Graduates need not rely on government
Malaysian bumiputra graduates should be encouraged to be self-dependent rather than rely on and hoping for government assistance all the time, said Sin Chew Daily.
The paper said that in the early 1990s these graduates had hardly any unemployment problem because the Government would try its best to absorb them into the civil service, government-linked companies (GLCs) or agencies.
However, things have changed as the Government decided to reduce the number of civil servants in the aftermath of the economic crisis they found it difficult to get jobs. Currently, it said, even though the GLCs and agencies were still the first choice of bumiputra graduates, the number of graduates outnumbered the vacancies.
The paper added that the retraining programmes for unemployed graduates, which not only waived the training fees but also gave them a RM500 subsidy, made them more dependent on the Government.
“Many recipients of the subsidy are not keen to look for jobs, as they feel the Government will take care of them,†it claimed.
More story is on The Star Online.
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