{"id":2120,"date":"2006-08-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/2006\/08\/03\/career-directory\/"},"modified":"2006-08-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-08-03T00:00:00","slug":"career-directory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v4\/2006\/08\/03\/career-directory\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Directory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;&quot;>SPM and STPM<br \/>\nschool-leavers could match their career interests with the human resource needs<br \/>\nof Sarawak through a directory on human resources in the state soon.<span style=&quot;&quot;>  <\/span>The development of such a career directory<br \/>\nis one of the initiatives of the School-Leavers Human Resource Development<br \/>\n(HRD) Council to help guide school-leavers in planning for their future in the<br \/>\njob market. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;&quot;>Studies have<br \/>\nindicated that the numbers of SPM and STPM school-leavers are increasing, as<br \/>\nthey faced difficulties in getting into tightly competed places in Lower Six or<br \/>\nUniversities.<span style=&quot;&quot;>  <\/span>Recent statistics showed<br \/>\nthat only about 40% of 30,829 SPM candidates are qualified to progress to Lower<br \/>\nSix. <span style=&quot;&quot;> <\/span>This figure is a growing concern<br \/>\nfor the state government particularly in cases where school-leavers are in the<br \/>\nrural areas where financial constraints and lack of information could hinder<br \/>\ncandidates\u2019 efforts to go for further studies or skills training to enhance<br \/>\ntheir chances in the job market.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;&quot;>According to YB Datin<br \/>\nFatimah Abdullah, Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister\u2019s Department (Human<br \/>\nResource &amp; Training), \u201cSarawak is going through its second wave of<br \/>\ndevelopment that is founded on K-economy or Knowledge-economy.<span style=&quot;&quot;>  <\/span>The state needs competent human resources in<br \/>\nthe fields of technology, science, education, ICT, agropolis and<br \/>\nvocational.\u201d<span style=&quot;&quot;>  <\/span>The career directory could<br \/>\nthen assist 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