Source: MIGHT
Apart from that, some local graduates may also perceive the SBSR sector negatively, that it
offers unexciting career development and challenging nature of work. To a certain extent, the
SBSR sector does not have an attractive image due to certain activities at shipyards like
welding, piping and electrical works. However, the sector does require many high-technology
and innovation-driven positions like naval architecture and marine engineering, especially as
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The TVET system in Malaysia is also deemed incapable of producing graduates who meet the
requirements of the sector. This could be due to the low awareness and low number of
incentives provided to TVET institutions and shipyards to attract and develop local talent.
There might also be a lack of coordination between the public and private sector to produce
highly skilled SBSR employees.
A key fundamental that would need to be in place to ensure the growth of the SBSR sector is
a good supply of talent. The sector continues to face the key challenge in securing adequate
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