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KOTA SAMARAHAN, Sept 27: Tok Bok Nyo 3.0 Carnival is seen to be a platform for empowering the social mobility of communities in Samarahan Division by providing access to education, career, skills and economic opportunities.
Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development, Datuk Rubiah Wang said that the implementation of such programs should be continued and expanded as it provides space for local communities to get up-to-date information, information and opportunities in improving their well-being.
He said efforts to strengthen social mobility are crucial in line with the rapid changes taking place in Samarahan's now expanding part of rural to suburban areas with significant changes in physical and socio-economic aspects.
"Programs like this need to be continued, we need to increase in our efforts to improve what I call more important social mobility for Samarahan City", he said while addressing the Tok Bok Nyo 3.0 Carnival Suspension Meeting at a Shopping Centre here today.
The Samarahan Municipal Parliamentarian said the development in Samarahan is also seen through population growth to nearly 200,000 people as well as transport advances such as Autonomous Transit Flow Vehicles (ART), road widening, electricity supply, water supply and other public facilities.
According to him, the socio-economic changes in Samarahan region also saw society no longer fully dependent on self-sustaining farming methods, but instead engaged in wider economic activities including micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as commercial sector.
He said the Tok Bok Nyo 3.0 Carnival promotion also helps in providing career and education related exposure to help young people make choices in pursuing higher education based on industry needs as well as available employment opportunities.
"Significant changes in the physical and socio-economic development aspects of the area have also changed the needs of society, especially in terms of education and employment opportunities. Samarahan society is now no longer fully dependent on self-sufficient agriculture economy, instead increasingly engaged in micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as commercial sector.
"Social media plays a role, the internet, we have access everywhere. If we look, if we look at developments in our area. So it's imperative that we train our people through this process of change. It means we need to focus, on the quality of our people", he said.
Furthermore, more career development programmes need to be implemented in order to provide students with exposure to the fields of education and employment that are appropriate to the needs of industry.
He said that young people should not make educational choices based solely on the influence of friends or family, but instead should get information about fields that are in demand in the job market.
Meanwhile, Rubiah said that based on the World Economic Forum report (2020), 170 million new job opportunities are expected to be created by 2030, while around 90 million existing jobs are expected to be lost, thus demanding society especially young people prepare for changing employment landscapes and understand current market needs.
He also emphasized the importance of helping those who have talents and skills but may not be able to continue their education to higher levels through TVET educational channels so that their potential can be channelled into appropriate fields. -TVS
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