INSTEP WINS BTEC'S SILVER AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTION OF THE YEAR
Accolade recognises INSTEP’s outstanding achievements during unprecedented times
KUALA NERUS, July 23 (Bernama) -- Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) was recently presented with the Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) Silver Award for International Institution of the Year 2021.
BTEC, which is based in the United Kingdom, is an international accreditation body which focuses on upskilling nearly million global learners over the past year with technical expertise. The annual BTEC Awards recognises individuals and institutions that have achieved great things during these unprecedented times.
Since 2014, INSTEP has been playing a vital role as an internationally recognised technical learning institution in designing and delivering BTEC Self-Regulated Framework (SRF) qualifications to meet the Oil & Gas industry learners' needs. To date, INSTEP has certified 1,438 BTEC Level 2 learners and 2,357 BTEC Level 3 learners under its Bridging Programmes: Technical Energy Enrichment Programme (TEP) for PETRONAS as well as customised TEP for international clients such as Oil Search Limited (OSL), Papua New Guinea, and Production Operation Training (POT), Iraq.
Commenting on INSTEP’s achievement, PETRONAS Senior Vice President of Group Human Resource Management Farehana Hanapiah, who is also the Board Chairperson of PETRONAS Technical Training Sdn Bhd said, “PETRONAS continuously advocates for education and human capital development, aligned with our Purpose as ‘a progressive energy and solutions partner enriching lives for a sustainable future’.
“I am immensely proud of INSTEP’s achievement as the Silver Award recipient for International Institution of the Year 2021. This is INSTEP’s very first win and we are honoured to receive this award. Winning this award substantiates INSTEP’s relentless efforts in progressively delivering BTEC qualifications since 2014, and PETRONAS’ strong commitment to human capital investments, despite the challenges faced during these unprecedented times.”
The Skills Specialist at the UK Government’s Department for International Trade, Jonathan Ledger, said, “I must emphasise the importance of BTEC as a career-focused type of qualification and that for me is key. This is all about delivering the right skills to the right people at the right time in the right way, and BTEC qualifications do just that. BTEC qualifications are a game changer. They change lives and help people improve and contribute to businesses and society in a big way.”
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, INSTEP swiftly adjusted to the new norm and embraced the opportunity to provide digital learning solutions via Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) to upskill technical workforce virtually to ensure competency in managing day-to-day operations. To date, a total of 886 programmes were successfully delivered via VILT, upskilling more than 10,000 learners.
About INSTEP
Established in 1981, INSTEP accelerates human capital development in the energy industry and has produced more than 130,000 competent technical workforces globally. The year 2021 marks INSTEP’s 40 years of contribution to building technical competencies and commitment in enriching the energy workforce towards a sustainable future.
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