85 PERCENT PLKK GRADUATES GET JOB OPPORTUNITIES

 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Eighty-five percent or 9,879 of 11,622
graduates of the Skills and Career Training Programme (PLKK) implemented by
Felcra Training and Consultancy (FTC) have managed to get jobs and become
entrepreneurs.
    Felcra's chief executive officer, Zulkarnain Md Eusope said the programme
implemented since the last 10 years has managed to place PLKK graduates in the
automotive industry, tailoring, gas and oil industry with lucrative incomes.
    "Although their qualifications (graduates) are only at the Sijil Pelajaran
Malaysia (SPM) level and not a degree but there are some who are earning a
monthly income of almost RM8,000," he told reporters at the 2016 PLKK FTC
graduation ceremony today.
    A total of 248 graduates received their certificates at the ceremony.
    Zulkarnain said PLKK is implemented within six months, that is three-months
classes and three-months industrial training at private companies that have been
identified.    
    He said, this year the government allocated RM9.4 million to FTC to finance
the PLKK programme.    
    -- BERNAMA