skilled manpower
to support the roll-out of the underground works for the
KVMRT project in the Klang Valley, as well as similar
tunnelling projects in other parts of the world.
TTA is an important step forward in advancing the knowledge and skills of
Malaysians in the high-demand field of tunnelling. It also plays a major role in
enabling local expertise to undertake world-class engineering projects that
involve tunnel construction in the future.