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Malaysia's Human Resources Ministry is launching comprehensive early intervention support for 541 Panasonic employees affected by retrenchment, combining income protection, job placement assistance and skills retraining to minimise unemployment duration.
The Raja of Perlis has stressed that technical and vocational education is essential for developing skilled, innovative workers capable of meeting future industrial demands shaped by artificial intelligence and digitalisation.
The Johor Talent Development Council has successfully matched 8,537 young professionals with jobs paying more than RM4,000 monthly since its November 2024 launch, offering competitive career prospects within the state and reducing reliance on cross-border employment.
Malaysia is expanding workforce development partnerships with Pakistan and Sri Lanka, with Human Resources Minister R. Ramanan meeting high commissioners from both nations to explore skills upgrading and sustainable employment initiatives.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has warned that Malaysia cannot achieve developed-nation status while citizens remain entrenched in divisive politics and hateful ideologies, calling on the younger generation to unite as a force for change.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is undertaking a two-day working visit to Penang beginning tonight, attending programmes centred on community development, education, skills training and heritage preservation across the state.
Malaysia's Academy in Industry programme is reshaping vocational training by embedding participants in real workplaces while earning nationally recognised credentials. With an 88.7% employment rate, the initiative bridges the skills gap and drives youth into sustainable careers.
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin's Dapur Komuniti initiative addresses agricultural oversupply in Besut by converting unsold produce into value-added products, while providing food processing training to farmers and veterans.
Kelantan's newly launched TeknoVocasX Academy campus aims to retain young talent through quality technical vocational education, offering automotive and electrical technology programmes starting October with industry partnerships.
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has encouraged gig economy workers to pursue technical and vocational training to boost career prospects, citing HRD Corp's RM3 billion upskilling fund accessible through a new portal.
Malaysia's Ministry of Youth and Sports has instructed all youth skills training institutions to permit students special leave to vote in elections, recognizing voting as a civic duty that should not conflict with training.