Unemployed graduates - What is the real problems ?
It has been widely reported that thousand of graduates are unable to secure employments. Two of the main speculated reasons given are :
Mismatch of Skills - Universities are not producing talents that meet industry requirements.
Attitude problems of Graduate – Graduate are too choosy, lazy, etc.
While it is true that these 2 reasons are the most probable causes of graduates dilemmas. However, we also need to seriously look into other contributive aspects of this problem.
As a IT professional involving in business development. My perspective of ICT industry in Malaysia is, we are dealing with an increasingly hostile business environment. My gut feeling is, our economy is no longer able to sustain the pool of fresh graduates from the degree mills. The government may make noble attempts to retrain these graduates, but it is going to be a waste of economic resources. No amount of retraining is going to make significant impact in term of reducing the unemployment statistics if there are not enough job vacancies being created.
What is seriously needed to be done by the government is to relook into its macro economic policies. Business environment needed to be more friendly and condusive. More business opportunities need to be created and implementation policies need to be relook to create a more vibrant economy.
My observation is, on one hand the government want to promote the ICT industry in Malaysia by setting up government linked companies. These GLC are supposed to be the “payung” to help small ICT companies to grow. But at the implementation level, this GLC are set-up with unfair advantages to compete with small local ICT companies resulting in a “not level playing ground”. I am not sure of the role of GLC in other industries. But I strongly believe, to tackle the unemployment issues, more resources need to be focus on creating vibrant economic activities to sustain business activities. And, along the way, some of the problematic GLC need to be removed to ensure level playing ground for all businesses to grow and to encourage more new busineses to be set-up.
Mismatch of Skills - Universities are not producing talents that meet industry requirements.
Attitude problems of Graduate – Graduate are too choosy, lazy, etc.
While it is true that these 2 reasons are the most probable causes of graduates dilemmas. However, we also need to seriously look into other contributive aspects of this problem.
As a IT professional involving in business development. My perspective of ICT industry in Malaysia is, we are dealing with an increasingly hostile business environment. My gut feeling is, our economy is no longer able to sustain the pool of fresh graduates from the degree mills. The government may make noble attempts to retrain these graduates, but it is going to be a waste of economic resources. No amount of retraining is going to make significant impact in term of reducing the unemployment statistics if there are not enough job vacancies being created.
What is seriously needed to be done by the government is to relook into its macro economic policies. Business environment needed to be more friendly and condusive. More business opportunities need to be created and implementation policies need to be relook to create a more vibrant economy.
My observation is, on one hand the government want to promote the ICT industry in Malaysia by setting up government linked companies. These GLC are supposed to be the “payung” to help small ICT companies to grow. But at the implementation level, this GLC are set-up with unfair advantages to compete with small local ICT companies resulting in a “not level playing ground”. I am not sure of the role of GLC in other industries. But I strongly believe, to tackle the unemployment issues, more resources need to be focus on creating vibrant economic activities to sustain business activities. And, along the way, some of the problematic GLC need to be removed to ensure level playing ground for all businesses to grow and to encourage more new busineses to be set-up.
6 comments:
Blackcoffee,
Look at the brighter side, Blackcofee, we have been grown into such environment since the birth of the nation more than 47 years now. We have never been playing on a level playing field all these while. From the day we were born, we were not prince of the earth, we pay more by 7% when we buy properties, we have to work harder to enter the Universities...the bottom line is we do have the 'KULIT-FICATION'
So we have to strive harder and improve ourselves. On the other hand, many ordinary prince of the earth are just facing similar problems in the private sector. That is, kulitfication. As a normal human being, we tend to be bias through our experience in life. It is the society that made all Malaysian feel this way. You have been abroad before, dicrimination exists every country. Agree? It is only the tolerance level that differs.
In some countries, even those with same kulitfication but different faith also fight among each other.
Lets live with it in this society, since we know of such discriminating practice by the people in power , we just have to pretend and play along.
Blackcofee, I assume that you are a cina. Even when you balek China, we are also seen as a minority as we are sudah celup. In Malaysia we are also a minority, therefore there is no difference. I believe that we will also be discriminated against in China.
We have survive this far and there is opportunity to make money in this country. We can even open a burger stall by the road side to earn a simple living and i don't think we can do that in the litte tiny so called country down south.
