KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has implemented five intervention initiatives to address the declining marketability of graduates during the Covid-19 pandemic period, according to the Higher Education Ministry (KPT).
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 Malaysia has implemented five intervention initiatives to address the declining marketability of graduates during the Covid-19 pandemic period, according.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted 47 per cent of graduates and their activities (including job search), a report has stated.
Also 17 per cent of graduates lost their jobs due to the pandemic, a research by the Knowledge Exchange Centre (KEC) and BudgIT revealed.
The Executive Secretary, KEC, Aghogho Akporido, disclosed this during the virtual graduation ceremony of 43 students in its Graduate Advancement Programme (GAP) network, recently.
He said the programme was extended to three months as opposed to the previous six weeks. He also said during the selection process, training session, career counselling and mentoring session and even in some cases, the internship was done virtually (online).