MY SAY: Making work experience and training count

Abd Razak, Dzulkifli (2011) MY SAY: Making work experience and training count. The Edge Malaysia.

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Abstract

The UK's Shadow Secretary of State for Education Andy Burnham recently made a suggestion that could be beneficial to us as we reconstruct our vocational and technical education system. Burnham suggested that work experience placements or training should be advertised to give everyone a chance to try out for them, especially those with poor and disadvantaged backgrounds and are most likely to miss out if offers are confined to "conversations around the dinner table" or arranged through connections. As jobs become scarce, work experience and on-the-job training have become the "new" criteria for employers seeking suitable candidates. These are informal and unofficial requirements but have created a Catch-22 situation for many.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5548.8 Psychology, Industrial
Divisions: Koleksi Naib Canselor (Vice Chancellor Collection) > Profesor Tan Sri Dato' Dzulkifli Abdul Razak > Newspaper Clippings
Depositing User: Pn Sukmawati Muhamad
Date Deposited: 08 Feb 2017 06:31
Last Modified: 11 Feb 2020 02:37
URI: http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/31962

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