Work experience training for students
PENANG: Umno Youth has offered 100 students the chance to train at several government-linked companies (GLCs) and multinational corporations (MNCs) to kick-start its Program Pintar initiative to help overcome the problem of jobless graduates.
“The early exposure will give them a clearer view of what to expect in a working environment, including the relevant skills to master,” said deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin.
The programme, involving the movement as well as several GLCs and MNCs, would provide students from institutes of higher learning the necessary working experience, he said.
“Our programme, which is scheduled to begin next month, would start with 100 students being offered internships in several GLCs and MNCs,” he said after opening the Datuk Ahmad Ibnihajar Cup sepak takraw tournament at Komtar Dome yesterday.
At another function in Bukit Mertajam, Khairy said any decision to scrap the use of English in the teaching of Mathematics and Science in primary schools should only be made following a comprehensive study of the issue.
Changes should not be made just because certain quarters questioned the effectiveness of using English to teach these subjects, he said after receiving bottles of mineral water from the Bagan Umno division on behalf of Aman Malaysia, to be distributed to tsunami survivors in Aceh and Sri Lanka.
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