The Transition from Graduation to Work by Subas Dhakal & Verma Prikshat & Alan Nankervis & John Burgess

Author:Subas Dhakal & Verma Prikshat & Alan Nankervis & John Burgess
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789811309748
Publisher: Springer Singapore

8.2.3 Government

Malaysian government perspectives of these GWR challenges generally conform with those of both employer and educational institutions, and there is evidence that they are being taken quite seriously, notably in the context of the job impacts of the looming Fourth Industrial Revolution. Thus, various studies report that government representatives have raised concerns about the paucity of labour demand and supply data for planning purposes; educational institutions’ failings with respect to outdated course syllabuses, the relative absence of lecturers’ industry work experience or industry connections, a scarcity of opportunities for industry internships or work placements and appropriate career guidance options (Makki et al. 2016; Ramakrishnan and Yasin 2012). In addition, government representatives appear to concur with both employers’ and educators’ views that students themselves have contributed to the problems due to their reluctance to acquire (casual or part-time) work experience, their unrealistic expectations of workplaces and salaries, and often their unwillingness to relocate from rural to urban areas to seek employment (Bailey and Ingimundardottir 2015; Makki et al. 2016; Ramakrishnan and Yasin 2012).

The impact of these challenges on the Malaysian labour market and overall economy is expressed succinctly by the chairman of the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research thusAs far as the structure of the economy is concerned, we are still not producing economic growth that will generate quality employment. The focus should be directed towards the development of skills instead of churning out graduates with degrees, as the economy is very much dependent on the highly-skilled intensive manufacturing sector which makes up about 30% of the gross domestic product (GDP). It is important to track quality investments which provide high quality and high-skilled job opportunities for our graduates. We should focus more on skills training because this is what the industries want.

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