NST: TVET, A Viable Pathway

NST: TVET, A Viable Pathway

aYtZiuHI9g School of Skills For many students, tertiary education is the ticket to good jobs, opening up opportunities to be successful in life.Parents, teachers and society in general have ingrained this in children from a young age.To graduate with a degree,...
The Star: New breed of grease monkeys

The Star: New breed of grease monkeys

aYtZiuHI9g Lim Tayar Clement and Melissa Lim don’t look like the kind of people who are in the car service industry. Dressed in slick corporate-type attire and well-spoken, they seem more suited for banks and offices. But the siblings are heading CKL Holdings Sdn Bhd,...
NST: TVET, Relevant Choice

NST: TVET, Relevant Choice

School of Skills School of Skills IN coping with today’s competitive job market, students have to plan their future and career aspirations carefully. Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme is an option worth noting, although often seen as...
The Edge: Empire in the making

The Edge: Empire in the making

Lim Tayar Lim Tayar Lim Chee Kong had always wanted to be an entrepreneur. He worked as a mechanic after he left school, but soon wearied of being at the beck and call of his employer.So, at 33, he called it quits and established his own enterprise. He named it Lim...