GEORGE TOWN, Oct 22 – 600 secondary students or known as Young Achievers “graduated” from the Penang Young Enterprise (YE) Program after a challenging 9-month of running a real-life business. The YE Program Area Chair of Penang, Dato’ P’ng Soo Hong said he is proud to witness the transformation of the Young Achievers, not only in business acumen, but also their confidence and other soft skills.
He said the uniqueness of the YE program is that students were not given lectures on how to run a business but the opportunity to try it out with also were challenged with many obstacles from the time they set up the company in February till when its liquidation in September. He also added that the hands-on experience is their teacher which taught and developed their entrepreneurial skills.
Also present were Guest of Honor for YE AAS 2015 Dato’ Yew Tian Tek, and Director of Education, Penang, Y. Bhg. Tuan Shaari b. Osman. Besides that, the YE Annual Achievers Showcase (AAS) is a time where the Young Achievers from 16 schools vie for three top awards and given recognition for their hard work throughout the year. The winners for these awards are SMJK Sacred Heart for YE Challenge Trophy, SMJK Phor Tay for Best Annual Report and SMK Perempuan Methodist for Best Product.
Besides that, Guest of Honor for YE AAS 2015 Dato’ Yew Tian Tek said he was thanked all the corporate and teacher advisors for their contribution in making YE a success. He said he had firsthand experience of YE’s benefit as both my children were Young Achievers.
He said there was no other program equip our students with essential life skills such as leadership, communication, time management, conflict resolution and other skills as the YE program. Meanwhile, Dato’ Yew also encouraged more corporate companies to join this meaningful program as sponsors, to share their expertise and show their support in promoting new budding talents for the industry.
