KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — The Human Resources Ministry has allocated RM2.6 billion to enhance the skills of every segment of society in the country, said its minister Steven Sim.
The funds do not involve new allocations but, instead, mobilise resources from nine ministry-related departments and agencies in an integrated manner.
“Not impossible for us to develop a world-class local skills training sector within the ecosystem of high-tech industries that have been established in Malaysia for over 50 years,” he said at the closing of the 2024 National Training Week (NTW) at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil today, which was officiated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Sim added that the ministry is committed to enhancing skills and retraining up to the international level through the Malaysia Madani concept.
He hopes that skills enhancement will help the country achieve its goal of having a 35 per cent skilled workforce by 2030, thus producing a more knowledgeable society.
The NTW 2024, organised by the Human Resource Development Corporation under the auspices of the ministry, has been held nationwide since June 24, while the event at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil began yesterday and ends today.
It aims to instil a culture of lifelong learning among the people through opportunities to enhance skills and learning for free.
— Bernama
