Mohd Fauzi (left) with participants of the city council’s IT programmes in Petaling Jaya. — LOW BOON TAT/The Star
City council’s IT programmes offer training in software, tech repair to kids from B40, Orang Asli communities
FIFTY underprivileged pupils from two primary schools in Petaling Jaya, Selangor received certificates for completing an information technology (IT) and soft skills programme.
The Lifelong-Learning IT (LIT) and Lifelong-Learning IT Soft Skills (LITS) programme was organised by Petaling Jaya Learning City under Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ).
Held from May to November last year, it aimed to provide access to quality education on IT for underprivileged students.
Certificate recipients comprised Year Five and Six pupils from SK Bukit Lanjan and SK Lembah Subang.
Through 18 sessions, they learnt the basics of how to use Microsoft Office software, knowledge that is expected to be useful for school and even after completing their education.
In his speech, MBPJ deputy secretary (management) Mohd Fauzi Maarop said the LIT programme offered training to schoolchildren from the B40 group, including Orang Asli pupils, to use Microsoft Office programmes.
“Modules for the programme are designed in accordance with current needs and pupils have learned the fundamentals of how to use Microsoft software,” he said at the certificate presentation ceremony at Dewan Sivik MBPJ.
On June 7, 2018, Petaling Jaya was accepted as a member of the Unesco Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), making it the first and only Malaysian city to be acknowledged as a Learning City by the United Nations agency.
Meanwhile, MBPJ’s information technology unit had been offering training in computer repair as part of the LITS programme since 2021, Mohd Fauzi said.
He added that this programme was intended to give trainees exposure to central processing unit (CPU) component installation.
“Last year, 30 students from the B40 group participated in 10 computer maintenance and repair sessions.
“The programme involved Form Four and Form Five students from two schools, SMK Taman Medan and SMK Taman Dato’ Harun.”
At the certificate ceremony, Mohd Fauzi and PJ Learning City secretariat head Samsul Bahari Nonchi also presented computer donations to SMK Taman Medan and SMK Taman Dato’ Harun.
“On behalf of MBPJ, I hope this contribution will meet the needs of teaching and learning activities at both schools,” said Fauzi.
