Talent Corporation, to be established next year under the Prime Minister's Department, will spearhead initiatives to attract the estimated 700,000 skilled Malaysians currently working abroad.Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Nor Mohamed Yakcop, said the entity, apart from its main objective to identify the nation's skill shortages in key sectors as well as attract and retain required talents, could also help Malaysia to become a developed country by 2020.
"It will be a very holistic corporation, under the Prime Minister's Department, and it will look across agencies nationwide to identify the talents and at the same time supplying them to the sectors in need," he told a press conference in Petaling Jaya today."It will also become a one-stop centre to coordinate with relevant government agencies, including on immigration matters for the entry of skilled workers into the country," he said.According to Nor Mohamed, said some foreign investors are happy with the country's environment and infrastructure but others are looking for more skilled workers.He said the vocational stream, currently treated as second class, will play a key role in driving Malaysia to become a developed country within next few years."It is very interesting to know that 60 per cent of the skilled workers in Germany, who received very high salaries, came from the vocational stream, and that is exactly what we are going to do," he added.
Source - Bernama
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