NATION 18 The Star, Wednesday 11 June 2014

14th June (Saturday)

Time Topics
11.30am1pm
STAR EDUCATION FAIR 2014 - Education & Career Talks
Day One
Options After SPM Choosing
the Right Pre-University
Programmes &Subject
Options
1.15pm-2.45pm Study &Work Overseas
4.45pm-6.15pm Medicine &Dentistry
3pm-4.30pm R.AGE Talks Media
> International Recognised Pre-
University Programmes
> Pre-University Programmes to
the UK and Australia
> Foundation in Science & Business
> Opportunities in Ireland
> Opportunities in Russia
> Opportunities in USA
> A Doctors Life & Studying Medicine
> Options for Medical Programmes and
Recognition
> What It Takes to be a Dentist
15th June (Sunday)
Time Topics
11.30am1pm
Day Two
1.15pm-1.45pm Funding Higher Education
3.45pm-4.45pm
> Making Wise Career Decisions
> Sustainable Skills for Future Employment
> Selecting A Career For Passion & Profit
> Upgrade & Change Yourself 360
> Loans from PTPTN
2pm-3.30pm
Study &Work Overseas
Business &
Communication
> Opportunities in Germany, Switzerland and UK
> What is Knowledge Management
> What Can You Do with a Law Degree
> Career Opportunities in Finance & Accounting
5pm-5.20pm
Automotive > Career Opportunities in the Automotive Industry
5.30pm-7pm Engineering
> An Overview of Engineering Courses
> What can you do with an Engineering Degree
> Working as an Engineer
> Whats Your Future in Electrical & Electronics Engineering * Talks are subject to change
Choosing the Right
Career Pathway
Experts will helpchart your career
school leavers will be guided on which career path to pursue at tertiary level
By CALVIN TAN
educate@thestar.com.my
PETALING JAYA: School leavers who
have completed Sijil Pelajaran
Malaysia may find themselves at the
crossroads of what career path to
pursue.
Despair not and let the experts at
the Star Education Fair 2014 this
weekend guide you.
SEGi University director of sales
and marketing Gary Tan will be sha
ring advice on making wise career
decisions.
Students should try to identify
the right career based on their per
sonalty traits, Tan said.
If youre a passive person you
may not want to be in an active field
like mass communications.
Also, if parents force their chil
dren into a field, they may not enjoy
it or perform well.
University of Reading Malaysia
director of Foundation Studies Clare
Nukui will speak on Sustainable
Skills for Future Employment.
Much of the knowledge we
acquire in school and university we
forget over time but there are se
veral important skills that will stick
with us if we use and practise them.
The ability to conduct research
and find out things, think critically,
solve problems, communicate effec
tively both orally and written, as
well as teamwork are extremely
important skills that will enable you
to contribute to discussions and
companies, she said.
iCareer360 chairman and co
founder Datuk Mahadzir Lokman
will be sharing tips on how to
Upgrade & Change Yourself 360.
I will be discussing current issues
affecting the workforce and why job
seekers, especially graduates, are not
able to get a job.
We have categorised four major
components that are important to
help upgrade and improve chances
of job seekers landing a job com
munication, collaboration, creative
thinking and charisma, he said,
adding that the talk will also touch
on how to dress smartly and apply
makeup for work.
Taylors University School of Libe
ral Arts and Sciences dean Dr Andy
Nazarechuk, who will be talking on
Selecting a Career for Passion and
Profit, said students should choose
career paths they are passionate
about but also need to be practical to
earn a living.
Students should do something
they have passion and love for. They
can only be successful when they
put their soul into something, he
said.
These experts are speaking on
Choosing The Right Career Path,
which will be held on the second day
of the fair from 11.30am to 1pm.
Visitors attending the Education
and Career Talks stand a chance to
win etickets from Golden Screen
Cinemas through fun quizzes.
The Star Education Fair will be
held this weekend at the Kuala
Lumpur Convention Centre from
11am to 7pm. Admission is free.
For more information, call 03
7967 1388 ext 1233/1240/1436.
Another RM79mil for works on Johor palace buildings
NUSAJAYA: The Johor state assem
bly has approved an additional allo
cation of RM79mil for works invol
ving palace buildings this year in
preparation for the Rulers corona
tion.
State Public Works, Rural and
Regional Development Committee
chairman Datuk Hasni Mohamad
said that RM64mil of the allocation
would be obtained via a soft loan
from the Federal Government while
RM15mil would come from the
state.
The amount provided under the
Supplementary Supply Bill passed
on Monday is additional to the
RM25mil earmarked earlier for
palace buildings this year.
According to the estimates,
RM177mil was needed for the main
tenance of palace buildings between
2011 and 2015.
Between 2011 and 2013, a total of
RM97.4mil was spent.
The assembly approved alloca
tions of RM10mil for minor projects
of the state Public Works Depart
ment, RM8.6mil for works related
to the Mentri Besars office and
RM3.9mil for local council
projects.
A supplementary expenditure of
RM5.7mil was also approved with
RM4.4mil going to the state Social
Welfare Department.
The coronation of Sultan Ibrahim
Sultan Iskandar was initially slated
for May 5 but was postponed due to
delays in the restoration, renovation
and refurbishment works at Istana
Besar and Istana Bukit Serene.
No new date has been set but it is
believed that the coronation could
be held either at the end of the year
or early next year.
The coronation will be held at
Istana Besar while Istana Bukit
Serene has traditionally been the
Rulers residence.