Coding.bn Cohort 2 Closing Ceremony

The Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) is pleased to announce the successful completion of Coding.bn Cohort 2 - a six-month training programme designed to create opportunities for Brunei's youth to prepare themselves to be part of the future digital workforce through upskilling with in-demand programming skills required by the industry. In this cohort, a total of fifty (50) participants have successfully completed the programme.

Present as the Guest of Honour was Dr. Chin Wei Keh, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Higher Education), Ministry of Education, as Deputy Chair of Manpower Industry Steering Committee (MISC). Also in attendance were the Co-leads of MISC from other sectors and members of the Manpower Industry Steering Committee Working Group for ICT Sector (MISC-WG ICT), AITI’s senior Leadership team, and representatives of Coding.bn hosting organisations and mentors.

The event commenced with welcoming remarks by Ir. Haji Jailani bin Haji Buntar, Chief Executive of AITI and Co-lead of the MISC-WG ICT, followed by an opening statement delivered by the Guest of Honour.

Anthony Rasiman Bin Sigar, Business Director of Grominda Sdn Bhd, as the appointed facilitator proceeded to present on the overall journey and achievement of the Cohort 2 participants, where fifty percent (50%) of the participants have been hired for various roles in the field of ICT in the private sectors upon three (3) months completion of the programme. A demonstration of the best project of the cohort was then conducted following remarks by a representative of the participants.

The highlight of the event was a presentation of certificates of completion by the Guest of Honour to the attending Coding.bn Cohort 2 participants prior to concluding it with a tour of the participants’ project showcase.

Coding.bn is a programme that provides a comprehensive educational experience that places equal emphasis on technical proficiency, hands-on experience and professional development. This programme aims to minimise the gap between what the participants have learned during their higher learning education and the demands of the market today. The participants were trained through selected modules and underwent apprenticeship and one-on-one mentoring with a selected hosting organisation.

This programme is an AITI initiative and is one of the recognised programmes under the MISC-WG ICT which aims to tackle the growing concern on the rise of unemployment rate in Brunei Darussalam by offering programmes that focus on improving the readiness and marketability of youth jobseekers towards the ICT sector.

Throughout the programme, the participants underwent three (3) months of intensive learning followed by three (3) months on-the-job training with the hosting organisations and concurrently they were mentored by industry experts. A total of nineteen (19) host organisations participated in the programme namely, Al-Kindi Coding Centre, Shell Livewire, Progresif Sdn Bhd, Rumine Corporation, HueTech Enterprise, MenG: Game Company, LabWorks Digital, Sphiere Sdn Bhd, Beep Digital Solution Sdn Bhd, Synapse BN, Tardigrade Solutions, Grominda Sdn Bhd, Respin Alpha (SuperSquadSoccer), Dossyr Corporation, Seria Energy Lab, Network Integrity Assurance Technologies Sdn Bhd (NiAT), Jerudong Park Country Club Sdn Bhd, Mindtrex Academy Sdn Bhd and InnovAero Sdn Bhd.

With the success of the Coding.bn Cohort 1 and Cohort 2, AITI and the MISC-WG ICT hope to continue the programme and achieve its goal of building a talent pool of IT professionals who are prepared for the sector and meet the demand of future employers.

For more information, please visit our website https://www.aiti.gov.bn/codingbn or Instagram @Coding.bn.