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More than 326,000 students at Malaysian public universities have enrolled in STEM programmes since 2023, underlining the government's push to develop technical talent aligned with industry needs and economic priorities.
An International Labour Organisation report warns that generative AI could touch the working lives of nearly 80 million people across ASEAN, though widespread job losses have yet to materialize. The region faces uneven preparedness challenges.
Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister has called on gig economy workers to pursue vocational training programmes, with HRD Corp allocating RM3 billion to support upskilling initiatives aimed at developing a more skilled workforce.
Malaysia recorded 42,807 job losses in the first half of 2024, with business closures and company downsizing accounting for 41 percent of retrenchments. The Human Resources Ministry says AI is not the primary threat to employment.
Malaysia's union membership stands at just six per cent of the workforce, according to Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan, who highlighted the need for workers to better understand union benefits beyond crisis management.
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Malaysia's Health Ministry has reasserted that its Advanced Specialist Training Programme selection process operates transparently and on merit, allocating 400 of 672 available slots for the 2026/2027 intake.
Almost 13,500 employers across Johor participated in the HRD Corp ecosystem last year, channelling training support to nearly 480,000 workers. The initiative collected RM208 million in levies while disbursing RM191.5 million in financial assistance.
Malaysia's Health Ministry is finalising reforms to address bureaucratic obstacles delaying specialist training, as the country grapples with a shortage of approximately 11,000 medical specialists across public and private sectors.