By Sofia Nasir
SHAH ALAM, March 23 — Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari has called upon the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) to share data with all involved parties, in order to overcome the hurdle posed by the glaring mismatch of employment opportunities among vocational graduates.
The Gombak MP said the mismatches, commonly found among Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) students, is endemic in most states nationwide.
“It has become necessary to share data and information between ministries and agencies, so as to ensure continuity and guarantee the ability to produce a sufficient workforce for each field or sector.
“All Malaysian states face this dilemma. Whenever a (form of) investment is approved, it ought to include its human resource needs,” he said.
Amirudin was speaking during the Miti committee-level debate session at the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.
Such information should be channelled to the Education Ministry and the Human Resources Ministry, so all quarters will be able to communicate and resolve mismatched workforce requirements.
He added the shortage of positions at the high-technology skill level remains significant, despite reports that 80 to 90 per cent of TVET graduates are gainfully employed.
“Although over 80 per cent of TVET graduates have already found jobs, yet there remains certain jobs which require high-tech skills, and which remain vacant at the present,” Amirudin said.
