FOREWORDS
Yang Berbahagia Senator Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid bin Omar
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department
need to have an extra edge as
companies seek candidates of
highest quality and credibility.
To complement the technical
skills learnt in universities,
graduates must have the right
thinking and creative skills, and
that they can apply themselves
to the job at hand. On our part,
the Government has initiated a
number of programmes to help
graduates secure employment
and upgrade themselves, such
as
Graduate
Employability
In the name of God, most Management Scheme (GEMS)
under
TalentCorp,
Skim
Gracious, most Compassionate.
Latihan
1Malaysia
(SL1M)
Firstly, I would like to under the Economic Planning
congratulate Universiti Teknologi Unit, and Peneraju Skil and
PETRONAS (UTP) for organising Peneraju Profesional under
the Fourteenth Technology, Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan
Education and Career Fair 2014 Bumiputera.
(TEC2014). I also wish to thank
Not with standing these
the companies participating and
efforts, career fairs such as this
in making TEC2014 a success.
provide a valuable platform for
Under
Malaysia’s
New graduates to meet and network
Economic Model, we aspire to with prospective employers,
become a developed nation and for Malaysian companies
by 2020 with high income, to seek and secure talents.
inclusiveness and sustainability. Students and graduates alike
To achieve this aspiration, the should take the opportunity to
foundation of any high-income meet the companies and their
economy lies in a globally representatives present to find
competitive,
creative
and out employers’ expectations in
innovative work force. With the recruitment processes and
the bar being constantly raised contribution to the workplace.
higher each day, graduates
Malaysian corporates are
also expected to play their role
in building Malaysian talents.
Continuous
learning
and
training should be part of their
human resource programme.
Companies should also ensure
that Malaysian workers are
adequatel