Choosing skills over textbooks


Sharing the same dream: Nur Aliyah (right) and her friend Delvia Dores, both from Beluran, are pursuing the cosmetology programme at Sandakan Vocational College 2.

KOTA KINABALU: In a quiet corner of Beluran lies Kampung Ranpik – a small village about 20km from town – where 16-year-old Nur Aliyah Qalesya Rasman made a decision that could shape her future. 

Rather than continue in mainstream secondary school, the former SMK Beluran student took a leap and enrolled in Sandakan Vocational College 2, choosing to pursue skills-based training in cosmetology.

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