IPO ... Prestariang Bhd

Prestariang Bhd, an information and communications technology (ICT) training and certification provider proposed listing on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia.

The Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) status company expected to float a total of 22 million shares via a public issue and another 77 million shares through an offer for sale exercise, the company said in a statement yesterday.

It raise funds for our future expansion and growth, which includes research and development (R&D) expenditure and working capital. 

Besides ICT training and certification, Prestariang also provides software licence distribution and management. Among the company’s key projects are Program Pentauliahan Professional (3P Programme) and Managing University Software as an Enterprise (MUSE).

The 3P Programme is one of our key projects where we match graduates’ core competency with industry need for human capital. In essence we help graduates increase their chances of employability.

Prestariang also supplies Microsoft and Autodesk software licences to public higher education institutions in Malaysia through MUSE.

This is a unique yet universal certification programme designed to produce digitally literate and responsible citizens. IC Citizen is Prestariang’s first in-house developed ICT certification programme. IC Citizen was globally marketed in partnership with US-based Certiport Inc to some 10,000 centres in 142 countries.

Prestariang recently received the “Autodesk High Achiever Education Authorisation 2011” and the “Microsoft Partner Network Gold Volume Licensing 2011” awards.