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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 29, 2010): The government has yet to decide on the details of the Talent Corporation (TC) which would be set up to spearhead the country’s initiative to attract and retain highly skilled human capital.
In a written reply, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak (BN-Pekan) said preparations were being done by the TC interim team to enable it to begin operations in January 2011.
"In this context, information such as on organisational structure, operational costs and membership of TC was still under discussion," he told Lim Lip Eng (DAP-Segambut) today.
Lim asked about the cost of setting up TC including the monthly salary of the candidate who will lead it and why the government did not advertise to look for the candidates.
Najib said skilled workforce is an important element in the country’s effort to achieve the high-income nation status since at the moment only 28% of the total Malaysian workforce is skilled labour.
"Realising that there is a big portion of Malaysian diaspora abroad and global human capital experts who can be utilised to meet the need for skilled workers, the government decided to set up TC.
"It will function as a coordinator, catalyst, facilitator and propagator to develop, maintain and attract human capital experts," he added.
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