Malaysia is probably the only country which retrain graduates. Instead of addressing the root of the problem which is of course the poor quality of students that are being enrolled to universities as well as the poor quality of our universities, our “boleh land” government has decided to spend more of our tax payer’s money for this kind of idiotic programmes!
Programmes like this has been going on for the past few years. I have come across a few of them as my patients. I remember a so-called graduate of biochemistry who initially got a job at Pizza Hut as assistant manager, gave up the job just to enroll herself in this programme. When I asked her why, the answer is simple : “tak sukalah kerja kat pizza hut tu, kena berdiri and jalan aje. dekat program ini, kita diajar banyak benda macam Inglish, communication skills dan sebagainya. Lagi pun kita akan di bayar rm500 sebulan dan di beri makan/minum dan penginapan free! Nanti kita akan dihantar buat attachment dekat company. Masa buat attachment, kerajaan bayar allowance RM 1000/bulan selama 6 bulan” !!! WTH
This is the main problem. Our graduates are incompetent first of all. They are not interested in the course that they have just completed in the university. Our university has a very peculiar way of giving university places for the students. Many students do not get the field that they have applied for! The UPU decides for them and many parents especially the Malays will just take whatever the university offers whether the son/daughter likes it or not, unlike the non-Malays who will sacrifice everything to send their child for the course that the child likes. Coming back to the lady above, she is now working as a teacher teaching Kemahiran Hidup and Bahasa Malaysia! When I asked her about her graduation in Biochemistry, answer: “saya tak sukalah buat kerja-kerja makmal ini” So apapasal you buat kursus ini? answer ” Saya pun tak tahu, dia orang bagi, saya ambil la! Now you know why our education system is screwed!
If you look below, UiTM(the only racist university in the world) is going to open another 12 campus and targeting to produce 200 000 graduates in 5 years!!! Do they really have any proper planning? Where are these people going to get their jobs! Oh forgot, they will be retrained by your money! And they will also be paid by you for free! BTW, are you considered unemployed if you don’t get a job in 3 months!!!! It all depends how hard you work to get a job!
Government launches new scheme for unemployed graduates
Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S.Subramaniam said under the scheme called Graduate Employability Program (GEP), the graduates would not only enhance their chances of employability but also become more innovative and creative.
The minister said RM10.5 million had been allocated for the GEP and it would be managed by Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB) under the ministry.
“The GEP’s aim is to increase the skills and competencies of graduates to prepare them for the job market with higher salaries and to assist the less fortunate graduates who cannot find employment due to lack of skills,” he said when launching the GEP here Saturday.
Dr Subramaniam said the GEP would equip, develop and assist unemployed graduates through six key skills namely, ICT; competencies; transferable skills which include communication, analytical thinking and problem-solving; relevant working experience; exploring new route for their career; and job placement.
He said the target group would be diploma and degree holders who had been unemployed for at least three months after graduation.
“The attachment component provides hands-on learning environment and because of on-the-job experience, it makes its easier for trainees to apply what has been learnt in the classroom to where they are attached to,” he said.
He said the government would bear the fees for the graduates who would also be paid a monthly allowance of RM500.
He said on completion of the GEP, the trainees would secure employment almost immediately.
Dr. Subramaniam said to enlist, graduates could download application forms at http://www.hrdf.com.my or send their applications to PSMB. Bernama
UiTM to have 12 more campuses by 2015
He said this was in line with UiTM’s target of having 200,000 students in five years’ time.
The construction of six of the campuses have been approved while the rest are still are at the discussion stage prior to the Cabinet’s approval, he told reporters after the earth-breaking ceremony of UiTM Johor campus in Pasir Gudang here Saturday.
Mohamed Khaled said besides Pasir Gudang, other campuses would be built in Pekan, Dengkil, Tapah, Jasin and Seremban Tiga.
He said each campus, which would be built at the cost of RM300 million, would enrol between 4,000 and 5,000 students while each hostel could accommodate 2,000 students. On the Pasir Gudang campus, he said it would be completed in three years’ time and would offer diploma in engineering (civil, electrical, chemical and mechanical), and diploma in business studies.
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I’ve taken a look at the syllabus for UiTM’s foundation in engineering. I can’t comment much on the other subjects but all i can say for Chemistry and Physics is that they are TOO basic. This is coming from me, an A-levels student (they say that A-levels is waaaaay easier compared to STPM).
UiTM is definitely a joke. The way they inflate the job market once they graduated from that shithole is a serious concern for others. Being a recent fresh-graduate, what I can observe is that these graduates from UiTM are flocking everywhere in walk-in interviews or job application sites e.g JobStreet. I have nothing against them, but seeing them score high grades as compared to peers from research universities with the same course tells a lot in their curriculum. The situation is very similar in U.S where they have Ivy Leagues and State Universities grads compared to each other.