Industrial Penang and its talent requirement scenarioThe manufacturing sector has been the bastion and catalyst of economic development for Penang for more than four decades now. The state economy continues, nevertheless, to be powered by the assembly, manufacturing and export of selected industrial and trademark electronic products.There is, however, an unprecedented up-scaling transformation in the industry worldwide, marked by technological and operational shifts, and this has shaped a new demand profile for skills and talent. This forces us to reassess...
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is senior manager for Special Projects and Consultancy at the PSDC. The PITRS is a special project designed as an inhouse document for limited circulation. The key findings have been summarised here by her team members, Richard Ho and Tan Yin Hooi.