PUTRAJAYA – The Higher Education Ministry (MoHE) needs to have a good talent development and capacity-building plan to increase the efficiency, skills, level of professionalism and excellence of its staff.
Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said exposure to knowledge and new developments should be made a culture in the ministry.
“In a rapidly changing world, what we know yesterday and today will become irrelevant or outdated overnight. A report by the World Economic Forum last month stated that in the next five years, approximately 41% of the workforce in the industry will need retraining.
“Although the report specifically mentions industrial workers, I believe that it also applies to ministry and public sector staff,” he said in his speech at today's 2022 MoHE excellence appreciation ceremony.
Khaled said the development of the higher education sector and the delivery system, in general, had demanded its staff to be knowledgeable and capable.
Therefore, he suggested that the management of the ministry seriously look into the need to always provide the best training to its staff.
“This training or capacity-building is not necessarily done with government agencies, but (it can be with) any high-performing agencies, including non-governmental organisations, the corporate sector or civil movements, from within or outside the country,” he said.
At the event, nine staff received the excellent service medal, excellent service award (108) and excellence premier award (three). – Bernama, June 1, 2023
