2U2I prepares graduates for employment
KUALA LUMPUR: Implementation of the learning concept that combines two elements, namely a two-year study programme at the university and two-year industrial training (2U2I), will prepare graduates for the employment market, said Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister (Medac) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. He said the concept, pioneered by agencies under the ministry […]
‘Practise to improve your English’
KUCHING: Early exposure and practise is pivotal to improve English competency among graduates, said Chuah Kee Man, a lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas)’s Faculty of Language and Communication. To hold and enhance graduates’ proficiency in English, Chuah suggested intensifying the dual-language programme in school, which would encourage greater use of the English language among […]
At least one graduate per family
KUCHING: Producing a new generation of educated people remains the main focus for Pantai Damai constituency. “We want to produce more graduates for the Pantai Damai area and one of our main goals is to have at least one graduate per family. “We have to prioritise education and make a lot of efforts to ensure […]
MEDAC, KBS, KPT to boost youth participation in business
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MEDAC) is collaborating with the Youth and Sports Ministry (KBS) and the Higher Education Ministry (KPT) to boost the youths and graduates’ participation in business. Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said one of the programmes that could help in […]
Graduate workforce up 6.9% in 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of working graduates has increased by 6.9 percent to 4.25 million people last year, according to Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) 2019 Graduate Statistics. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said of the total number of graduates in the workforce, males accounted for 49.8 percent (2.11 million people) while […]
Ministry urges graduates to join Young Agropreneur Programme
TUMPAT: Graduates have been urged to participate in the ‘Agroprenuer Muda’ (Young Agroprenuer) programme to help rejuvenate the sector while reducing the unemployment rate at the same time, said Deputy Agriculture and Food Industry Minister II Datuk Che Abdullah Mat Nawi. He said the Agriculture and Food Industry Ministry had cooperated with the Higher Education […]
Early childhood educators are just as important
KUCHING: Early childhood care and education (ECCE) teachers, practitioners and providers are just as important as other teachers in primary, secondary and tertiary learning institutions. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that ECCE is the building block for an individual’s future success, be it academically or socially. […]
256 receive diploma scrolls
Early Childhood Education KUCHING: A total of 256 graduates of Sidma College Sarawak proudly received their Diploma in Early Childhood Studies at its sixth convocation ceremony yesterday. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah was present to officiate at the event as well as present scrolls to the graduates. […]
Prepare for real world challenges, graduates told
KUCHING: While there are more opportunities for Malaysian graduates to become entrepreneurs, they must be ready for these opportunities. Unitar’s Faculty of Business and Technology dean assistant prof Dr Haliza Mohd Said cited an industry round-table talk held by the university in August 2019 which concluded that graduates needed to improve themselves in terms of […]
Pantai Damai producing more graduates
By Mukhriz Mohamad KUCHING: The number of graduates in the Pantai Damai constituency has increased significantly over the years, said its assemblyman Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. He pointed out that the increase was a result of the ‘Satu Keluarga, Satu Graduan’ (One Family One Graduate) culture that has been nurtured over the last 23 […]
