IT IS probably everyone’s dream to be a university graduate and land a high-paid job. Yet not everybody has the chance to fulfil that dream.
“Many of our youths are not able to pursue tertiary education. Some end up working in factories while others remain unemployed,” said Selangor state Investment, Industry and trade chairman Teresa Kok.
“But I want these youths to know that there are still opportunities for them out there,” she said.
She added that the Selangor Human Resource Development Centre (SHRDC), which was established in 1992, was set up to tackle unemployment by providing skills to these school leavers.
Located at Worldwide Business Centre in Section 13, Shah Alam, SHRDC is a smart collaboration between the state government and the industries.
It works closely with the private sector to keep up with industry trends and demands.
The main aim of the centre is to upgrade the quality and skill of workers in Selangor.
Attentive: Some of the trainees during their training session at the centre. “Yet not many people know about the centre,” she said during a visit to the centre recently.
Also present were the state education, higher studies and human capital development committee chairman Dr Halimah Ali and SHRDC executive director Tan Beng Teong.
Teresa added the state government would do its part in disseminating information about the centre and what it had to offer to the public.
She said information about the centre and programmes offered would be included in the state government’s road tour around the state, so that more people were aware of it.
“I will ask all the wakil rakyat to pass the information to the public,” she said.
Meanwhile, Tan said since its inception, about 1,500 people had gone through various training programmes.
Together with the other centres in Penang and Johor, these centres have benefited about 54,000 people who have received various skills and knowledge in their respective industrial field.
Tan said the inception of SHRDC was originally sponsored by the federal government and the state government in collaboration with eight founding members from the industries.
They include Matsushita Group of Companies, Texas Instruments, NEC Semiconductors and Western Digital.
With funding from both the federal and state governments, the centre was able to facilitate capital-intensive equipment and machinery-based training along with other essential skills.
Thus it has been able to meet manpower requirements of the industries.
Although most of the training programmes at the centre is available for employees of the affiliated members of SHRDC, school leavers could also apply to get in.
“School leavers can submit their applications to the centre and we will look for a matching sponsor who will pay for their training.
“At the end of the training, they will be employment by the company.
“So it also means securing a job once they finish training,” he said.
Trainees receive an allowance of about RM1,000 per month during their 12 months training at the centre.
With its base in Shah Alam, SHRDC had established smart partnerships with leading corporations in the manufacturing and other technology sectors in Malaysia.
At the centre, participants are trained by professionals in the field.
They are able to upgrade themselves while working at the same time.
“There are people who are not academically inclined. They prefer to gain experience and work instead.
“However, over the years, they need to upgrade themselves with the appropriate skill and knowledge in order to advance in their respective fields.
“This is where we come in,” said Tan, adding that it provides an alternative way for these people to go up the career ladder.
SHRDC offers a number of learning programs in line with the industries needs.
These programmes are managed by strategic business units.
The units plan, organise, design and implement the learning programmes.
They are also responsible for constant monitoring and upgrading of the quality, currency and relevancy of the programmes.
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