KOTA BARU, May 18 — Malaysia Rail Link and China Communications Construction Company Ltd are offering 5,000 job opportunities, particularly to the locals in the East Coast of the peninsula through the Industry Skills Training Programme .
He said the programme offered various forms of training such as skills training including in operating heavy machines, in the electrical and surveying sections and so on, besides in the construction field. “We hope the local youths, particularly those in the East Coast will quickly choose to undergo the programme as they will be given technical training that will ensure them a job after that.”
Zaidi said that so far, the 500 individuals who had completed the training programme had found jobs, with a starting salary of RM1,800 and it could reach RM2,500.