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he townhall session is chaired by Dato' Seri Mohd Hishamuddin Md Yunus, former Court of Appeal judge, 7 | SUMMARY OF MINISTRIES
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Job Fair @ UTC 5.0 2018
The fifth edition of Job Fair @ UTC was organised to provide a platform for job
opportunities at one venue. The career carnival was held simultaneously at 13
UTC locations nationwide beginning 6 October 2018. In Penang where there is no
UTC, an open interview programme was held at Mydin Mall, Bukit Mertajam. The
programme offered open interviews, online job search registration, career talks,
career clinics, and registration of terminated employees.
Job Fair @ UTC 5.0 targeted more than 350 employers, offering 20,000 job
vacancies. It aimed for 30 percent direct job placement from the vacancies
offered. The target groups are graduates of the institutions of higher learning,
skills training institute, retired workers, vulnerable groups, workers seeking career
advancement, youth and school students.
The programme is in line with the goal of making UTC a national employment
service centre for Malaysians with the participation of employers and
JobsMalaysia. As of 31 August 2018, a total of 124,118 job placements were
successfully attained; involving 34,398 graduates and 89,720 non-graduates. Out
of this, 13,805 placements were achieved through career carnival programmes
nationwide.
The programme was organised by the Ministry of Human Resources through the
Department of Labour in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance Malaysia
through its agency, National Strategy Unit.
The Prime Minister’s Gold Hand Award Ceremony (MATEPM) 2018
The Prime Minister's Gold Hand Award Ceremony (MATEPM) is the highest
award given to the overall winner of the WorldSkills Malaysia Youth (WSMB) and
WorldSkills Malaysia Educator (WSMP) 2018. The event held on 4 October 2018
was to celebrate the participants who have won in the ASEAN Skills Competition
(ASC) 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand which took place from 26 August to
4 September 2018.

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