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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The younger generation needs to be encouraged to dabble in technical fields, especially engineering, which is often associated with the term “dirty, difficult and dangerous” or 3D, as these fields have potential brighter job market with higher returns.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (Photo) said graduates from fields that often generate negative perceptions, whether directly or not, are expected to be the most sought after in future job markets.
“Future trends indicate that technology-related fields will become highly sought after professions.
“Using the latest technologies will turn this 3D image into one that is prestigious because the technical profession requires a deep degree of knowledge and experience,” he said.
The Prime Minister said this in a special message in conjunction with National Technical Profession Day (HPTN) 2020 that was broadcast via video recording via Radio Televisyen Malaysia’s Selamat Pagi Malaysia program on Saturday (December 5) .
HPTN is celebrated on the first Saturday of every December as a sign of the country’s greatest recognition and recognition of technical professions.
In light of this, Muhyiddin said the government will strive to strengthen the quality of graduates from STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) in their efforts to develop the technical profession.
Earlier, the prime minister said that students were encouraged to make technical fields their future career choice, not only to meet the country’s future industrial needs, but to produce viable technical professionals.
Muhyiddin said this was in line with global developments, especially with the rise of IR4.0 technology, adding that the job opportunities for those in the STEM and TVET fields were very bright and should not be missed.
He said the government also intends to produce more politicians and leaders among members of the technical profession so that the country’s leadership is in line with current technological developments.
“In addition to this, the country’s strategic technology-based companies and agencies should be led by technical professionals. This is in line with the theme of HPTN 2020 – The future is us,” he said.
Muhyiddin said that Malaysia currently has many world-class technology-based companies such as Petronas, UEM Group, Pharmaniaga Berhad, Telekom Malaysia, Celcom and Maxis, in which the majority of their workforce was made up of technical professionals.
The Prime Minister said it was the result of careful planning by the government over decades to produce skilled and competent technical manpower.
To date, Malaysia has a total of 203,966 registered members in various technical skills and professions, clear proof of the critical roles they play in the country’s development, he said.
Muhyiddin said that for the public sector, Malaysia is proud to have the Department of Public Works (PWD), which has contributed greatly to the development of the country’s infrastructure by implementing socio-economic projects worth more than 500 billion dollars since its inception. in 1872.
“Recently, PWD has demonstrated its expertise in helping to build the Low Risk Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment Center at Malaysia’s Serdang Agro Exhibition Park (MAEPS) in just three days.
“PWD has also pioneered the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) that will contribute to the implementation of high impact IR4.0 technology such as 3D printing, Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, virtual reality and augmented reality”. said – Bernama
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