Our passport allows us to go to all countries except Israel. We are free...
Generally, be happy...and look at the positive side. Such challenges make us think harder and make us a better individual.
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Oh Sakai,
Don't get me wrong... Malaysia is a beautiful country. I am a Malaysian and also very proud to be a Malaysian. After 47 years of Independent and nation-building, we should not indentify ourselves as malay, chinese, or Indian. But, MALAYSIAN.
I have never encountered any incident in Malaysia of being "racially" discriminated. I seriously do not think there are any racial discriminations in Malaysia. Having said that, as a citizen of this country, we must learn to respect the social contract agreed upond by our forefathers. Once in while, there will always be some irresponsible politicians looking for political capital to gain popularity by their hardline championing of certain racial rights. But don't be swayed by these irresponsible chauvinists to influence you to feel that you are being discriminated - you are not.
Back to the issue of unemployment of graduates, my personal opinion is, the government has been too caring to cater to the needs of these unemployed graduates. Spending financial resources to retrain these graduates is not a long term solutions when there are not enough job opportunities out there. I am not an economist. But my street opinion is, the governmental resources must be channel into creating a more vibrant economy and to promote establishment of businesses on a level playing field. I sincerely believe, the money channel into creating GLC's is economically not healthy in the long run. But making the money available for small businesses to tap would be economically more effcient to create sustainable economy to create more employment opportunities.
Back to the issue of China. I am very sad you asked me to "balik China". As far as I am concern, it is a foreign country. Malaysia does have diplomatic relationship with China. One day, I may visit China as a tourist. I was told it is a beautiful country with many historical places of interests. but that's about it. I am born a Malaysian and I will die a Malaysian.
May God with his almighty grace bless all Malaysia with good health & prosperity.
Now, can I have my cuppa of Malaysian Black Coffee ? hmmm.... Life is indeed very good in Malaysia.
Blackcoffee,
Me, Sakai no offend you. Hope you have cool off already. GLC stands for 'Govt. L Companies' right? Forgot what is 'L' lah..
Generally, more graduates are good for the country, but I think the the graduates who are having difficulties to secure jobs are of from certain field of studies. Such as those who studied pure Science or Arts, religious studies which are not usually not applicable to the business world. I find it quite ridiculous that the politicians fight for allowances to be given to unemployed graduates who are being 'retrained' to be employable.
Based on my recent recruitment exercise, I noticed that there are a certain group of U students who are eagerly seeking jobs before they graduate. They are students who are usually self-finance or by their parents. Reason? They want to join the workforce asap to get back their ROI and start work as soon as possible.
On the other hand, there is another school of thought. There is no urgency to seek jobs, after all they are on scolarship or loan from the govt, or the so called GLCs.
Why the rush to work? After all let the govt chase for the money then only pay a little. In fact they are seeking more loan to further their studies in another field. 'Free studies'. Finally, they become over trained but without experience aged already 27++. They think the govt's owe them a living. This is quite a sad story. However, when you talk to there loan holder they feel very proud that they got a loan. A loan to them is like kena lottery ticket or 4D.
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Oh Sakai,
Me got offended ? No lah...
It's a Brave New World out there! Survival is only for the fittest. But sometimes, parasites are all over the place to make the economy sick! And, there are actually jokers out there thinking that feeding parasites is part of our social and moral responsibilities.. ha.. haa..
Sadly, majority of these unemployed graduates are having good times and being spoon fed for far too long already.. They blamed the educational institutions for not giving them the "right" training. Who Knows, next day they will also blame their fathers because they are not handsome enough to secure a job... Of course, there are always thounsand and one reasons to justify their incapabilities. Whether we like it or not, there will always be moral minority groups out there to support them. Stupid is as stupid does.
Now.. I wonder whether black coffee goes together well with bak kut teh...
Blackcoffee,
Sakai no eat bak-kut Tea. Maybe can try bak-kut coffee? or better still bak-kut blackcoffee!!
hehe
Oh Sakai,
Pi Mai Pi Mai Tang tu !
Lang boh teak Lang, gui boh teak gui...
r-lei ombedet ! Paitiam !
With you around... Malaysia Bolih!!!
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