KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Resources Ministry unveiled the 2023 Madani Career Incentive yesterday, which includes the Program Daya Kerjaya, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Program Bina Kerjaya,
Minister V.Sivakumar said under the Daya Kerjaya programme, employers who hire long-term unemployed youth, Orang Asli, women, persons with disabilities, hardcore poor, parolees, former convicts, and vocational training graduates will receive financial incentives.
"Financial incentives are provided to employers for applications submitted beginning Apr 1, for new hirings from Jan 1, this year.
"The amount of incentives is RM600 per month for a period of three months," he said at the Social Security Organisation (Socso) breaking fast event yesterday.
The speech text was read by his deputy, Mustapha Sakmud.
The Bina Kerjaya programme aims to strengthen the labour market to increase the potential of individuals working in the informal sector to obtain formal employment through studies with a rate that covers training fees up to RM4,000 and an allowance of RM300 per month for a maximum of three months.
Sivakumar said the ministry will also focus on developing MYFutureJobs satellite centres in Urban Transformation Centres (UTCs) nationwide to provide employers and job seekers with faster and easier access to jobs. – Bernama