Development Of Human Resources

Development of Human Resources

* Expanding the supply of highly skilled and knowledge manpower to support the development of a knowledge based economy through the expansion of education and training. The education system will be reoriented to enable students to acquire a higher level of explicit knowledge as well as thinking and entrepreneurial skills.

* Increasing the accessibility to quality education and training to enhance income generation capabilities and quality of life. Accessibility to education will be increased through the construction of centralized schools in remote areas as well as provision of adequate facilities, infrastructure and trained teachers.

* Improving the quality of education and training delivery system to ensure that manpower supply is in line with technological change and market demand. The schools curriculum will be reviewed to generate creativity and independent learning among students as well as incorporate new aspects of knowledge and technology and more innovative teaching methods.

* Promoting lifelong learning to enhance employability and productivity of the labour force. Employers will be encouraged to promote lifelong learning through training and retraining to equip workers with new skills and knowledge.

* Optimizing the utilization of local labour. Efforts will be made to increase participation rate of women in the labour force by setting up facilities such as kindergartens and ensuring better access to training opportunities. Efforts will also be made to reduce dependence on foreign workers.

* Increasing the supply of S&T manpower. The capacity of S&T education and training programmes will be expanded and enrolment increased to achieve the 60:40 ratio of Science to Arts students in order to create a critical mass of S&T personnel.

* Accelerating the implementation of the Productivity-Linked Wage System (PLCS). The adoption