SEREMBAN, July 30 — The national-level Academy in Industry pilot project which is a government’s effort to implement labour market reforms will be launched this Tuesday, said Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli.
He said the programme was also aimed to address issues related to Technical and Vocational Education and Training such as the duration of the course, failure to complete studies and waning interest in the field. “If we don’t do something creative like this, it will be detrimental especially to youths who have no qualifications. Only about 30 per cent of our SPM school leavers pursue further studies,” he told reporters when met at the Jelajah Madani programme at the Taman Megaway Business Centre grounds last night.