According to Securities Commission Malaysia chairman Datuk Seri Awang Adek Hussin, the programme can simultaneously reduce the talent deficit and improve the marketability of graduates.
"In some industries, the skilled manpower deficit is estimated to be between 30 per cent and 40 per cent. InvestED is the first collaboration between the SC, the capital market industry, and the universities where it is held, with the cooperation of the Finance and Higher Education Ministries, Bursa Malaysia and leading capital market industry players.