200 companies targeted to train 20,000 school leavers to become skilled workers, says Rafizi

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PUTRAJAYA: A total of 200 companies are targeted to be involved in the Academy in Industry programme until the end of this year to train 20,000 school leavers to become skilled workers, says Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli.

Rafizi said that under the programme, Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia school-leavers will be trained by the companies for 18 months, after which they would receive their level one Malaysian Skills Certificate .

" they can enter directly into the employment sector, continue studying and receive a certificate in the process; it is actually more in line with what the current generation wants," he said, adding that the government would announce some incentives during the official launch of the programme in a few weeks time.

He said the pilot project would involve nine local companies and a multinational corporation dealing in the automotive, semiconductor, food, aerospace and palm oil manufacturing sectors.

 

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