Friday June 6, 2008
Over 8,400 choosy youths remain jobless
There are 8,418 unemployed youths in Pahang and one of the reasons for this is because they are too choosy.
State Youth and Sports Committee chairman Datuk Wan Adnan Wan Mamat said the other reasons were that youths were unwilling to work away from their hometowns and having to compete in a highly aggressive labour market.
"To overcome this, the Manpower Department will continue to implement various programmes, including holding job fairs at the state level and mini job fairs at the district level, as well as having career and counselling seminars.
"Efforts are also being made to match jobs available and applicants online," he said here.
Wan Adnan added that the state government was also getting youths to venture into small businesses.
In order to help them to kick-start their businesses, the state Sports and Youth Department has organised basic commerce courses and provided loans under its Youth Economic Fund Scheme.
"Eligible applicants can apply for loans of between RM5,000 and RM50,000," said Wan Adnan.
He said efforts were being made to get youths to venture into agricultural projects, adding that short courses and study trips to agricultural projects in Cameron Highlands had been organised.
It was also in line with the Government's aspiration to increase agricultural produce to meet local demand.
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