10th. Malaysia Plan 2011-2015 - Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia

10th Malaysia Plan
RAISING THE SKILLS OF MALAYSIANS TO INCREASE EMPLOYABILITY 215
Mainstreaming and Broadening Access to Quality Technical Education
and Vocational Training 216
Improving the Perception of TEVT and Attracting More Trainees 217
Developing Highly Effective Instructors 218
Upgrading and Harmonising TEVT Curriculum Quality in Line with Industry 220
Requirements
Streamlining Delivery of TEVT 222
Enhancing the Competency of Tertiary Graduates to Prepare Them
for Entering the Labour Market 223
Strengthening Industry and Research Collaboration 224
Providing Greater Autonomy and Strengthening Performance Culture to Universities 225
Instituting Greater Autonomy in Universities 225
Strengthening Performance Culture in Universities 226
Upgrading Course Curricula to Balance Academic Content and Soft Skills 227
Hiring and Retaining the Best Faculty Members 228
REFORMING THE LABOUR MARKET TO TRANSFORM MALAYSIA INTO A
HIGH-INCOME NATION 229
Making the Labour Market More Flexible 229
Revising Legal and Institutional Framework to Provide Flexibility in Hiring and Firing 229
Enhancing Employment Services to Improve Job Mobility 230
Reforming Unskilled Foreign Labour Policy 231
Encouraging Greater Participation in the Workforce 231
Upgrading the Skills and Capabilities of the Existing Workforce 232
Encouraging Cost Sharing for Training 232
Leveraging the Industry to Upskill the Workforce 233
Upgrading and Broadening Access to Community Colleges 235
Attracting and Retaining Talent 236
Simplifying Procedures and Providing Better Incentives to Attract Skilled
Foreign Talent 236
Making Cities More Liveable for Global Talent 237
Creating a Pipeline of Talent for the Future 237
Engaging the Diaspora of Malaysians 238
Creating a Talent Corporation to Deliver the Talent that Malaysia Most Needs 239
CONCLUSION 242
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