Reduce mismatch between job seekers and industries, urge ministers

Published on 17 Apr 2023 9:28:04 PM

Efforts must be made to narrow the gap between employers' human resources needs and the skills of job seekers so that industries in Malaysia can continue to grow, says V. Sivakumar.

The Human Resources Minister said that the pre-launch of the National Training Week 2023 (NTW 2023), together with Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled Nordin on Monday (April 17), adding that Malaysia was experiencing this mismatch, which could also affect the marketability of local workers.

Meanwhile, Khaled announced that polytechnics and community colleges under his ministry would offer a multitude of short-term courses for free during the NTW, and urged the public to make use of this opportunity to boost their marketability.

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news, skills, jobs, employers, human resources, job seekers, malaysia, v. sivakumar, human resources minister, higher education minister, mohd khaled nordin, job mismatch, local workers, polytechnics, community colleges, marketability