KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 – The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) is implementing the Pharmagrad programme in collaboration with Pharmaniaga as a form of industrial training (IT) specifically for the children of military personnel and veterans of the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM).
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the children of ATM personnel and veterans who are graduates in fields such as pharmaceuticals, biomedical, chemistry, engineering, logistics, information technology, and finance have the opportunity to undergo an eight-month IT with Pharmaniaga.
“Starting next year, Pharmaniaga Berhad will allocate 120 places through the Pharmagrad programme,” he said at the Defence Minister’s Breaking of Fast Ceremony with Media Practitioners on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Mohamed Khaled said that in addition to Pharmagrad, his ministry is also implementing the Professional Training and Education for Growing Entrepreneurs-Ready To Work or PROTEGE-RTW programme in collaboration with BHPetrol.
He said PROTEGE-RTW is a programme that combines several initiatives to enhance the employability potential of graduates and entrepreneurial skills among unemployed graduates.
“… and it is open to graduate children of ATM personnel in all fields. PROTEGE-RTW will involve, among other things, placement training and guidance with companies involved for a period of eight to 12 months,” he said.
He explained that BHPetrol will allocate 22 places each year for a period of three years, totalling 66 placements.
