13MP: More than 1.2 million job opportunities in manufacturing, digital sectors over next 5 years
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, when tabling the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) today, said to encourage youth participation, the government will introduce the Skim Pembiayaan Perkasa TVET Madani and the TVET Training Fund.
"Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes will be expanded to include tahfiz students, with the goal of producing Madani huffaz technocrats equipped with added technical expertise," he said.
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