Three Keningau Vocational College students receive 'Golden Hand' award
KOTA KINABALU (July 13): Three students of Keningau Vocational College received the 'Golden Hand' award at the 2025 KV Skills of Sabah and Federal Territory of Labuan Zone.
They are Lyeo Alexander Jumani (97%), Nurul Fitriyani Izwani Abdul Mutalip (94.41%) and Wilson Fung Wei Sheng (92.4%) who are first-place winners in their respective categories: automotive technology, electrical circuit installation and pastry.
All of them emerged as the overall champion by winning first place in six categories: electrical circuit installation, automotive technology, floor and wall tiling, beauty therapy, cooking and pastry. These six gold medals were complemented by two silver and two bronze medals.
The 'Golden Hand' award is an exclusive prize presented at skills competitions to participants who achieve top-tier scores of 90% and above.
The awards were presented by the Sabah Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Datuk Dr Mohd Ariffin Mohd Arif, during the opening and closing ceremony held at KVC's main hall on July 10.
The 2025 KV Skills of Sabah and Federal Territory of Labuan Zone, held from July 5 to 10, was hosted by KVC and it featured 15 categories involving various vocational programmes offered at vocational colleges in the region.
KV Skills is an annual skills competition among vocational colleges nationwide. It is one of the initiatives taken by the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Division of the Ministry of Education Malaysia that aims to strengthen skill-based technical education.
KVC director Lumang anak Lang, expressed his gratitude and delight with this year's organization of KV Skills, praising the cooperation and dedication shown by the committee members, as well as the commitment of the participants and trainers in giving their best in each competition category.
He hopes that the fighting spirit of vocational college communities, particularly in the Sabah zone and the Federal Territory of Labuan, will remain strong in producing skilled, efficient, and capable TVET graduates.
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