MoHA starts portal for private jobs

Billah Hasan
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN


JOBSEEKERS can now apply for vacancies in the private sector through the Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MoHA) newly-launched job portal.

The online system, named e-Labour Exchange, also allows registered employers to post vacancies and seek potential employees.

Hj Shahrul Jeffri Dato Paduka Hj Ibrahim, acting head of the ministry’s Local Employment and Workforce Development Agency, yesterday said the system will speed up the recruitment process.

Hiring Bruneian workers will be faster and more cost-effective for employers, he said during the launch of the system at the Ministry of Home Affairs headquarters.

He added that employers can access the website www.jobcentrebrunei.gov.bn anytime and obtain the list of jobseekers who qualify their requirements.

Through the new system, jobseekers can register and update their profiles online.

They can also apply for courses offered on the e-Labour Exchange.

Applicants will be notified the status of their applications via SMS and email.

As of press time yesterday, a total of 2,021 jobseekers and 205 private employers have registered on the portal, with 138 vacancies up for grabs.

In an interview on the sidelines of the launch yesterday, Minister of Home Affairs Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Hj Awg Badaruddin Pengarah Dato Paduka Hj Awg Othman lauded the initiative that will make the recruitment process more efficient and faster.

“This will ease all recruitment processes as everything was done manually earlier. (With the new system), it will be accessible anytime, anywhere.

“The most important thing which I would like to emphasise is this is the government’s continuous effort to facilitate jobseekers to potential employers,” he said.

The minister hoped all private employers in the country will register on the new system and encourage local jobseekers — including students looking for part-time jobs — to make use of the portal. Also present at the launch were Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Hj Awg Halbi Hj Mohd Yussof and other senior officials.


Sumber - The Brunei Times