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Sunday July 4, 2010
Bid to create pool of skilled workers in green=20 technology
MALACCA: Efforts are being taken to create a sufficient pool of = skilled=20 workers, particularly in the field of green technology.
Human Resource Minister Datuk S. Subramaniam said green technology = was among=20 the new skills training courses being developed by his ministry that was = aimed=20 at turning Malaysia into a high income economy by 2015.
=93Green technology is an area that is being looked at as it is an = area where=20 there is great scope for job creation and development of new skills,=94 = he told=20 reporters after visiting the Professional & Technical Academy = here=20 yesterday.
Subramaniam said that green technology covered several sectors such = as=20 renewable energy, of which Malaysia had an advantage, as it is one of = the=20 world=92s largest producers of solar panels.
=93Some countries such as South Korea and Taiwan have moved forward = in green=20 technology and we are following suit,=94 he added.
In addition, he said, the new skills training programmes would also = look at=20 producing more skilled workers for the outsourcing industry, where = Malaysia=20 ranks third in the world.
He said that now ministry officials were talking to key industry = players in=20 the public and private sectors about development of new skills training=20 programmes.
=93Our curriculum is currently under review and those that are in = existence=20 will be standardised with international standards,=94 he said.
He added that specific skills training courses would be carried out = as joint=20 certification programmes with international institutions.
He said the Government had set aside a RM1bil fund to provide loans = for=20 school leavers and workers intending to undergo skills training = programmes over=20 the next five years.
At present, the ministry producers some 18,000 skilled workers via = its skills=20 training courses of some 100,000 others graduates from both public and = private=20 institutions.
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