MISC Annual Report 2017

MISC BERHAD | Annual Report 2017 50 Community 2020 TARGETS PROGRESS 2018 NEXT STEPS 11. Investing in the next generation via education : Well-established and fully functioning programmes that promote education and awareness amongst the youth towards becoming the next leaders in the industry and in contributing towards their future development. • Participated in the World Maritime Day (WMD) in Kuala Lumpur in September 2017. Two local schools participated in the Maritime Education Programme organised by MISC to increase their awareness and understanding of the maritime industry. • Developed the plans for a structured and dedicated five-year community investment programme with focus on youth education and development as well as employee volunteering. • Facilitate the development of high potential ALAM post-sea personnel through scholarship opportunities. • Encourage active engagement with school students to enhance their awareness on the maritime industry and MISC through events such as WMD. • Attain approval and endorsement for the five-year community investment programme. MISSION OBJECTIVES To create positive difference to the lives of communities. • Investing in the next generation Our pr i mary focus of value creat i on for t he w i der commun i ty i s t hrough educat i on , w i t h an emphas i s on mar i t i me educat i on. The i n i t i at i ves i nclude t he promot i on of upsk i ll i ng and e xpans i on of career opportun i t i es for t he yout h , as well as ra i s i ng knowledge and awareness of our i ndustry i n a way t hat i s long-term and mean i ngful. SUSTAINABILITY@MISC SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY UPDATES