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MCA Economy Blue Print >
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Thrust 3: |
Power
House of Knowledge; Building an
Efficient, Productive Talent
Pool
 Education
has always been the mainstay of
MCA in serving community and
national needs. MCA continues to
give its full support to Chinese
language education, holding a
strong belief in the freedom to
express oneself and receive
one’s education in the mother
tongue, which are rights
enshrined in the Federal
Constitution. With the rise of
China as an economic giant, the
Chinese language will certainly
be recognised as an important
factor that can help achieve
sustainable economic growth for
our country.
The quality of Malaysia’s human
capital is “the most critical
element of our National Mission”
(9th Malaysia Plan). Malaysia’s
labour force increased from 11.5
million in 2006 to 11.8 million
in 2007, with more than 20% of
the workforce having attained
tertiary education. Thus, MCA’s
education arm, comprising Tunku
Abdul Rahman College (KTAR),
KOJADI Institute, University
Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) as
well as the MCA Lifelong
Learning Programme, will
actively work to deliver
knowledge and skills to build
human capital in the
strategically important areas of
science and technology as well
as entrepreneurship
capabilities. The MCA Lifelong
Learning initiatives are
expected to embark on the next
level of national outreach
through our partnership with
SEGI College and The Star.
Accessibility of education and
upgrading of work skills will be
continually promoted by MCA as a
way to ensure the relevancy of
Malaysian workers in the global
context.
The MCA human capital powerhouse
conceptualised 36 years ago was
driven by the sheer tenacity of
the party leaders then and the
contributions of the community.
Today, the three main
institutions have trained no
less than 150,000 qualified
talents engaged in almost all
fields. These include diploma
and certificate holders as well
as graduates. They are now
working all over the world
making Malaysia proud through
their achievements. Many have
gone on to become professionals,
entrepreneurs, community leaders
and so on.
UTAR – Business Oriented
Research
The Centre for Economic Research
(CER) of UTAR was established to
function as the research unit
serving SMEs in terms of
providing research inputs such
as looking into industry
challenges and/or
commercialisation of operations,
ideas and innovations. CER aims
to contribute through
incorporating its research
results into the University’s
teaching programmes, generating
research reports, working
papers, conference proceedings
and journals, as well as
organising training, lectures,
workshops and seminars for
students, staff and members of
the public. As such, it is also
envisaged that UTAR would
established collaboration with
overseas universities in
conducting research on
industries and human resource
development, and continue to
enhance its research
capabilities.
KTAR – Entrepreneurship
Training
KTAR, being the oldest of the
three institutions, will
continue to grow from strength
and strength through continual
upgrading of its courses that
are geared towards the needs of
the business community. It
provides continuing education
courses for individuals such as
businessmen and women
entrepreneurs on areas as
diverse as associations
administration and modern
agricultural techniques.
KOJADI – Driving skill sets
in the Oil and Gas Industry
26% of Chinese youths today drop
out of school before the age of
17. This trend, if not rectified
quickly, will have a serious
cumulative effect on the future
of our society and our youths.
Therefore, MCA’s plans to revive
KOJADI as a centre for early
school leavers (ESL) is a timely
and appropriate effort the
address this serious problem.
KOJADI provides training in
basic skills demanded by the
market, with a particular focus
on the oil and gas sector. Basic
skills such as welding, safety
guidelines and regulations,
non-destructive testing and
diving are now in high demand
around the world and are
lucrative professions.
KOJADI, in conjunction with MCA,
will promote such courses among
youths, especially those in poor
urban areas and in the New
Villages, so as to absorb
dropouts from the education
system. Its certification will
have international recognition
which will enable early school
leavers to have the opportunity
to apply their skills in the oil
and gas industry
internationally, eventually
becoming world-class
professionals and entrepreneurs
in the field.
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