RM30 million for the formation of Talent Corporation

Talent Corporation To Begin Operations In January

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- The interim team for the Talent Corporation (TC) is making detailed preparation to enable it to begin operations in January next year, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

The Prime Minister said the government had allocated RM30 million for the period 2011 until 2012 as a launching grant for the formation of TC.

"In this context, information on the organisational structure, operations cost and membership of the TC are still at the discussion stage," he said in his written reply to Fong Po Kuan (DAP-Batu Gajah) at the Dewan Rakyat sitting on Wednesday.

In his question, Fong wanted to know the development in the formation of the Talent Corporation, its organisational structure, operational cost, manpower and approach to be employed to achieve its objective.

Najib said that realising the large number of Malaysian diasporas abroad and the skilled human capital globally that could be exploited to fulfill the requirement for skilled manpower, the government decided to form the TC which would function as the coordinator, catalyst, facilitator and conveyor for the development, maintenance and attraction of skilled human capital.

-- BERNAMA