Official signing for Malaysian WoW
02 August 2010
LJMU's Graduate Development Centre recently welcomed the Vice Chancellor of the Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) for the official signing of the LJMU WoW® (World of Work) Certificate Pilot in Malaysia.
Delivery of this unique international one-year LJMU programme will see the WoW certificate offered to 100 Malaysian students. UiTM, which is Malaysia’s largest public university, has earned a reputation as being one of Malaysia's innovative and entrepreneurial universities, as it has formed linkages with numerous and diverse industrial sectors.
This international partnership work has also led to the formation of a WoW Malaysian Employer Advisory Group to influence the design and delivery of the pilot programme. The group includes senior managers from GlaxoSmithKline, HSBC, Deloitte, ICAEW, DRB-HICOM, CTRM Aero Composites and Shell.
Dr Norsaadah Ismail, Director Industry Relations Division, Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education commented: “We at the Industry Relations Division of the Ministry of Higher Education, which has responsibility for the graduate employability agenda, feel that WoW is a unique formula to make graduates employable. We hope that as a result of the LJMU Graduate Development Centre and our largest public university working as partners, the level of graduate employment will be enhanced.”
Dato' Prof. Ir. Dr. Sahol Hamid Abu Bakar, FASc, Vice Chancellor of UiTM said: “LJMU’s focus as a business-engaged institution is perfectly aligned with the entrepreneurial culture of UiTM. The official signing of this contract is therefore excellent news in terms of graduate employability in Malaysia.”
Terry Dray, Director of the Graduate Development Centre added: “Like the UK, Malaysia needs a graduate talent pipeline that is producing highly employable graduates fit for a knowledge economy. The LJMU WoW approach and the certificate process requires that students reflect on their work-related skills and competence and that they can confidently articulate to an employer interviewer that they have the necessary evidence to be an asset in the world of work.
We have an excellent relationship with our Malaysian colleagues and are honoured to be working with them on such an important strategic agenda. We are set to see many exciting opportunities for graduate skills development in Malaysia and some great international links for LJMU students.”
