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KUALA LUMPUR: The younger generation needs to be encouraged to venture into technical fields, especially engineering, which is often associated with the term “dirty, difficult and dangerous” (3D), as these fields have job market potential. brighter with higher returns.
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said that graduates in fields that often generate negative perceptions, either directly or otherwise, are expected to be the most sought after in the job markets of the future.
“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, which was broadcast via video recording through RTM’s Selamat Pagi Malaysia program today.
HPTN is celebrated on the first Saturday of every December as a sign of the greatest recognition and recognition of technical professions in the country.
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.
The prime minister said students were encouraged to make technical fields their future career choice, not only to meet the future industrial needs of the country, but also 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, strategic technology-based companies and agencies in the country must 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.
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 Public Works Department (PWD), which has contributed a lot to the development of the country’s infrastructure by implementing more than RM500 billion in socio-economic projects since its inception in 1872.
“Recently, PWD 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.”
