KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 ― The monthly allowance of the 1Malaysia Training Scheme (SL1M) has been raised from RM1,500 to RM2,000 effective today.
SL1M& chief secretariat Norashikin Ismail& said the increment was to help ease the burden of trainees in the federal capital.
“The cost of living in the federal capital is very high…& The raise will somehow motivate them to perform better in their tasks,” she told a press conference here today.
Last week, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak& announced the increase during his speech at the Open Interview for SL1M& at the& Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (Maeps).
& To date, 400 companies had been directly and indirectly participating in the scheme which provided employment opportunities for more than 140,000 graduates.
Norashikin& said& SL1M& would also organise the Sabah-level open interview at& Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Kota Kinabalu& from March 17 to 18& with a target of 10,000 jobs to be offered& to local graduates.
Among the companies that would take part in the programme are& Maybank, Celcom Axiata Berhad, Petronas, UEM Group, Malaysia Airlines and Pan-Borneo Highway.&
“We urge companies in Sabah& to come to the SL1M& (open interview) to offer employment to the local graduates,” she said.& ― Bernama
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