Talent Shortage & Career Opportunity in Malaysia

The Trifecta | Group Assignment

WQD7001 - Principles of Data Science
Master of Data Science | FSKTM, University of Malaya

15th May 2018

• Analyze on available jobs by States to make Malaysia a developed country by 2020:
  https://www.globalnxt.edu.my/gnxt/corporate-education/the-executive-blog/can-malaysia-be-a-developed-country-by-2020.html
  
  
• Matching students enrollment in Vocational polytechnic colleges against the required competencies:
  https://leaderonomics.com/business/talent-shortages-in-malaysia
  
  
• Attract more local talents across Malaysia with available jobs in the market:
  https://www.nst.com.my/news/2017/03/216494/how-solve-malaysias-talent-crisis
  
  
• Develop Malaysian human resource competencies to align with Industrial Revolution 4.0 skills requirements:
  http://iskandarmalaysia.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IM-BizWatch-September-2017.pdf

• Focus in developing basic talent management - acquiring, hiring and retaining the talents, aligning with the State and businesses demand.
  
  
• Available curricula programs matching with the jobs competencies available to attract younger generations to stay and develop the State's economy for the upcoming future.
  
  
• Best talent management plan should closely align with the States and Businesses needs i.e. align with the natural resources, investors (local and international).

• The Trifecta Group - 2017/2018 Semester 2 postgraduate students from University of Malaya, developed a simple dashboard using R Web Apps with Shiny to analyze on the talent management. The dashboard can be accessible at:
  https://trifectagroup.shinyapps.io/shiny/
  
  
• The dataset from MAMPU on vacancies for non-graduates by State, occupational category and students enrollment to Vocational polytechnic colleges can be obtained from:
  http://www.data.gov.my/data/ms_MY/dataset?organization=ministry-of-human-resources