FOREWORDS
Johan Mahmood Merican
CEO of Talentcorp
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
(To be completed)In the name Management Scheme (GEMS)
TalentCorp,
Skim
of God, most Gracious, most under
Latihan
1Malaysia
(SL1M)
Compassionate.
under the Economic Planning
Firstly, I would like to Unit, and Peneraju Skil and
congratulate Universiti Teknologi Peneraju Profesional under
PETRONAS (UTP) for organising Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan
the Fourteenth Technology, Bumiputera.
Education and Career Fair 2014
Not with standing these
(TEC2014). I also wish to thank
the companies participating and efforts, career fairs such as this
provide a valuable platform for
in making TEC2014 a success.
graduates to meet and network
Under Malaysia’s New Economic with prospective employers,
Model, we aspire to become a and for Malaysian companies
developed nation by 2020 with to seek and secure talents.
high income, inclusiveness and Students and graduates alike
sustainability. To achieve this should take the opportunity to
aspiration, the foundation of any meet the companies and their
high-income economy lies in a representatives present to find
globally competitive, creative out employers’ expectations in
and innovative work force. With the recruitment processes and
the bar being constantly raised contribution to the workplace.
higher each day, graduates
Malaysian corporates are
need to have an extra edge as also expected to play their role
companies seek candidates of in building Malaysian talents.
Continuous
learning
and
highest quality and credibility.
training should be part of their
human resource programme.
Companies should also ensure
that Malaysian workers are
adequately remunerated as
Malaysia moves towards its high
income targets.
Capable and skilled human
resources are a prerequisite to
the Government’s Economic
Transformation Program, which
ultimately expects to create 3.3
million new jobs. The objectives
of TEC is consistent with these
goals. It is my hope that the
synergies built between the
university and the various parties,
including the sponsors, should
continue and be maintained to
provide an avenue for graduates
and students to a successful and
fulfilling career, and to meet
the dynamic demand of human
capital development.
Thank you.