Environmental Scan 2017: Human Capital Issues within the Medical Devices Sector
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2.3.1 Employment Size ..................................................................................................... 80
2.3.2 Location of Main Business Activity ......................................................................... 82
2.4
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Industry Profile ............................................................................................................... 80
Key trends within the Medical Devices Industry in Malaysia ........................................ 83
2.4.1 Continuous new investments or expansions in the industry ................................. 83
2.4.2 Further consolidation within the surgical/medical gloves segment ...................... 85
2.4.3 Introduction of halal certification for medical devices by the third quarter of 2018
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Industry Workforce ...................................................................................................... 86
3.1
Current Workforce Profile .............................................................................................. 86
3.1.1 Demographic of the Industry Workforce ................................................................ 89
3.1.2 Job Vacancies .......................................................................................................... 96
3.1.3 Working Hours ...................................................................................................... 106
3.1.4 Salary ..................................................................................................................... 108
3.1.5 Hard to Fill Position ............................................................................................... 116
3.1.6 Critical Occupations .............................................................................................. 1 23
3.1.7 Skill Gaps of Entry Level Employees...................................................................... 129
3.2
Future Workforce Profile ............................................................................................. 131
3.2.1 Creation of New Positions .................................................................................... 131
3.2.2 Skill Sets with High Demand ................................................................................. 140
3.3 Workforce Development and Retention Initiatives ..................................................... 141
3.4 Collaboration with Educational and TVET Institutions ................................................ 147
3.5 Industry Automation .................................................................................................... 149
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