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In this connection, Mukah, which is being developed as a smart city, has
been earmarked as sites for university campuses, polytechnics and specialized
training centres. As a smart city, Mukah is ideally suited to be the epicenter for
Sarawakâs ambitious human capital and skill development initiatives.
However, the development of human capital entails the people, the school going
children in particular, having the right attitude toward education. Generally, they
must accept the fact that going to school is an introduction to a better way of life
and learning is a continuous process; it should not stop once a person completes
his tertiary education or once he graduates from a university.
Essentially an all out efforts must be made to create an awareness among
the people, the new generation in particular that their future lies in education.
More importantly, they must learn to accept that any works that involve skills are
the most respectable occupation.
In this connection, the people must realize that, as all types of white collar
jobs will get less and less with the general policy to reduce the size the Civil
Service, blue collar jobs will come up more and more. Besides, even members
of the civil service are expected to be competent, not in reading and writing,
but in the usage of computers and the internet. This has already begun.
Transformation of Education
The state has already
launched a strong campaign
to convince the people to
imbibe the right mentality
towards education or the
appreciation of the role of
education in determining
their future. Generally,
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been earmarked as sites for university campuses, polytechnics and specialized
training centres. As a smart city, Mukah is ideally suited to be the epicenter for
Sarawakâs ambitious human capital and skill development initiatives.
However, the development of human capital entails the people, the school going
children in particular, having the right attitude toward education. Generally, they
must accept the fact that going to school is an introduction to a better way of life
and learning is a continuous process; it should not stop once a person completes
his tertiary education or once he graduates from a university.
Essentially an all out efforts must be made to create an awareness among
the people, the new generation in particular that their future lies in education.
More importantly, they must learn to accept that any works that involve skills are
the most respectable occupation.
In this connection, the people must realize that, as all types of white collar
jobs will get less and less with the general policy to reduce the size the Civil
Service, blue collar jobs will come up more and more. Besides, even members
of the civil service are expected to be competent, not in reading and writing,
but in the usage of computers and the internet. This has already begun.
Transformation of Education
The state has already
launched a strong campaign
to convince the people to
imbibe the right mentality
towards education or the
appreciation of the role of
education in determining
their future. Generally,
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