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Gamuda Berhad (29579-T)
Annual Report 2013
Synergising various competency courses offered by
GPOS, CTC and TTA, Gamuda’s integrated human capital
advancement blueprint will serve the overall manpower
needs of the mega KVMRT project and other large-scale
infrastructure projects in the coming years.
Gamuda Scholarship Awards
The Gamuda annual scholarship awards is part of
Gamuda’s integrated human capital development strategy
that underlies the Group’s long-term commitment to
create a pool of motivated and highly-skilled Malaysians
that will help spur the country’s development into a first
class nation by the year 2020.
Besides covering full tuition fees and living expenses, the
scholarship is a pathway for high-achievers to forge a bright
future through personalised career development planning
and guidance from the Gamuda Learning Centre (GLC) –
the training arm of Gamuda Berhad – and underpins the
Group’s continuous efforts in nurturing the best minds to
support its current and future development needs.
A total of more than 370 eligible scholarship applications
were received this year. To ensure only individuals who
possess exceptional leadership abilities; exhibit a constant
desire to challenge the status quo; achieved excellent
academic results; and have a strong passion to succeed
in their chosen fields of study were considered, a strict
two-part candidate selection process was employed by the
scholarship award committee.
The first part of the shortlisting process involved
an interactive workshop based on written, oral and
presentation finesse; followed by a one-on-one interview
session with a three-member panel of external judges in
the final round of selection.
A total of 16 outstanding and deserving students received
their scholarship awards this year and joined the ranks of
more than 290 Gamuda scholars, who received financial
assistance for tertiary studies amounting to almost RM26
million since 1996 – inclusive of this year’s RM2.5 million
worth of scholarships.
Gamuda Learning Centre (GLC)
Continuous learning is one of the central themes in
Gamuda’s human capital development strategy. With a view
that employees are the Group’s partners of success, we
strive to provide the best possible work environment that
allows employees to develop meaningful and rewarding
careers, while constantly engaging in knowledge sharing
and skills advancement.
An array of training courses for different competency
levels, career guidance and counselling are provided
to all employees of the Group through our dedicated
learning unit.
In operation since 1995, GLC has since invested over RM16
million in staff training and concluded more than 1,700
training sessions for over 15,000 participants. These training
sessions include in-house and external programmes covering
management and leadership, personal development,
business communication, contract administration, finance,
quality, safety & health and environment and information
technology applications.
GamudaQuantity Surveyor (QS) ApprenticeshipProgramme
Recognising that the Group’s primary business activities
involve engineering and construction, Gamuda initiated
the Quantity Surveyor (QS) Training and Apprenticeship
Programme as part of its technical skills development
programme in 1996.
To-date, over 100 QS trainees from six batches since 1996
to 2006 have graduated from this programme. Including
the seventh QS intake in 2009, the overall commitment in
this programme will total RM12 million.
Taking the QS Apprenticeship Programme to greater
heights, Gamuda collaborated with Tunku Abdul Rahman
(TAR) College in 2009 to advance the programme to a
four-year diploma course. The course’s content will be
equivalent to the first academic year of a Bachelor’s degree
and will be an important stepping stone for QS trainees
who wish to advance their tertiary education from other
local or private universities in the future.
Gamuda Scholarship Award recipients are poised for a bright future in the Group
as they undergo strategic career planning, valuable on-the-job exposure and
critical skills development when they graduate.