TalentCorp
Companies want the best talent, but unwilling to change to get it
Although companies say retaining and attracting talents is their biggest challenge, most of them are unwilling to change to tackle this issue, according to Talent Corporation Malaysia Bhd (TalentCorp) chief executive officer Johan Mahmood Merican.
Outsourcing Malaysia, MDeC and TalentCorp in grad programme
Outsourcing Malaysia said it would be working together with Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) and Talent Corporation Malaysia to train university graduates to boost their employability in the Shared Services and Outsourcing (SSO) industry.
New portal to spur gender diversity in Malaysian workforce
The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development and TalentCorp have launched a new portal to create greater awareness of gender diversity and inclusion in the workforce
CREST turns one, sharper focus for its second year
CREST chief executive officer Jaffri Ibrahim tells DNA founder Karamjit Singh about what has been done after one year in operations and the three key themes he is focused on.
Bleeding edge work at Altera in Penang
Altera Corp (M) managing director Sofi Osman tells Karamjit Singh about the strengths of Malaysia as a high-tech E&E hub, but also shares his concerns.
300 newly-employed grads in ICT sector to be ‘up-skilled’
MDeC and TalentCorp have signed a Memorandum of Agreement that will see 300 graduates undergoing an eight-month ‘up-skilling’ program.
1,200 R&D engineers power Motorola in Penang
Motorola Solutions is doing ‘ground zero’ design and development work in Penang, with 95% locally trained talent, but needs more quality engineers to be produced by universities.
TalentCorp kicks off 2013 outreach program
TalentCorp has kicked off its outreach programme for 2013 with a series of networking sessions in the Middle East and the United Kingdom.
Govt-industry pact on track for biotech skills development
A government-industry collaboration to increase the talent base in the field of biotechnology got off to a successful start. Participants in the Agilent Bio-analytical Industrial Development Program completed their Phase 1 training and received their industry certificates in Biochemical Instrumentation and Lab Practices on Aug 14.
CREST: Latest govt initiative to spur R&D
The R&D in Malaysia’s electrical and electronics ecosystem sticks out like a sore thumb. Aside from a few companies such as Intel, Motorola, Infineon and a handful of others, the four-decade old industry has not triggered a culture of R&D. Enter the Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science and Technology (CREST).
