The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) and Fuzhou-based Newland Technology Group have jointly launched an internship programme open to applications from Macau residents, aged 35 or below, who graduated from a tertiary education institution between 2019 and 2022, providing 30 vacancies involving the technologies of digital, automatic identification, payment systems, and communications.
The applications are being accepted from now through February 15, according to a press conference that was held yesterday at the bureau’s headquarters, which noted that the internships will take place in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, from March 26 to June 23. Upon completion, an internship certificate will be issued by the co-organisers.
The press conference underlined that potential applicants must have the professional qualifications and skills required for the trainee positions.
DSAL Employment Department Chief Lei Lai Keng said in a speech during the press conference the aim of the programme was to bring local youngsters to the Group’s affiliated enterprises where they could learn about the new business forms of the mainland’s digital high-tech industry, cultivating their relevant business capabilities through practical scenarios and under the guidance of their seniors, so as to expand local young people’s employment and development space. She added that the advancement of mobile communication technology has driven the transformation and upgrading of all walks of life in recent years.
According to the press conference, during the three-month internships, participants will receive a monthly stipend of 5,000 patacas and a one-off allowance of 3,000 patacas for the round-trip and travel insurance from the bureau, as well as a monthly stipend of 3,500 yuan from the Group, while the remaining expenses are to be borne by the trainees themselves.
A DSAL statement said that the Group, founded in 1994 in Fuzhou, is a high-tech enterprise engaged in scientific and technological innovation, as well as in market transformation of innovative results, adding that its products and services cover more than 100 countries and regions around the world, involving payment systems, automatic identification, and software and big data.
Further details can be found on the bureau’s website: https://www.dsal.gov.mo/zh_tw/standard/newland_intern.html, or by calling 8399 9818 during office hours.
Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) Employment Department Chief Lei Lai Keng delivers a speech during a press conference about an upcoming internship programme in Fuzhou, at the DSAL headquarters yesterday. – Photo: Yuki Lei
