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Here and Now in Malaysia
Home is Where the Heart is
After a five-year stint working
overseas, Mohd Zaki Awang
decided to return to Malaysia.
He is one of the Returning Experts
within the TalentCorp Programme
which began in 2011.
“I began my career in Malaysia and
after a few years, I was fortunate to
experience an overseas assignment
in Vietnam for three years. Following
that I moved to Saudi Arabia with
Saudi Aramco and gained invaluable
insights from working for a key
player in the oil industry,“ said Mohd
Zaki Awang.
“I guess home is where the heart
is and Malaysia has always been
home. I decided that it was time
to return so I could contribute to
the development of my country.
In addition, I felt Malaysia offered a
wider range of education options
for my son which are not available in
Saudi Arabia,” he continued.
After finding out about the Returning
Expert Programme through a friend,
Mohd Azmi began to put plans into
place to return to Malaysia. With
assistance from TalentCorp, Azmi
began his job search and now works
as a Senior Production Technologist
at Talisman Malaysia Limited, a
Canadian company which has a
Production Sharing Agreement with
PETRONAS.
The Returning Expert Programme
was launched to facilitate the return
of Malaysian professionals from
overseas. This is to fulfil the objectives
of overcoming the shortage of
professional and technical expertise
in the country, and creating a worldclass
workforce in Malaysia, especially
in the context of the Economic
Transformation Programme (ETP).
As the nation moves towards a
high income economy by 2020, it
is estimated that the ETP via its 12
National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs)
will require many middle to highlevel
experts, and the Government
aims to tap into this expertise via
returning Malaysian talents.
For returning Malaysians, Mohd Azmi
had this to say, “Of course, you need
to prepare yourself mentally before
returning home as it is a different
work culture and atmosphere. I
believe we can perform better here
at home, in our culture, using the
knowledge acquired from being
outside Malaysia.”
Photo courtesy of Star
Publications (Malaysia) Bhd
“ Of course, you need
to prepare yourself
mentally before
returning home as
it is a different work
culture and atmosphere.
I believe we can perform
better here at home,
in our culture, using
the knowledge acquired
from being outside
Malaysia
”
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