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However, although there has been marked improvement, Human Resources Minister, Datuk Dr Fong Chan Onn, feels that a satisfactory level has yet to be reached. ?The progress of many small enterprises is frequently hindered by the lack of skills and capital.?

Under the Small Enterprises Training Incentive Scheme, he said the government would contribute RM2.00 for every RM1.00 training levy paid by employers. He has urged more small enterprises to take part in the scheme.

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That is the response of Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr Fong Chan Onn on realising that very few people actually turn up for these classes.

?We have asked these institutes to hold night classes as one way of improving the communication skills of their trainees and to make our workers more competent. But response has been poor. ?

However, the government feels that even if there are only five students to each class, they should continue with the scheme. Dr Fong says the ministry does not ?consider the lack of response a waste of government funds.?

Many workers prefer to attend classes or training where they can get themselves attached to a company and in the end, secure jobs there.

?But the ministry thinks any effort to make our workers more competent is important. We will look again to see how we can make the courses more attractive to our workers,? says Fong.

Apparently, the ministry has carried out a promotion on these courses but to no avail. On the retraining scheme for unemployed graduates, Dr Fong says only those training centres with adequate facilities and experience would be chosen by the ministry to run the courses. They must additionally provide the ministry with their ‘best effort’ guarantee that all those who join their training will eventually be employed. So far, some 200 training providers have applied to join the scheme.

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Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Bhd (PSMB) which administers the fund will introduce an incentive to overcome this ? They will match ringgit for ringgit every RM1 invested by SMEs in employee re-training and upgrading.

Dr Fong says that the ministry?s target is to achieve a 75% utilisation of the fund. He is urging SMEs to use the incentive to train their workers to develop their human capital. Otherwise, he said, the money will go to the government?s coffers.

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To qualify, the graduates should register with Labour departments in their respective states in the next two weeks.

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The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi this is how they should put their knowledge and skills to use.

Many graduates are jobless. Instead of waiting to be hired, they should consider helping SMEs by contributing ideas on how to improve their profitability. Business graduates, especially, have the required knowledge in financial management, sales, marketing and product development, which is crucial for the growth of SMEs.

There were now 25 such partnerships involving Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) and Felda.

On the downside, there are more than 120 bumiputra-run private institutions of higher learning that winding up, noticed Abdullah. While it is sad that they are ending up this way, he said, it is a clear case of improper planning as similar private institutions managed by non-bumiputras are still operating successfully.

But that is not all to the bad news. Apparently another 30 bumiputra-owned institutions are in critical shape.

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The job fairs held in all states are intended to draw unemployed graduates into sectors they usually shy away from, like farming, direct sales, becoming factory supervisors or tourist guides. These fairs, with the cooperation of around 4000 employers, offer some 7000 jobs.

As for the skills retraining programme for unemployed graduates (open only to those with degrees or college diplomas, not PhD or Masters), Abdul Rahman said training providers who wish to join the scheme should apply to Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB). PSMB will then choose the institutes that have the experience and knowledge of running these courses. There are already 30 skills training institutes interested in holding courses. Their date of commencement would depend on when the Human Resources Ministry will the receive of RM100mil allocation from the Finance Ministry.

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However, Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Shamsudin Bardan said the programmes are not relevant to the current employment scene and the suggested the courses be changed to correlate with the needs of the service industries instead. Dr Fong and MEF will meet up to discuss the matter further.

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?University undergraduates in many developed countries take up double courses to prepare themselves for the outside world upon graduation?, said Minister Datuk Dr Fong Chan Onn, in backing the suggestion of allowing local undergraduates of universities and vocational institutes to ?shuttle from one lecture theatre to another?, as this could ultimately solve the current situation of local graduates being unable to find jobs.

He said universities could introduce flexible timetables so that their students could attend extra courses at night or during weekends.

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What?s more, participating schools offering vocational subjects such as fashion design and sewing, domestic construction, computer graphics, hairstyling, food processing and catering and so on, are seeing greater attendance in school and a reduction in disciplinary problems. Student are once again finding renewed interest in attending school because they can learn subjects they are interested in and probably find employment or even set up their own business upon leaving school. Vocational subjects are non-examination subjects but students are awarded certificates upon successful completion of the courses.

The Vocational Skills Training Programme is aimed at academically weak students in Forms Four and Five.For their SPM, they can take the minimum of eight subjects, leaving free slots in their daily school timetable for the MPV (Mata Peklajaran Vokasional) classes. Students from schools that do not offer these courses can attend classes in other schools if their timetables do not clash.

List of Vocational Skills Training Programme Subjects: domestic construction (home repairs), furniture making, sign design, domestic plumbing, domestic wiring, arc and gas welding, automotive servicing, vehicle panel beating and painting, servicing of domestic electrical equipment, servicing of air-conditioning and cooling equipment, fashion design and sewing, food catering and presentation, facial care and hairstyling, food processing, basic interior decoration, early childcare and education, geriatrics, landscaping and nursery, aquaculture and animal (pets), food growing, multimedia production, computer graphics.

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