Work and Vocational Training and Training Programs for Young People

(3) Work and Vocational Training Provided by the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development

The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development offers work and vocational training as part of the Bumiputera First Policy. The ministry established Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) to provide education and training in an attempt to upgrade the vocational skills of the bumiputera population. MARA implements various programs to provide guidance on social advancement and commercial and industrial activities by bumiputera. It is committed to promoting economic and social development in the rural area, in particular. MARA operates the MARA Activity Centres (about 140 centers in the country) and 11 MARA Skills Institutes (IKM), the German-Malaysian Institute (GMI), the Malaysia France Institute (MFI), and the British Malaysian Institute (BMI).

・MARA Activity Centre

MARA Activity Centres provide training programs focusing on basic skills development, based on the analysis of the local industry’s employment needs and from the perspective of the promotion of independent business. There are 140 activity centers around the country. These centers offer 6-month to 12-month training courses to bumiputera who have inferior education.