Task force seeking high-value jobs for Indian youths
BernamaPublished: May 31, 2012 12:11 PM | Updated: May 31, 2012 12:13 PM
The Special Implementation Task Force (SITF) is set to rope in more government-linked companies (GLC) and private sector to participate in MyCareer programmes to provide high-value jobs to Indian youths, as part of efforts to transform Malaysia into a high-income nation.
The Special Implementation Task Force (SITF) is set to rope in more government-linked companies (GLC) and private sector to participate in MyCareer programmes to provide high-value jobs to Indian youths, as part of efforts to transform Malaysia into a high-income nation.
The chairperson of SITF for the Cabinet Committee on the Indian Community, Dr S Subramaniam, said MyCareer was part of SITF’s efforts to help the Indian community, especially graduates, to secure jobs in civil and private sector.
“We continue to keep in touch with GLS to see how such companies can be involved in supporting programmes by providing more value added jobs which will give them a better future.
“We also plan to extend these to the private sector which will give high-value jobs. We had spoken to multinational companies,” he said at a press conference in Putrajaya today.
Currently 28 GLCs, including Proton Holdings Berhad, TH Plantations, Malaysian Airports Holdings Berhad are participating in the MyCareer.
As of May this year, Subramaniam, who is also the Human Resource Minister, said there were more than 300 candidates with degrees and diplomas have been placed in various GLCs in the country.
“We hope Indian youths with degrees and diplomas, especially in engineering and business studies, can get high-value jobs with monthly salary of more than RM2,000.
“In our previous campaign, we focused on jobs for salesperson and operator level. In this campaign (MyCareer), we aim to offer higher level jobs. I must say GLCs are cooperating with us. We had many meetings with them on requirements and also to make sure applicants suit their requirements.
“There are about 2,000 candidates in the database and we will try to fit all of them to secure high-value jobs,” he said.
‘Tackling the issue from multiple angles’
Subramaniam said SITF is tackling the issue of employment of Indian youths from multiple angles, including having a programme with the army and police force to increase the recruitment rate.
He said the committee is also in talking to government to increase the employment of Indian youth in the civil service although the intake of civil service has gone down following the government’s effort to make civil service smaller and the increase of retirement age from 58 to 60 years old.
“We hope to multi-fold government, private sector, GLCs, army, and police all collectively trying to increase the number of jobs (for the Indian community),” he said.
Meanwhile, Subramaniam said SITF is monitoring to ensure the 1,500 quota for Indian students in matriculation would be filled up in 2012/2013 session.
“The increase of quota from 500 to 1,500 places will increase the chances of Indian students to enter universities,” he said.
- Bernama
The chairperson of SITF for the Cabinet Committee on the Indian Community, Dr S Subramaniam, said MyCareer was part of SITF’s efforts to help the Indian community, especially graduates, to secure jobs in civil and private sector.
“We continue to keep in touch with GLS to see how such companies can be involved in supporting programmes by providing more value added jobs which will give them a better future.
“We also plan to extend these to the private sector which will give high-value jobs. We had spoken to multinational companies,” he said at a press conference in Putrajaya today.
Currently 28 GLCs, including Proton Holdings Berhad, TH Plantations, Malaysian Airports Holdings Berhad are participating in the MyCareer.
As of May this year, Subramaniam, who is also the Human Resource Minister, said there were more than 300 candidates with degrees and diplomas have been placed in various GLCs in the country.
“We hope Indian youths with degrees and diplomas, especially in engineering and business studies, can get high-value jobs with monthly salary of more than RM2,000.
“In our previous campaign, we focused on jobs for salesperson and operator level. In this campaign (MyCareer), we aim to offer higher level jobs. I must say GLCs are cooperating with us. We had many meetings with them on requirements and also to make sure applicants suit their requirements.
“There are about 2,000 candidates in the database and we will try to fit all of them to secure high-value jobs,” he said.
‘Tackling the issue from multiple angles’
Subramaniam said SITF is tackling the issue of employment of Indian youths from multiple angles, including having a programme with the army and police force to increase the recruitment rate.
He said the committee is also in talking to government to increase the employment of Indian youth in the civil service although the intake of civil service has gone down following the government’s effort to make civil service smaller and the increase of retirement age from 58 to 60 years old.
“We hope to multi-fold government, private sector, GLCs, army, and police all collectively trying to increase the number of jobs (for the Indian community),” he said.
Meanwhile, Subramaniam said SITF is monitoring to ensure the 1,500 quota for Indian students in matriculation would be filled up in 2012/2013 session.
“The increase of quota from 500 to 1,500 places will increase the chances of Indian students to enter universities,” he said.
- Bernama
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